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Austin

Texas · 790,390 residents · 326 sq mi
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Austin is a city of 790,390 people in Texas. 45% of homes are owner-occupied. 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 28% nationally. The median age is 31.0, younger than the US median of 37.2. Growth has run 20% since 2000, or 133,828 more people. The foreign-born share is 19%.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $52,703
Younger
median age 31.0
US median: 37.2
More educated
44% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Less affordable
home values up 31%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
790,390
+20%since 2000
from 656,562 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
31.0
+5%since 2000
from 29.6 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
326 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
414K568K723K877K1.0M19902000201020202024Austin
2024980K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 57.3%(57,982)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 96.4%(50,407)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 145.4%(42,685)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 196.5%(51,525)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 2411.1%(87,378)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3420.7%(163,686)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4414.8%(116,732)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5412.1%(95,336)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 648.7%(68,964)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 743.9%(30,964)
US avg: 7%
75 to 842.2%(17,124)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1%(7,607)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$50,520
−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $42,689 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$30,286
+25%since 2000
from $24,163 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
32.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 32.2% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
18.4%
+4.0 ptssince 2000
from 14.4% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.484
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information10.3%
US avg: 11.5%
Wholesale trade9.1%
US avg: 7.2%
Retail trade8.2%
US avg: 10.9%
Other services6.9%
US avg: 7%
Public administration4.1%
US avg: 4.9%
Arts, entertainment, food2.9%
US avg: 2.4%
Finance & insurance2.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 3.1%
Professional, scientific, technical2.1%
US avg: 4.2%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$200,000
+31%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $120,800 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$882
−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $724 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
45.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2000
from 44.8% in 2000
54.9% rent
Vacancy rate
8.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.35 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.39 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
28.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 28.6% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
47.7%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 45.5% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
4.0
+5%since 2009
from 3.8 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic52.9%(347,554)
Black9.8%(64,259)
Hispanic / Latino30.5%(200,579)
Asian4.7%(30,580)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic48.7%(385,271)
Black7.7%(60,760)
Hispanic / Latino35.1%(277,707)
Asian6.2%(49,159)
Other1.9%(14,666)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican29.6%(226,161)
Central American1.8%(14,050)
Salvadoran0.6%(4,369)
Honduran0.6%(4,312)
South American0.6%(4,254)
Puerto Rican0.4%(3,387)
Spaniard0.4%(3,264)
Guatemalan0.4%(3,007)
Cuban0.4%(2,822)
Colombian0.1%(1,135)
Nicaraguan0.1%(1,025)
Peruvian0.1%(886)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.1%(719)
Panamanian0.1%(709)
Venezuelan0.1%(586)
Ecuadorian0.1%(393)
Dominican0%(319)
Bolivian0%(220)
Chilean0%(133)
Uruguayan0%(64)
Ancestry
German12.7%(97,420)
English9.2%(70,206)
Irish8.7%(66,161)
American3.2%(24,492)
French2.8%(21,636)
Italian2.8%(21,105)
Scottish2.5%(18,914)
Scotch-Irish2.4%(18,418)
Polish1.7%(12,686)
Swedish1.1%(8,572)
Czech1%(7,696)
Dutch1%(7,521)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.9%(6,655)
Norwegian0.8%(6,273)
Welsh0.7%(5,568)
British0.6%(4,770)
Arab0.6%(4,259)
French Canadian0.4%(2,998)
Danish0.4%(2,849)
Greek0.3%(2,359)
Lebanese0.3%(2,130)
Swiss0.3%(2,023)
Hungarian0.3%(1,960)
Iranian0.2%(1,872)
Canadian0.2%(1,759)
Austrian0.2%(1,482)
Portuguese0.2%(1,256)
Lithuanian0.2%(1,213)
West Indian0.2%(1,175)
Nigerian0.1%(1,038)
Ukrainian0.1%(1,008)
Brazilian0.1%(966)
Romanian0.1%(947)
Turkish0.1%(820)
Finnish0.1%(802)
Slovak0.1%(732)
Belgian0.1%(723)
Croatian0.1%(606)
Ethiopian0.1%(530)
Israeli0.1%(519)
Jamaican0.1%(416)
Slovene0.1%(415)
Syrian0.1%(384)
Australian0%(356)
Serbian0%(336)
Armenian0%(319)
Bulgarian0%(231)
Latvian0%(215)
Jordanian0%(202)
Guyanese0%(188)
Egyptian0%(186)
Kenyan0%(172)
Moroccan0%(155)
Iraqi0%(150)
Ghanaian0%(124)
Haitian0%(117)
Barbadian0%(59)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
44.1%
+3.7 ptssince 2000
from 40.4% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
85.1%
+1.7 ptssince 2000
from 83.4% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
16.4%
+1.7 ptssince 2000
from 14.7% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.7 min
+60%since 2000
from 14.2 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
71.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 72.1% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
11.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 12.0% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
4.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.0% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
5.7%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 5.2% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
2.2%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
1.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.1% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
7.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.1% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
13.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 13.4% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
43.7%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 43.0% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.8%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.9% in 2009
Female
49.2%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.1% in 2009
Foreign born
19.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 19.7% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
6.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.9% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married47.5%(202,971)
Married43.4%(185,364)
Widowed1.2%(5,219)
Divorced7.9%(33,786)
Women 15+
Never married41.1%(166,592)
Married42.4%(172,025)
Widowed4.7%(18,846)
Divorced11.8%(47,795)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
12.4%
−8.4 ptssince 2013
from 20.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
63.6%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 62.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.4%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 13.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
10.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 9.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
11.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 11.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
74.7%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 74.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
20.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 20.5% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)33.2%(10,211)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.8%(8,875)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.2%(7,755)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3%(920)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(254)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 30,791 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Austin, Texas?

Austin, Texas has about 790,390 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Austin, Texas?

The typical household in Austin, Texas earns about $50,520 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Austin, Texas expensive?

In Austin, Texas, the median home is worth about $200,000, and the typical rent is about $882 a month.

How educated are people in Austin, Texas?

About 44.1% of adults age 25 and over in Austin, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Austin, Texas?

About 18.4% of people in Austin, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

Has Austin, Texas grown since 1990?

Yes, Austin, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 324,813 residents, a change of about 70 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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