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Management and business professionals are most likely to own a home in the San Antonio area, according to a National Association of Realtors analysis of Census Bureau data shared exclusively with Axios.
The big picture: Homeownership trends in San Antonio mostly mirror national patterns, though the region stands out for gains in homeownership among health care employees — and declines among service workers.
Zoom in: Management and business workers still have the highest homeownership rate at 73%, but that's down from 75% a decade ago.
- Health care workers saw the biggest jump in homeownership, rising from 56% in 2014 to 68% in 2024 — well above the national trend, which was flat.
- Sales and real estate workers also saw a modest increase, from 56% to 58%, in line with national gains.
- Meanwhile, rates declined for several fields, including STEM professionals (down from 69% to 61%) and transportation and public safety workers (down from 59% to 55%).
The intrigue: Nationally, service workers have the lowest homeownership rate but saw the highest jump since 2014, rising from 43% to 46%.
- But in San Antonio, that trend reversed — with rates falling from 51% to 48%, even as the city remains above the national figure.
Zoom out: Nationwide, the overall homeownership rate is about 65%.
Reality check: "It's not just about jobs. It's really about where those jobs are located, and how affordable housing is in those markets," NAR principal economist Nadia Evangelou tells Axios.
The bottom line: "There are not enough homes at the price point people can afford to buy, and that's pushing even strong earners out of homeownership," Evangelou says.