San Benito is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 24,493 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, San Benito is the 126th largest community in Texas.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.74% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The percentage of adults in San Benito with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.15% of adults in San Benito have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in San Benito in 2022 was $19,058, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,232 for a family of four. However, San Benito contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

San Benito is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call San Benito home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in San Benito, accounting for 90.52% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of San Benito residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in San Benito include English, German, Irish, Norwegian, and Northern European.

In addition, San Benito has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.50%).

The most common language spoken in San Benito is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.