Bandera, Texas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 957. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,123 (+17.3% change)
Males: 435 (45.5%), Females: 522 (54.5%)
Bandera County
Zip code: 78003
Demographics
Median resident age: 44.2 years
Median household income: $31,089
Median house value: $67,000
Population by Race
Races in Bandera:
- White Non-Hispanic (76.8%)
- Hispanic (21.8%)
- Other race (2.5%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (20.7%), English (11.3%), Irish (11.1%), United States (6.8%), Polish (6.7%), Scotch-Irish (6.7%).
Elevation: 1258 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Bandera
- High school or higher: 72.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 8.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Bandera city
- Never married: 21.5%
- Now married: 54.7%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 7.4%
- Divorced: 14.8%
2.6% Foreign born (1.5% Latin America, 0.9% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +66 (+7.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Bandera:
- KERRVILLE STATE HOSP (about 23 miles; KERRVILLE, TX)
- SID PETERSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; KERRVILLE, TX)
- MEDINA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; HONDO, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bandera:
- LACKLAND AFB (KELLY FLD ANNEX) (about 43 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Abbreviation: SKF)
- SAN ANTONIO INTL (about 45 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Abbreviation: SAT)
- AUSTIN-BERGSTROM INTL (about 103 miles; AUSTIN, TX; Abbreviation: AUS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bandera:
- KERRVILLE MUNI/LOUIS SCHREINER FIELD (about 17 miles; KERRVILLE, TX; Abbreviation: ERV)
- SAN GERONIMO AIRPARK (about 26 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Abbreviation: 8T8)
- HONDO MUNI (about 27 miles; HONDO, TX; Abbreviation: HDO)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bandera:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO (about 34 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 14,495)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE-SAN ANTONIO (about 39 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,303)
- ST MARYS UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,588)
- OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY-SAN ANTONIO (about 44 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,312)
- SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE (about 44 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 11,226)
- TRINITY UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,474)
- UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD (about 46 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,734)
Schools
Public high school in Bandera:
- BANDERA H S (Students: 878; Location: 2303 STATE HWY 16 S; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Bandera:
- BANDERA MIDDLE (Students: 645; Location: 2303 STATE HWY 16 S; Grades: 06 – 08)
- ALKEK EL (Students: 616; Location: 2303 STATE HWY 16 S; Grades: PK – 05)
- HILL COUNTRY EL (Students: 526; Location: 2303 STATE HWY 16 S; Grades: PK – 05)
Libraries
Library in Bandera:
- BANDERA COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $132,196; Location: 515 MAIN ST; 28,812 books; 900 audio materials; 788 video materials; 45 serial subscriptions)