Buda is a city of 15,859 people in Texas. Since 2000 the city has more than tripled, up 13,455 people. That is roughly 58% ahead of the Texas median. That puts it in the top 4% of US cities for household income. 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $123,766, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
50% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 124%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Buda
What changed most since 1990
Population1,795 → 15,859(+784%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$170,165 → $446,600(+162%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree21.3% → 50.1%(+28.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Buda's population equals 5.9% of Hays County's. Its number of households without a car equals 2.1% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 2.8% of the county's.
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)51%(525)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.6%(243)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era8.8%(91)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,030 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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Over time
Buda, decade by decade
Buda population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,795
$95,703
$170,165
21.3%
44.9
2000
2,404
$98,615
$199,653
23.8%
57.2
2010
7,295
$112,498
$266,136
31.4%
65.5
2020
15,108
$101,901
$338,159
53.0%
69.9
2024
15,859
$123,766
$446,600
50.1%
62.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
