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Travis County

Texas · 1,024,266 residents · 994 sq mi
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With 1,024,266 people, Travis County is a county in Texas. 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 28% nationally. The median age is 31.9, younger than the US median of 37.2. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock. Growth has run 26% since 2000, or 211,986 more people. 18% of locals were born outside the United States.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $52,703
Younger
median age 31.9
US median: 37.2
More educated
43% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,024,266
+26%since 2000
from 812,280 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
31.9
+5%since 2000
from 30.4 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
994 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
501K727K953K1.2M1.4M19902000201020202024Travis County
20241.3M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 57.4%(75,774)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 96.9%(70,686)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 146.1%(62,789)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 196.7%(68,209)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 249.5%(97,694)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3418.8%(192,573)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4415.1%(154,525)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5412.9%(132,397)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 649.3%(94,860)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 744.2%(42,816)
US avg: 7%
75 to 842.2%(22,536)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over0.9%(9,407)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$54,074
−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $46,761 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$31,785
+23%since 2000
from $25,883 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
35.9%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 35.9% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
16.2%
+3.7 ptssince 2000
from 12.5% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.487
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information10.3%
US avg: 11.5%
Wholesale trade8.9%
US avg: 7.2%
Retail trade8.6%
US avg: 10.9%
Other services7.2%
US avg: 7%
Public administration4.3%
US avg: 4.9%
Finance & insurance2.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.8%
US avg: 2.4%
Transportation & warehousing2.4%
US avg: 3.1%
Professional, scientific, technical2.3%
US avg: 4.2%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$200,300
+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $127,600 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$891
−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $727 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
51.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2000
from 51.4% in 2000
48.1% rent
Vacancy rate
8.6%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 8.6% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.45 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.49 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
28.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 28.7% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
48.2%
+2.7 ptssince 2009
from 45.6% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
3.7
+4%since 2009
from 3.5 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.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic56.4%(457,817)
Black9%(73,242)
Hispanic / Latino28.2%(229,048)
Asian4.4%(35,842)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic50.5%(517,644)
Black8.1%(82,805)
Hispanic / Latino33.5%(342,766)
Asian5.7%(58,404)
Other2%(19,997)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican27.7%(271,391)
Central American1.6%(15,799)
South American0.6%(5,508)
Salvadoran0.5%(5,069)
Honduran0.5%(4,609)
Puerto Rican0.5%(4,513)
Spaniard0.4%(4,008)
Cuban0.3%(3,407)
Guatemalan0.3%(3,251)
Colombian0.2%(1,593)
Nicaraguan0.1%(1,287)
Peruvian0.1%(1,225)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.1%(925)
Panamanian0.1%(894)
Venezuelan0.1%(785)
Dominican0%(362)
Ecuadorian0%(331)
Chilean0%(242)
Bolivian0%(215)
Uruguayan0%(64)
Ancestry
German13.5%(132,532)
English9.5%(92,631)
Irish9%(87,783)
American3.8%(37,080)
French2.9%(28,737)
Italian2.8%(27,078)
Scottish2.6%(25,285)
Scotch-Irish2.4%(23,308)
Polish1.6%(15,971)
Swedish1.2%(11,825)
Czech1.1%(10,299)
Dutch1%(10,060)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.9%(8,649)
Russian0.8%(7,926)
Welsh0.7%(6,730)
British0.6%(6,285)
Arab0.5%(5,068)
French Canadian0.4%(4,223)
Danish0.4%(3,980)
Greek0.3%(2,866)
Hungarian0.2%(2,438)
Swiss0.2%(2,377)
Lebanese0.2%(2,320)
Canadian0.2%(2,120)
Iranian0.2%(2,026)
Austrian0.2%(1,763)
Nigerian0.2%(1,627)
Portuguese0.2%(1,527)
West Indian0.2%(1,498)
Lithuanian0.1%(1,384)
Ukrainian0.1%(1,313)
Romanian0.1%(1,117)
Finnish0.1%(1,092)
Turkish0.1%(1,011)
Brazilian0.1%(961)
Belgian0.1%(921)
Slovak0.1%(868)
Croatian0.1%(706)
Jamaican0.1%(669)
Ethiopian0.1%(644)
Slovene0.1%(541)
Serbian0.1%(513)
Israeli0%(457)
Syrian0%(439)
Australian0%(417)
Armenian0%(390)
Bulgarian0%(337)
Iraqi0%(282)
Kenyan0%(270)
Latvian0%(233)
Moroccan0%(211)
Guyanese0%(188)
Egyptian0%(186)
Haitian0%(161)
Jordanian0%(130)
Ghanaian0%(124)
Barbadian0%(59)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
43.5%
+2.9 ptssince 2000
from 40.6% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
86.3%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 84.7% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
15.9%
+1.4 ptssince 2000
from 14.5% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.8 min
+57%since 2000
from 15.2 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
73.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 73.1% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
11.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 12.0% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
3.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.0% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
6.2%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 5.7% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
1.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.9%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
6.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.1% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
13.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 13.2% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
43.8%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 43.1% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.5%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 51.6% in 2009
Female
49.5%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 48.4% in 2009
Foreign born
17.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 18.0% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
7.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.5% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
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

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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Travis County, Texas?

Travis County, Texas has about 1,024,266 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Travis County, Texas earns about $54,074 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 $200,300, and the typical rent is about $891 a month.

How educated are people in Travis County, Texas?

About 43.5% 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 16.2% 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 447,859 residents, a change of about 78 percent over that period.

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