Disparities of Food Availability and Affordability within Convenience Stores in Bexar County, Texas

Table 1

Bexar County characteristics by ZIP Code.

	ZIP Code		Bexar County
	78207 (ZIP A)	78240 (ZIP B)
Total population	55,514	51,111	1,392,931
Hispanic population (percent of total population)	50,435 (90.9%)	24,358 (47.7%)	757,033 (54.4%)
Median household income ($1 K increments)	20.12	39.63	38.33
Median age (years)	30.10	31.50	32.10
Less than a high school education (percent of residents aged 25+)	15,293 (47.3%)	2,535 (7.6%)	17,828 (27.1%)
Total deaths (in 2009)	480	352	10,506
Diabetes-related deaths (percent of total deaths)	23 (4.8%)	11 (3.1%)	337 (3.2%)
Heart disease-related deaths (percent of total deaths)	114 (23.8%)	80 (22.7%)	2,285 (21.8%)
Number of convenience stores	23	14	685
Number of grocery stores (excluding convenience stores)	14	4	160
Number of restaurants	50	55	2,339