Austin-Round Rock, TX

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population

2.36M

2.66% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AJohn Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ATed Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

35.9

1.13% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

9.94%

2.53% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$97,638

5.06% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$434,800

11.3% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

1.29M

2.97% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Austin-Round Rock, TX had a population of 2.36M people with a median age of 35.9 and a median household income of $97,638. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Austin-Round Rock, TX grew from 2.3M to 2.36M, a 2.66% increase and its median household income grew from $92,939 to $97,638, a 5.06% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Austin-Round Rock, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (49.8%), Two+ (Hispanic) (12.6%), White (Hispanic) (11.6%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6.89%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (6.78%).

None of the households in Austin-Round Rock, 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.

91.1% of the residents in Austin-Round Rock, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Austin-Round Rock, TX are The University of Texas at Austin (17,432 degrees awarded in 2022), Texas State University (8,918 degrees), and Austin Community College District (7,243 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Austin-Round Rock, TX was $434,800, and the homeownership rate was 58.9%.

Most people in Austin-Round Rock, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Austin-Round Rock, TX was 2 cars per household.

Austin-Round Rock, TX borders Killeen-Temple, TX and San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.

About the photo: The Percy V. Pennybacker Jr. Bridge in Austin, Texas, is a through-arch bridge across Lake Austin which connects the northern and southern sections of the Loop 360 highway, also known as the "Capital of Texas Highway."

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Population & Diversity

Austin-Round Rock, TX is home to a population of 2.36M people, from which 91.1% are citizens. As of 2023, 15.4% of Austin-Round Rock, TX residents were born outside of the country (363k people).

In 2023, there were 3.94 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.17M people) in Austin-Round Rock, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 298k Two+ (Hispanic) and 274k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.1%

2023 Citizenship

90.9%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 91.1% of Austin-Round Rock, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Austin-Round Rock, TX was 90.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Austin-Round Rock, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Austin-Round Rock, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.17M ± 2.39k
Two+ (Hispanic)
298k ± 8.62k
White (Hispanic)
274k ± 8.38k

32%

Hispanic Population

755k people

32% of the people in Austin-Round Rock, TX are hispanic (755k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Austin-Round Rock, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA 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

15.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

363k people

15.3%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

351k people

As of 2023, 15.4% of Austin-Round Rock, TX residents (363k 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 Austin-Round Rock, TX was 15.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
36,425 ± 2,183
Vietnam
28,655 ± 1,261
Gulf War (1990s)
21,320 ± 1,384

Austin-Round Rock, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.27 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Austin-Round Rock, TX employs 1.29M people. The largest industries in Austin-Round Rock, TX are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (189,283 people), Retail Trade (134,373 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (132,772 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($100,510), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($100,396), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($86,409).

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

1.29M

2023 Value

± 11,683

2.97%

1 Year growth

± 1.25%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Austin-Round Rock, TX grew at a rate of 2.97%, from 1.25M employees to 1.29M employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Austin-Round Rock, TX, are Management Occupations (186,499 people), Sales & Related Occupations (127,653 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (123,679 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Austin-Round Rock, 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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.29M

2023 Value

± 11,683

2.97%

1 Year growth

± 1.25%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Austin-Round Rock, TX grew at a rate of 2.97%, from 1.25M employees to 1.29M employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Austin-Round Rock, TX, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (189,283 people), Retail Trade (134,373 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (132,772 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Austin-Round Rock, TX, though some of these residents may live in Austin-Round Rock, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$64,639

Median earning men ± $1,153

$48,591

Median earning women ± $587

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($100,454), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($93,788), and Information ($93,132).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($70,690), Information ($70,458), and Manufacturing ($64,414).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Year-over-year N/A

Employment change between N/A N/A and N/A N/A

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

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

Establishments by Size

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.

Civics

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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

N/AJohn 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.

N/ATed 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.

