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Round Rock

Texas · 141,282 residents (2025 est.) · 37.9 sq mi
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With 127,786 people, Round Rock is a city in Texas. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 66,650 people. That puts it in the top 8% of US cities for household income. Density works out to 3,370 people per square mile. About 45% of adults have finished a four-year degree. That is roughly 27% ahead of the Texas median.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
45% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 93%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
127,786
+109%since 2000
from 61,136 in 2000
141,282 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
3,370 / sq mi
+35%since 2009
from 2,500 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
36.2
+20%since 2000
from 30.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
37.9 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
21K50K79K108K137K19902000201020202024Round Rock
2024128K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.5%(7,080)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.3%(8,113)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.9%(8,755)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.4%(9,481)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.1%(9,114)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.9%(19,014)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4416%(20,485)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5414.4%(18,361)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.2%(13,083)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.1%(9,047)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 842.9%(3,746)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.2%(1,507)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$99,287
−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $60,354 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$50,365
+102%since 2000
from $24,911 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
62.7%
+17.0 ptssince 2009
from 45.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
7.8%
+3.8 ptssince 2000
from 4.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.435
+16%since 2010
from 0.375 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade8.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services6.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade6%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance5.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food2.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$418,600
+93%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $119,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,763
+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $812 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
55.5%
−9.8 ptssince 2000
from 65.3% in 2000
44.5% rent
Vacancy rate
4.9%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 7.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.61 people
−15%since 2009
from 3.06 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
18.7%
−7.4 ptssince 2009
from 26.2% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
48.8%
+5.6 ptssince 2009
from 43.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.2
+80%since 2009
from 2.3 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.
Gentrification Score
66
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic65.6%(40,113)
Black7.5%(4,560)
Hispanic / Latino22.1%(13,511)
Asian2.8%(1,727)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic45.9%(58,640)
Black11%(14,016)
Hispanic / Latino29.7%(37,907)
Asian8.1%(10,335)
Other5.4%(6,888)
Diversity Score
85
+17%since 2009
from 73 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican22.5%(28,713)
Puerto Rican1.5%(1,903)
Central American1.5%(1,864)
South American1.3%(1,716)
Cuban1%(1,272)
Spaniard0.7%(899)
Salvadoran0.6%(726)
Peruvian0.5%(655)
Nicaraguan0.4%(500)
Venezuelan0.3%(396)
Guatemalan0.3%(344)
Colombian0.2%(311)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Dominican0.2%(294)
Honduran0.2%(256)
Bolivian0.1%(116)
Chilean0.1%(116)
Argentine0%(22)
Asian origin
Asian Indian4.5%(5,687)
Vietnamese0.9%(1,153)
Chinese0.7%(875)
Nepalese0.6%(799)
Korean0.4%(518)
Filipino0.3%(372)
Pakistani0.3%(333)
Japanese0.1%(135)
Taiwanese0.1%(71)
Uzbek0%(47)
Cambodian0%(44)
+ 4 more asian origin groups with data
Malaysian0%(36)
Thai0%(36)
Laotian0%(33)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.2%(312)
Samoan0%(26)
Ancestry
German13.1%(16,705)
English10.7%(13,680)
Irish7%(8,991)
American4.3%(5,540)
Italian2.8%(3,550)
Scottish2.4%(3,108)
French1.6%(2,101)
Arab1.4%(1,779)
Swedish1.1%(1,389)
Polish1%(1,271)
Scotch-Irish1%(1,258)
+ 44 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.9%(1,108)
Norwegian0.7%(942)
Czech0.7%(939)
Nigerian0.5%(658)
Welsh0.5%(623)
Syrian0.4%(574)
British0.4%(560)
West Indian0.4%(544)
Danish0.4%(497)
Ethiopian0.4%(470)
Portuguese0.3%(444)
Canadian0.3%(433)
Israeli0.3%(414)
Lebanese0.3%(413)
Russian0.3%(388)
Brazilian0.3%(378)
Slovene0.3%(371)
Palestinian0.2%(300)
Croatian0.2%(293)
Turkish0.2%(242)
Jamaican0.2%(236)
Austrian0.2%(204)
Iranian0.1%(191)
Swiss0.1%(178)
Lithuanian0.1%(147)
Greek0.1%(143)
Romanian0.1%(135)
Ukrainian0.1%(134)
Iraqi0.1%(129)
Haitian0.1%(103)
Finnish0.1%(80)
Egyptian0.1%(76)
Kenyan0.1%(69)
Somali0%(63)
Hungarian0%(62)
Slovak0%(47)
Moroccan0%(40)
Belgian0%(38)
Serbian0%(17)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
44.8%
+11.9 ptssince 2000
from 32.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.5%
+3.9 ptssince 2000
from 89.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
16.8%
+7.6 ptssince 2000
from 9.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.9 min
+37%since 2000
from 18.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
64.1%
−16.8 ptssince 2009
from 80.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.8%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 12.8% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
24.8%
+20.4 ptssince 2009
from 4.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.9%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.8%
−3.7 ptssince 2011
from 7.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
72.3%
−4.4 ptssince 2011
from 76.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
78.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 77.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.4%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 12.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
48.1%
+6.5 ptssince 2009
from 41.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.8% in 2009
Female
50.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.2% in 2009
Foreign born
17.0%
+4.3 ptssince 2009
from 12.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.1%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 10.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.1%
+3.5 ptssince 2012
from 8.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
11.9%
−4.6 ptssince 2013
from 16.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
95.1%
+4.3 ptssince 2017
from 90.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 98.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
80.7%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 79.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
70.8%
−1.4 ptssince 2016
from 72.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
18.3%
−2.1 ptssince 2016
from 20.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married37.2%(18,853)
Married51.9%(26,301)
Widowed2.1%(1,076)
Divorced8.7%(4,431)
Women 15+
Never married31.8%(16,915)
Married48.9%(25,977)
Widowed5.5%(2,949)
Divorced13.8%(7,336)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
11.9%
−4.6 ptssince 2013
from 16.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
67.8%
−3.6 ptssince 2020
from 71.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.2%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 9.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
11.7%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 9.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
9.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 10.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.9%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 2.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
76.9%
−3.1 ptssince 2020
from 80.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
20.7%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 19.2% 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)32%(2,215)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)35.2%(2,432)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.3%(1,746)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.6%(249)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(41)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 6,913 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 Round Rock, Texas?

Round Rock, Texas has about 127,786 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Round Rock, Texas?

The typical household in Round Rock, Texas earns about $99,287 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Round Rock, Texas expensive?

In Round Rock, Texas, the median home is worth about $418,600, and the typical rent is about $1,763 a month.

How educated are people in Round Rock, Texas?

About 44.8% of adults age 25 and over in Round Rock, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Round Rock, Texas?

About 7.8% of people in Round Rock, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

Has Round Rock, Texas grown since 1990?

Yes, Round Rock, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 96,863 residents, a change of about 313 percent over that period.

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