With 180,408 people, Abilene is a metro area. The median age is 34.7, younger than the US median of 38.9. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $182,918. 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. Getting to work takes 19 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,693, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 79%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Abilene
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree18.8% → 26.9%(+8.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)41.9%(4,907)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.3%(3,659)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.2%(3,304)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.7%(554)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(32)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 11,706 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
Abilene, decade by decade
Abilene 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
148,004
$56,987
$101,331
18.8%
42.7
2000
160,245
$60,715
$102,339
19.8%
53.4
2010
165,252
$60,760
$120,699
21.8%
60.5
2020
176,579
$66,593
$155,573
24.8%
68.4
2024
180,408
$66,693
$182,918
26.9%
67.9
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.
