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Travis County

Texas · 1,389,670 residents (2025 est.) · 994 sq mi
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Travis County is home to 1,330,015 people in Texas. Since 2000 the county has risen by half, up 517,735 people. 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Few US counties rank higher on income. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 27% more than in Texas as a whole.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $99,611, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
57% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 125%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Travis County

What changed most since 1990

  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$186,485 → $523,000 (+180%)US over the same years: +67%
  • Population576,407 → 1,330,015 (+131%)US over the same years: +35%
  • Median household income (2024 dollars)$65,973 → $99,611 (+51%)US over the same years: +14%

Among the 254 counties in Texas

  • 11th in household income$99,611
  • 1st in share with a bachelor's degree56.6%
  • 1st in home value$523,000
  • 10th in diversity score82.4
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,330,015
+64%since 2000
from 812,280 in 2000
1,389,670 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,338 / sq mi
+64%since 2000
from 817 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
35.6
+17%since 2000
from 30.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
994 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
501K727K953K1.2M1.4M19902000201020202024Travis County
20241.3M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.6%(74,539)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.5%(72,725)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.6%(75,074)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196%(79,925)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.4%(85,777)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3419.6%(260,514)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4416.8%(223,764)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.2%(175,068)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.2%(136,224)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.1%(94,281)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 842.9%(38,596)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1%(13,528)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$99,611
+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $46,761 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$62,607
+142%since 2000
from $25,883 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
61.9%
+26.0 ptssince 2009
from 35.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.9%
−1.6 ptssince 2000
from 12.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.485
Unchangedsince 2010
from 0.487 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information9.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade8.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services7.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade6.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration5.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance4%
US avg: 5.9%
Arts, entertainment, food3.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing1.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing0.3%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$523,000
+125%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $127,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,744
+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $727 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
52.1%
+0.7 ptssince 2000
from 51.4% in 2000
47.9% rent
Vacancy rate
5.6%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 8.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.23 people
−10%since 2009
from 2.49 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
23.9%
−4.7 ptssince 2009
from 28.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
46.8%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 45.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.3
+48%since 2009
from 3.5 in 2009
1990 – 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
97
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic56.4%(457,817)
Black9%(73,242)
Hispanic / Latino28.2%(229,048)
Asian4.4%(35,842)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic46.9%(623,738)
Black7.8%(104,335)
Hispanic / Latino32.6%(433,057)
Asian7.8%(104,225)
Other4.9%(64,660)
Diversity Score
82
+8%since 2009
from 77 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
35
−8%since 2020
from 39 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican23.9%(318,347)
South American1.4%(18,885)
Honduran1.3%(17,564)
Puerto Rican0.9%(12,524)
Cuban0.9%(11,669)
Salvadoran0.7%(9,315)
Spaniard0.6%(8,151)
Guatemalan0.6%(7,569)
Colombian0.5%(6,367)
Venezuelan0.4%(5,983)
Nicaraguan0.2%(2,820)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.2%(2,047)
Dominican0.1%(1,788)
Panamanian0.1%(1,757)
Ecuadorian0.1%(1,500)
Argentine0.1%(1,084)
Chilean0.1%(749)
Costa Rican0.1%(687)
Bolivian0%(414)
Paraguayan0%(382)
Uruguayan0%(304)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2.8%(36,748)
Chinese1.5%(19,452)
Vietnamese1%(13,889)
Korean0.6%(7,323)
Filipino0.5%(6,175)
Pakistani0.3%(4,439)
Nepalese0.3%(3,614)
Taiwanese0.2%(2,464)
Kazakh0.2%(2,358)
Japanese0.1%(1,927)
Bangladeshi0.1%(1,104)
Thai0.1%(940)
+ 11 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0.1%(903)
Cambodian0%(593)
Sri Lankan0%(546)
Hmong0%(410)
Laotian0%(324)
Indonesian0%(237)
Malaysian0%(81)
Mongolian0%(39)
Mien0%(29)
Uzbek0%(4)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(1,436)
Chamorro0.1%(898)
Samoan0%(512)
Tongan0%(34)
Fijian0%(12)
Ancestry
German11.5%(152,917)
English10.7%(142,054)
Irish8.5%(113,524)
Italian3.3%(43,254)
American3.1%(40,633)
Scottish2.5%(32,606)
French2.3%(30,084)
Polish1.7%(23,003)
Subsaharan African1.2%(16,410)
Swedish1.1%(14,448)
Arab1%(13,835)
Scotch-Irish1%(13,405)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.9%(12,137)
Czech0.9%(11,391)
Russian0.7%(9,974)
Dutch0.7%(8,768)
British0.6%(8,576)
Welsh0.5%(6,496)
Nigerian0.4%(4,882)
Lebanese0.3%(4,417)
Hungarian0.3%(4,211)
West Indian0.3%(4,200)
French Canadian0.3%(4,060)
Greek0.3%(4,012)
Portuguese0.3%(3,942)
Ukrainian0.3%(3,910)
Danish0.3%(3,753)
Swiss0.3%(3,583)
Iranian0.2%(2,870)
Ethiopian0.2%(2,244)
Canadian0.2%(2,116)
Austrian0.2%(2,109)
Brazilian0.1%(1,988)
Finnish0.1%(1,563)
Belgian0.1%(1,550)
Lithuanian0.1%(1,538)
Jordanian0.1%(1,515)
Turkish0.1%(1,438)
Romanian0.1%(1,392)
Croatian0.1%(1,198)
Jamaican0.1%(1,194)
Syrian0.1%(1,078)
Serbian0.1%(1,039)
Armenian0.1%(919)
Iraqi0.1%(902)
Palestinian0.1%(880)
Australian0.1%(789)
Egyptian0.1%(749)
Israeli0.1%(730)
Slovak0.1%(673)
Haitian0%(640)
Slovene0%(556)
Moroccan0%(522)
Ghanaian0%(500)
Kenyan0%(477)
Latvian0%(433)
Bulgarian0%(280)
Guyanese0%(192)
Macedonian0%(184)
Barbadian0%(105)
Somali0%(8)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
56.6%
+15.9 ptssince 2000
from 40.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.9%
+7.2 ptssince 2000
from 84.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
21.6%
+7.1 ptssince 2000
from 14.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.2 min
+67%since 2000
from 15.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
57.0%
−16.1 ptssince 2009
from 73.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.9%
−5.1 ptssince 2009
from 12.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.6%
−2.4 ptssince 2009
from 4.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
30.2%
+24.5 ptssince 2009
from 5.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.6%
−2.3 ptssince 2011
from 6.9% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
73.3%
+0.5 ptssince 2011
from 72.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
79.5%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 77.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.0%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 13.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
56.8%
+13.6 ptssince 2009
from 43.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
51.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 51.6% in 2009
Female
48.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 48.4% in 2009
Foreign born
18.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 18.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.4%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 7.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
9.6%
+1.2 ptssince 2012
from 8.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
12.1%
−7.8 ptssince 2013
from 19.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.3%
+9.5 ptssince 2017
from 84.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.3%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 96.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
81.3%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 80.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
70.0%
+1.5 ptssince 2016
from 68.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
20.7%
−3.4 ptssince 2016
from 24.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married43%(243,151)
Married47.8%(269,934)
Widowed1.3%(7,588)
Divorced7.9%(44,363)
Women 15+
Never married36.9%(200,486)
Married46.5%(252,303)
Widowed4.9%(26,355)
Divorced11.7%(63,497)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
12.1%
−7.8 ptssince 2013
from 19.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
63.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 62.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.5%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 13.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
11.3%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 10.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
10.8%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 11.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.5%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 1.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
74.9%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 74.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
21.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 21.0% 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)33.7%(15,733)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.3%(13,690)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26%(12,125)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(1,214)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(335)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 46,722 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

