In a recent article Texas State Demographer, Dr. Lloyd Potter analyzed data from the San Antonio Water System, the Bexar County Appraisal District, and the American Community Survey and the findings indicate a strong association between variations in residential water consumption and both irrigation and swimming pool water used, which emphasize a need to focus conservation efforts on higher-valued housing and residences with swimming pools and the consideration of tiered pricing.
View PublicationThis report focuses on the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the initial economic recovery in two San Antonio zip codes and makes recommendations for just and equitable recovery efforts. Data come from an ongoing project aimed at understanding neighborhood mobility, household health, and energy consumption across diverse neighborhoods.
View ReportThis tool was designed to provide users quick and easy access to general demographic information for Texas counties, places, Census Tracts, Urbanized Areas, and TxDOT districts and serves as a starting point for reporting and general trend analysis.
View More InformationThis project involves gathering and presenting information about the characteristics of the population and availability of services relevant to the Head Start program in Bexar County. Specifically, it provides a detailed analysis of demographic, economic, and social characteristics of Head Start eligible children and families.
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The Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research (IDSER) is a comprehensive institute for the examination of the determinants and consequences of demographic change. Housed within IDSER is the Texas Demographic Center, a state entity, which distributes demographic, economic, and related data and information to private and public sector clients in Texas and other parts of the nation. The Texas Demographic Center directly serves more than 50,000 clients per year through a network of 45 affiliated agencies and provides services to an additional 4,500 clients per day who download more than two gigabytes of data each day from its website.
The Texas Demographic Center also produces population estimates for all places, counties, and the State of Texas, including annual and biennial projections of the population by age, sex, and race/ethnicity. These are used by the Texas Legislature, Texas state agencies, and numerous other governmental and private sector entities to plan for personnel, facility, and fiscal requirements.
The faculty and staff members associated with the Institute also conduct grant and contract supported research on demographic and socioeconomic aspects of transportation, water, education, health related issues.
