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Helotes, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Helotes is a Census city of 9,630 people across 6.93 square miles of land, in Bexar County. Median household income is $132,675, 97.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 23 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $21.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Helotes
What Helotes is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.93 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,390
- County holding the largest share of its areaBexar County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Helotes
How many people live in Helotes
- Population9,630
- Median age42.8
- Population under 181,848 plus or minus 386
- Share under 1819.2 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Population 65 and over1,789
- Share 65 and over18.6 percent
- Households2,945
- Family households2,388
- Share of households that are families81.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Helotes
Income and work in Helotes
- Median household income$132,675
- Per capita income$49,690
- Civilian labor force4,733
- Employed4,497
- Unemployed236 plus or minus 155
- Unemployment rate5.0 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over6,736
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher52.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree20.8 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Helotes
Housing in Helotes
- Housing units3,100
- Occupied units2,945
- Vacant units155 plus or minus 159
- Vacancy rate5.0 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Owner occupied2,858
- Renter occupied87 plus or minus 60
- Ownership rate97.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$399,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,500
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.6 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Single family units3,083
- Share single family99.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes17 plus or minus 28
- Median year structure built2006
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Helotes
How Helotes gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,556
- Commuting under 15 minutes938 plus or minus 277
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.4 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,496 plus or minus 322
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.1 percent
- Drove alone63.3 percent
- Carpooled12.1 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Public transport1.0 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Worked from home21.2 percent plus or minus 6.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Helotes
SBA loans in Helotes (7(a))
- Approvals23
- Gross approval$21,054,900
- Average approval$915,430
- Median approval$316,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,320,000
- Largest approval$4,850,000
- Jobs supported254
- Jobs per approval11.0
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more21.7 percent
- Share to franchises39.1 percent
- Distinct lenders16
- Distinct industries by NAICS16
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Helotes, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Helotes
SBA loans in Helotes (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$3,073,000
- Average approval$614,600
- Median approval$502,000
- Largest approval$990,000
- Jobs supported38
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Helotes, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Helotes
Flood risk in Helotes
- NFIP communityCity of Helotes
- NFIP community number481643
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/10
The City of Helotes participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 481643 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Bexar County, not Helotes
Bexar County context, not Helotes figures
- Establishments in Bexar County39,726
- Covered employment, Bexar County932,387
- Average annual pay, Bexar County$65,875
- Housing units permitted, Bexar County8,349
Every figure in this section is published for Bexar County as a whole and is not a measurement of Helotes.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Helotes questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Helotes, Texas?
9,630, in 2,945 households. Helotes city covers 6.93 square miles of land, which is 1,390 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Helotes in?
Bexar County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Helotes?
$132,675. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $399,000. Median gross rent is $2,500 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Helotes businesses?
23 7(a) approvals totaling $21.1 m since FY2020, across 16 lenders, median approval $316,000, plus 5 504 approvals worth $3.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Helotes, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Helotes borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Helotes. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Helotes in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Helotes appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Helotes, city of, community 481643, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Helotes figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bexar County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Helotes.
Is zoning published for Helotes?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.