Travis County, decade by decade

Travis County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990576,407$65,973$186,48534.7%64.7
2000812,280$85,182$232,44340.6%74.0
20101,024,266$77,789$288,14643.5%77.8
20201,290,188$97,773$421,42651.5%81.9
20241,330,015$99,611$523,00056.6%82.4

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.

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Compare Travis County to nearby counties

TRAVIS COUNTY VS
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Income$89,097−11%
Home value$399,800−24%
Population304,390−78%
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TRAVIS COUNTY VS
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Income$86,226−13%
Home value$314,800−40%
Population118,908−91%
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TRAVIS COUNTY VS
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Income$69,758−30%
Home value$240,500−54%
Population55,150−96%
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TRAVIS COUNTY VS
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Income$111,340+12%
Home value$447,000−15%
Population752,827−46%
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Travis County, Texas?

Travis County, Texas has about 1,330,015 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Travis County, Texas?

The typical household in Travis County, Texas earns about $99,611 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Travis County, Texas expensive?

In Travis County, Texas, the median home is worth about $523,000, and the typical rent is about $1,744 a month.

How educated are people in Travis County, Texas?

About 56.6% of adults age 25 and over in Travis County, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Travis County, Texas?

About 10.9% of people in Travis County, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

Has Travis County, Texas grown since 1990?

Yes, Travis County, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 753,608 residents, a change of about 131 percent over that period.

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

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