Another notable thing is that Bandera is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the city’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.
Being a small city, Bandera does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In Bandera, just 10.80% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Bandera in 2022 was $24,814, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,256 for a family of four. However, Bandera contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bandera is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bandera home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bandera residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Bandera also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 40.23% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bandera include English, German, Irish, South African, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Bandera is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
