Schertz is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 43,239 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Schertz is the 84th largest community in Texas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Schertz, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Schertz, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Schertz’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Schertz does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $96,633.00.

Also of interest is that Schertz has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.90% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Because of many things, Schertz is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Schertz a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Schertz has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Schertz’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Schertz is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Schertz, the average commute to work is 31.82 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Even though Schertz is not a small city, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.

Schertz is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 40.23% of adults in Schertz have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Schertz in 2022 was $41,418, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $165,672 for a family of four. However, Schertz contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Schertz is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Schertz home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Schertz residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Schertz also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 32.36% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Schertz include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Schertz is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.