COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Travis County

Texas · 812,280 residents · 994 sq mi

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With 812,280 people, Travis County is a county in Texas. 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 24% nationally. Growth has run 41% since 1990, or 235,873 more people. Owners hold 51% of the housing stock. The median age is 30.4, younger than the US median of 35.2. Households here earn about 17% more than in Texas as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 30.4

US median: 35.2

More educated

41% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

812,280

+41%since 1990

from 576,407 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.4

+3%since 1990

from 29.5 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

994 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241.3M

Age distribution, 2000

Under 57.2%(58,840)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.7%(54,192)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(50,171)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.3%(59,481)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 2411.1%(89,987)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3419.9%(161,292)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4416.7%(135,428)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.3%(99,736)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 645.9%(48,329)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 743.7%(29,868)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 842.3%(18,356)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.8%(6,600)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$46,761

+29%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $27,488 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$25,883

+71%since 1990

from $15,123 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

12.5%

−3.5 ptssince 1990

from 16.0% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$127,600

+25%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $77,700 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$727

+33%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $416 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

51.4%

+5.7 ptssince 1990

from 45.8% in 1990

48.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic73.5%(423,713)

Black10.9%(62,887)

Hispanic / Latino20.8%(120,049)

Asian2.8%(16,250)

2000

White, non-Hispanic56.4%(457,817)

Black9%(73,242)

Hispanic / Latino28.2%(229,048)

Asian4.4%(35,842)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican23.9%(318,347)

Central American3%(39,784)

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)

Okinawan0%(3)

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)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(830)

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)

Cape Verdean0%(16)

Somali0%(8)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

40.6%

+6.0 ptssince 1990

from 34.7% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

84.7%

+1.3 ptssince 1990

from 83.4% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

14.5%

+2.4 ptssince 1990

from 12.2% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.2 min

−23%since 1990

from 19.7 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married40.4%(133,470)

Married49.3%(162,718)

Widowed1.2%(4,061)

Divorced9.1%(30,020)

Women 15+

Never married31.8%(101,165)

Married49.4%(157,296)

Widowed6.1%(19,347)

Divorced12.8%(40,601)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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