Williamson County, TX

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2023 Population

643,889

4.29% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

37.2

0.813% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

6.34%

0.0324% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$108,309

5.31% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$414,600

12% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

341,732

5.15% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Williamson County, TX had a population of 644k people with a median age of 37.2 and a median household income of $108,309. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Williamson County, TX grew from 617,396 to 643,889, a 4.29% increase and its median household income grew from $102,851 to $108,309, a 5.31% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Williamson County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (55.1%), Two+ (Hispanic) (10.6%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (8.88%), White (Hispanic) (8.73%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6.63%).

None of the households in Williamson County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92.2% of the residents in Williamson County, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Williamson County, TX are Southwestern University (420 degrees awarded in 2022), South University-Austin (98 degrees), and The Salon Professional Academy-Georgetown (46 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Williamson County, TX was $414,600, and the homeownership rate was 67.1%.

Most people in Williamson County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Williamson County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Williamson County, TX borders Bastrop County, TX, Bell County, TX, Burnet County, TX, Lee County, TX, Milam County, TX, and Travis County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Williamson County, TX is home to a population of 644k people, from which 92.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 14.7% of Williamson County, TX residents were born outside of the country (94.7k people).

In 2023, there were 5.18 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (355k people) in Williamson County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 68.5k Two+ (Hispanic) and 57.2k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.2%

2023 Citizenship

92.4%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 92.2% of Williamson County, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Williamson County, TX was 92.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Williamson County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Williamson County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
355k ± 1.03k
Two+ (Hispanic)
68.5k ± 3.66k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
57.2k ± 1.19k

24.5%

Hispanic Population

158k people

24.5% of the people in Williamson County, TX are hispanic (158k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Williamson County, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,430,315 ± 36,649 people
India
305,649 ± 13,502 people
El Salvador
224,600 ± 11,591 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,430,315 Texas residents, followed by India with 305,649 and El Salvador with 224,600.

Foreign-Born Population

14.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

94.7k people

14.3%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

88.1k people

As of 2023, 14.7% of Williamson County, TX residents (94.7k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Williamson County, TX was 14.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Williamson County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
13,783 ± 1,239
Vietnam
9,764 ± 723
Gulf War (1990s)
7,823 ± 983

Williamson County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.41 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Williamson County, TX employs 342k people. The largest industries in Williamson County, TX are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (47,398 people), Retail Trade (41,642 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (38,824 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($101,955), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($93,345), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($90,753).

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,213. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.476, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

342k

2023 Value

± 5,329

5.15%

1 Year growth

± 2.12%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Williamson County, TX grew at a rate of 5.15%, from 325k employees to 342k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Williamson County, TX, are Management Occupations (48,080 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (36,722 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (35,829 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Williamson County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

342k

2023 Value

± 5,329

5.15%

1 Year growth

± 2.12%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Williamson County, TX grew at a rate of 5.15%, from 325k employees to 342k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Williamson County, TX, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (47,398 people), Retail Trade (41,642 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (38,824 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Williamson County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Williamson County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

1,722
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
1,044
Construction
763
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$2.53M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$1.62M
Retail Trade
$1.53M
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Williamson County, TX went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (48.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.73%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (49.7%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (48.3%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.73%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Williamson County, TX for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Williamson County, TX awarded 566 degrees. The student population of Williamson County, TX in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 815 male students and 1,745 female students.

The largest universities in Williamson County, TX by number of degrees awarded are Southwestern University (420 and 74.2%), South University-Austin (98 and 17.3%), and The Salon Professional Academy-Georgetown (46 and 8.13%).

The most popular majors in Williamson County, TX are General Business (60 and 10.6%), General Cosmetology (46 and 8.13%), and Registered Nursing (41 and 7.24%).

The median tuition cost in Williamson County, TX for private four year colleges is $48,450.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 2,560 students enrolled in Williamson County, TX, 31.8% men and 68.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,078 records, of which 60.7% were women and 39.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business
60 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
41 degrees awarded
General Psychology
39 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Williamson County, TX was General Business with 60 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Williamson County, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Southwestern University
420 degrees awarded
South University-Austin
98 degrees awarded
The Salon Professional Academy-Georgetown
46 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Southwestern University with 420 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Williamson County, TX was $414,600 in 2023, which is 1.37 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $370,100 to $414,600, a 12% increase. The homeownership rate in Williamson County, TX is 67.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Williamson County, TX have an average commute time of 27.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Williamson County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$414,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$4,678

$162,175

Median Property Taxes

±$2,697

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Williamson County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Williamson County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

67.1%

Homeownership

2023

64.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 67.1% of the housing units in Williamson County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 67.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Williamson County, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Williamson County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$108,309

Median Household Income

± $2,023

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

In 2023, the median household income of the N/A households in Williamson County, TX grew to $108,309 from the previous year's value of $102,851.

The following chart displays the households in Williamson County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Williamson County, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (66%)
Worked At Home (23.3%)
Carpooled (7.58%)

In 2023, 66% of workers in Williamson County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.3%) and those who carpooled to work (7.58%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Williamson County, TX have a longer commute time (27.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.65% of the workforce in Williamson County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Williamson County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Williamson County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Williamson County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.34% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Williamson County, TX (40.5k out of 639k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Williamson County, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 7.3% of the children was living in poverty in Williamson County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.3%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

90.5% of the population of Williamson County, TX has health coverage, with 61.2% on employee plans, 6.33% on Medicaid, 8.85% on Medicare, 12.5% on non-group plans, and 1.65% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Williamson County, TX see 1471 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.1% increase from the previous year (1455 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1683 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 666 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,471 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Williamson County, TX

Primary care physicians in Williamson County, TX see an average of 1,471 patients per year. This represents a 1.1% increase from the previous year (1,455 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Williamson County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.8% under 18 years, 20.8% between 18 and 34 years, 40.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.48%

Uninsured

61.2%

Employer Coverage

6.33%

Medicaid

8.85%

Medicare

12.5%

Non-Group

1.65%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Williamson County, TX declined by 2.77% from 9.75% to 9.48%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Williamson County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.