Leander is a city of 74,067 people in Texas. The population has more than tripled since 2000, adding 66,471 people. That is roughly 77% ahead of the Texas median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 53% of adults have a four-year degree. That puts it in the top 2% of US cities for household income. The median household earns $139,048, about 69% above the national median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $139,048, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
53% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 183%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Leander
What changed most since 1990
Population3,398 → 74,067(+2,080%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$148,084 → $506,200(+242%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.6% → 53.3%(+40.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Leander's population equals 11% of Williamson County's. Its number of households without a car equals 6.3% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 7.2% 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)56.5%(1,949)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.8%(1,063)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era16.6%(574)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,449 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
Leander, decade by decade
Leander 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
3,398
$74,616
$148,084
12.6%
33.4
2000
7,596
$97,466
$179,069
22.4%
44.6
2010
26,521
$101,355
$219,526
29.6%
62.9
2020
59,202
$128,607
$353,915
41.0%
76.2
2024
74,067
$139,048
$506,200
53.3%
82.3
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.