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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 Austin-Round Rock, TX awarded 38,767 degrees. The student population of Austin-Round Rock, TX in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 57,583 male students and 80,896 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Austin-Round Rock, TX are White (15,865 and 42.9%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (11,335 and 30.7%), Asian (4,968 and 13.4%), and Black or African American (2,744 and 7.42%).

The largest universities in Austin-Round Rock, TX by number of degrees awarded are The University of Texas at Austin (17,432 and 45%), Texas State University (8,918 and 23%), and Austin Community College District (7,243 and 18.7%).

The most popular majors in Austin-Round Rock, TX are General Studies (1,978 and 5.1%), General Business Administration & Management (1,701 and 4.39%), and General Psychology (1,326 and 3.42%).

The median tuition costs in Austin-Round Rock, TX are $41,575 for private four year colleges, and $8,606 and $20,030 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Austin-Round Rock, TX, the percentage of applicants admitted was 52.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 33.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 138,479 (41.6% men and 58.4% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 138,479 students enrolled in Austin-Round Rock, TX, 41.6% men and 58.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 51,714 records, of which 57.3% were women and 42.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
740 degrees awarded
General Psychology
1,138 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
954 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Austin-Round Rock, TX was General Business Administration & Management with 740 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Austin-Round Rock, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

The University of Texas at Austin
17,432 degrees awarded
Texas State University
8,918 degrees awarded
Austin Community College District
7,243 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was The University of Texas at Austin with 17,432 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 15,924 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Austin-Round Rock, TX, which is 0.697 times less than the 22,843 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 15,865 degrees mean that there were 1.4 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 11,335 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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($41,575) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($4,550) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,125) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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 Austin-Round Rock, TX was $434,800 in 2023, which is 1.43 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $390,500 to $434,800, a 11.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Austin-Round Rock, TX is 58.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Austin-Round Rock, TX have an average commute time of 27.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Austin-Round Rock, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Austin-Round Rock, TX is $97,638. In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Austin-Round Rock, TX was Rockwall County, TX with a value of $124,917, followed by Collin County, TX and Fort Bend County, TX, with respective values of $117,588 and $113,409.

Housing

Property

$434,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$2,897

$558,660

Median Property Taxes

±$6,125

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 Austin-Round Rock, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Austin-Round Rock, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

58.9%

Homeownership

2023

64.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 58.9% of the housing units in Austin-Round Rock, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 58.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Austin-Round Rock, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Austin-Round Rock, TX was Rockwall County, TX with a value of $124,917, followed by Collin County, TX and Fort Bend County, TX, with respective values of $117,588 and $113,409.

The following map shows all of the counties in Austin-Round Rock, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$97,638

Median Household Income

± $1,163

949k

Number of Households

± 9,587

In 2023, the median household income of the 949k households in Austin-Round Rock, TX grew to $97,638 from the previous year's value of $92,939.

The following chart displays the households in Austin-Round Rock, 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 Austin-Round Rock, 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 (63.4%)
Worked At Home (24.2%)
Carpooled (7.69%)

In 2023, 63.4% of workers in Austin-Round Rock, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24.2%) and those who carpooled to work (7.69%).

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

27.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Austin-Round Rock, TX have a longer commute time (27.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.87% of the workforce in Austin-Round Rock, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.94% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Austin-Round Rock, TX (230k out of 2.31M 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 Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Austin-Round Rock, 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.

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

87.9% of the population of Austin-Round Rock, TX has health coverage, with 57.6% on employee plans, 8.36% on Medicaid, 8.24% on Medicare, 12.5% on non-group plans, and 1.23% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1641 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.737% increase from the previous year (1629 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1607 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 691 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

1,641 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Texas

Primary care physicians in Texas see an average of 1,641 patients per year. This represents a 0.737% increase from the previous year (1,629 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.5% under 18 years, 25.1% between 18 and 34 years, 39.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

12.1%

Uninsured

57.6%

Employer Coverage

8.36%

Medicaid

8.24%

Medicare

12.5%

Non-Group

1.23%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Austin-Round Rock, TX declined by 1.88% from 12.3% to 12.1%.

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

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