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Helotes, Texas. Helotes is located sixteen miles from downtown San Antonio in northwestern Bexar County. It was first settled around 1856 by Mexicans who intermarried with the Apache Indians camped in the vicinity. A man named Chaca was supposed to have been the first person to build a house and cultivate a cornfield at the site.
Another tradition claims that the name stems from the problems Anglo settlers had with Indians stealing their ripening corn. Yet another story has it that San Antonio merchants could always rely on the town for corn, even in periods of drought. A post office opened at Helotes in 1873, and by 1885 the community had a hotel, a school, a general store, a blacksmith, and a growing population.
In the later years many of the area San Antonio residents moved into the area. The town incorporated in the 1980s and today there are over 50 businesses and a population of 7,656.
Elementary
Helotes Elementary School
(210) 695-3820
13878 Riggs Rd
Helotes, TX
Middle
Stinson Middle School
(210) 561-3600
13200 Skyhawk Dr
San Antonio, TX
Scenic Hills Seventh Day
(210) 523-2312
11223 Bandera Rd
San Antonio, TX
Coke Stevenson Middle School
(210) 706-7300
8403 Tezel Rd
San Antonio, TX
High
Sandra Day O'Connor High School
(210) 695-4800
12221 Leslie Rd
Helotes, TX
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Demographics |
zip code: 78023 |
County Average |
State Average |
National Average |
| Neighborhood type | Suburban | |||
| Population | 7,656 | 1,643,626 | 22,118,509 | 290,809,777 |
| Pop. density | 89.4 | 1,796.8 | 79.6 | 79.6 |
| Percent male | 49.5% | 49.3% | 49.6% | 49.1% |
| Percent female | 50.5% | 50.7% | 50.4% | 50.9% |
| Median age | 36.1 | 33.4 | 34.0 | 36.5 |
| People per household | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| Median household income | $70,833 | $37,025 | $39,927 | $41,994 |
| Average income per capita | $28,860 | $18,375 | $19,617 | $21,587 |
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Crime |
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| Violent crime risk index | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
| Property crime risk index | 4.0 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
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Housing |
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| Median home value | $174,533 | $92,900 | $94,300 | $170,800 |
| Median age of homes | 36.1 | 19.5 | 23.4 | 27.8 |
| Home appreciation | 4.9% | 4.7% | 2.3% | 7.7% |
| Homes - owned | 86.2% | 60.6% | 57.8% | 63.4% |
| Homes - rented | 7.3% | 29.3% | 32.8% | 21.7% |
| Homes - vacant | 6.5% | 10.0% | 9.4% | 14.8% |
| Commuting by bus | 0.2% | 3.3% | 1.9% | 2.0% |
| Commuting by carpool | 10.0% | 14.6% | 14.5% | 14.6% |
| Commuting by auto | 83.3% | 73.2% | 77.8% | 71.6% |
| Working at home | 5.0% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 5.6% |
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Family Facts |
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| Currently married | 63.5% | 55.3% | 56.5% | 58.3% |
| Never married | 21.1% | 25.7% | 25.6% | 23.8% |
| Divorced | 7.8% | 9.3% | 9.8% | 7.7% |
| Widowed | 5.4% | 5.9% | 5.7% | 7.4% |
| Separated | 2.2% | 3.8% | 2.5% | 2.8% |
| Married - w/ children | 31.1% | 32.3% | 38.1% | 28.5% |
| Married - no children | 36.9% | 27.1% | 37.9% | 31.3% |
| Single - w/ children | 8.9% | 12.2% | 13.8% | 9.3% |
| Single - no children | 23.0% | 28.4% | 10.2% | 30.7% |
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Education |
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| High school graduates | 92.3% | 75.1% | 75.7% | 80.4% |
| College degree - 2 year | 7.8% | 8.4% | 5.2% | 8.2% |
| College degree - 4 year | 22.7% | 18.4% | 15.6% | 14.9% |
| Graduate degree | 15.3% | 9.7% | 7.6% | 7.0% |
| Expenditures per student | $4,993 | $5,268 | $6,218 | $5,896 |
| Students per teacher | 16.1 | 15.5 | 12.4 | 16.0 |
| Students per librarian | 981 | 918 | 995 | 934 |
| Students per guidance counselor | 332 | 918 | 995 | 560 |
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Economy |
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| Unemployment rate | 5.2% | 5.1% | 6.0% | 5.7% |
| Recent job growth | 2.0% | 2.0% | 0.9% | 1.4% |
| Future job growth | 19.2% | 2.0% | 0.9% | 10.5% |
| Sales tax | 7.75% | 6.27% | 7.77% | 5.63% |
| Income tax | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 5.02% |
| Cost of living index | 96.2 | 77.9 | 80.0 | 100.0 |
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Health |
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| Air quality | 5 | 16 | 63 | 48 |
| Watershed quality | 70 | 74 | 71 | 54 |
| Physicians per capita | 327.5 | 269.7 | 81.7 | 168.5 |
| Health cost index | 88.5 | 87.5 | 96.1 | 100.0 |
| Superfund site index | 76 | 84 | 93 | 71 |
| UV index | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 4.3 |
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Climate |
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| Altitude | 1,058 | 809 | 1,371 | 1,058 |
| Rainfall (inches annually) | 32.7 | 32.1 | 31.3 | 38.8 |
| Snowfall (inches annually) | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 24.4 |
| January avg. low temp | 39.7 | 40.3 | 33.0 | 21.6 |
| July avg. high temp | 94.8 | 95.3 | 94.6 | 86.4 |
| Days of precipitation annually | 82 | 82 | 77 | 112 |
| Days mostly sunny annually | 224 | 224 | 235 | 205 |
| Comfort index (during hot weather) | 23 | 23 | 27 | 44 |