If you live in San Antonio, you may not know these statistics. If you're thinking of moving here, you should know them.

Namesake: Saint Anthony of Padua is the namesake of San Antonio. In 1691, Spanish explorers stopped in the area on his feast day (July 13) and named the river and their settlement after him.

Population: San Antonio is the seventh-most populated city in the United States. According to the 2005 census estimate, the city itself has over 1.2 million, while the metropolitan San Antonio area (made up of eight counties) has over 1.8 million.

Big Business: San Antonio is home to many Fortune 500 companies, including HEB Grocery, USAA, SBC Communications, Frost National Bank, Taco Cabana, Southwest Research Institute, Valero Energy, Luby's Cafeteria, Clarke American, QWest Communications, Toyota USA, and Tesoro Petroleum.

Average Rainfall by Month
January: 1.66in.
February: 1.75in.
March: 1.89in.
April: 2.60in.
May: 4.72in.
June: 4.30in.
July: 2.03in.
August: 2.57in.
September: 3.00in.
October: 3.86in.
November: 2.58in.
December: 1.96in.


Average Temperature by Month (in degrees Fahrenheit) Average Temperature by Month
January: 49.3
February: 53.5
March: 61.7
April: 69.3
May: 75.5
June: 82.2
July: 85.0
August: 84.9
September: 79.3
October: 70.2
November: 60.4
December: 52.2

Race and Ethnicity:
Hispanic: 58.66%
White Non-Hispanic: 31.83%
Other race: 19.34%
Black: 6.82%
Two or more races: 3.66%
Asian: 1.57%
American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.84%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.09%