China GroveTX
A town of 1,149.
Is China Grove a good place to live?
The best of China Grove’s subject grades is an A+ for incomes; the weakest is a D for walkability. China Grove has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes China Grove stand out
Where China Grove beats most towns.
1,149 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How China Grove grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far China Grove is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Alamodome and 38 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around China Grove. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaAlamodome
9 mi LandmarkAlamo Mission
6 mi Stadium & arenaFrost Bank Center
9 mi LookoutTower of the Americas
21 mi Theme parkSix Flags Fiesta Texas
22 mi Theme parkSeaWorld San AntonioPhoto credits
Alamodome: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0 · Alamo Mission: Zygmunt Put Zetpe0202, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Frost Bank Center: Atristan 77, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tower of the Americas: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Six Flags Fiesta Texas: Chris Hagerman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SeaWorld San Antonio: TheConduqtor, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to China Grove: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in China Grove, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in China Grove.
Low risk in China Grove, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 4 claims in China Grove since 1998.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Young adults are less common in China Grove than in Texas
Among adults 25 and older, 26% have a four-year degree or more, against 34% across Texas. Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (24% statewide); people 65 and older are 23% of residents (13% statewide). In China Grove, the age of the median resident is 50.1 years, above both Texas’ towns (35.9 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years).
| China Grove | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.1 years | 35.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.1 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| China Grove | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.1% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.9% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.5% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.5% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.1% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.8% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.9% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.2% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.4% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.1% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.9% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.9% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.7% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
Homes in China Grove are worth about $368K, by Zillow’s estimate
93% of China Grove households are owner-occupiers. Home values are down 1.1% over the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
China Grove has mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 96°, January nights drop to 41° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More than half of China Grove’s working residents commute to San Antonio
In China Grove, the typical household income is $103,000, where Texas’ towns sit at $69,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. For residents here, the share who live below the poverty line is 4.8%. Half of commuters travel less than 14 miles. Its average trip to work is 29 minutes.
| China Grove | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More crime per resident in China Grove than in 54% of U.S. towns
Among 489 Texas towns, just 6 have a lower violent offense rate than China Grove. Police in China Grove reported no violent crime. For China Grove, the level of property crime is 11.4 per 1,000 residents.
| China Grove | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11.4 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
China Grove is less healthy than 51% of U.S. towns
Of 31 CDC measures, China Grove beats the Texas average on 13 and trails it on 8. In China Grove, 16% of adults have diabetes. Just over two in five adults in the town have high blood pressure; 15% report frequent mental distress.
| China Grove | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | China Grove | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.7% | 12.5% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 15.4% | 19.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about China Grove
Colleges nearby
11 within 15 miles of the center of China Grove
About 3 of every 100 China Grove residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About China Grove
Town in Texas, United States
China Grove is a town in Bexar County, Texas, United States, located on the far east side of San Antonio. The population was 1,141 at the 2020 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 4.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 653 ft
- Area code
- 210
Questions about China Grove
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is China Grove, TX expensive?
That is 4.8 years of the area's median household income ($76,213 across the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.