Austin, TX

Census Place

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2023 Population
967,862
1.01% 1-year growth
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
34.5
0.877% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
12.3%
1.24% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$91,461
5.67% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$512,700
11.1% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
578,459
1.39% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Austin, TX had a population of 968k people with a median age of 34.5 and a median household income of $91,461. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Austin, TX grew from 958,202 to 967,862, a 1.01% increase and its median household income grew from $86,556 to $91,461, a 5.67% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Austin, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (47.6%), White (Hispanic) (12.3%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (10.3%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (8.48%), and Other (Hispanic) (7.3%).

None of the households in Austin, 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.

88.9% of the residents in Austin, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Austin, TX are The University of Texas at Austin (17,518 degrees awarded in 2023), Austin Community College District (6,798 degrees), and Saint Edward's University (961 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Austin, TX was $512,700, and the homeownership rate was 44.4%.

Most people in Austin, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24 minutes. The average car ownership in Austin, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Austin, TX is home to a population of 968k people, from which 88.9% are citizens. As of 2023, 17.9% of Austin, TX residents were born outside of the country (174k people).

In 2023, there were 3.86 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (461k people) in Austin, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 119k White (Hispanic) and 100k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

88.9%
2023 Citizenship
88.5%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 88.9% of Austin, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Austin, TX was 88.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Austin, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    461k ± 4.89k
  2. White (Hispanic)
    119k ± 5k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    100k ± 4.98k
32.2%
Hispanic Population
312k people

In 2023, there were 3.86 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (461k people) in Austin, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 119k White (Hispanic) and 100k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

32.2% of the people in Austin, TX are hispanic (312k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Austin, TX as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
  2. India
    325,248 ± 13,925 people
  3. El Salvador
    221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

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Foreign-Born Population

17.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
174k people
18.2%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
174k people

As of 2023, 17.9% of Austin, TX residents (174k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Austin, TX was 18.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    10,151 ± 991
  2. Vietnam
    7,321 ± 679
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    6,156 ± 762

Austin, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.39 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Austin, TX employs 578k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Austin, TX were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (104,567 people), Educational Services (55,847 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (55,440 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($128,750), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($99,534), and Utilities ($93,590).

Employment

Occupations

578k
2023 Value
± 7,792
1.39%
1 Year growth
± 1.85%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Austin, TX grew at a rate of 1.39%, from 571k employees to 578k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Austin, TX, are Management Occupations (85,794 people), Sales & Related Occupations (55,028 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (52,456 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Austin, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

578k
2023 Value
± 7,792
1.39%
1 Year growth
± 1.85%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Austin, TX grew at a rate of 1.39%, from 571k employees to 578k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Austin, TX, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (104,567 people), Educational Services (55,847 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (55,440 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Austin, TX, though some of these residents may live in Austin, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$64,860
Median earning men ± $1,793
$51,748
Median earning women ± $1,218

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($100,185), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($93,430), and Manufacturing ($86,281).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($99,107), Information ($80,111), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,543).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

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

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.726%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
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 Texas1
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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Austin, TX awarded 28,991 degrees. The student population of Austin, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 42,854 male students and 56,628 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Austin, TX are White (11,049 and 40.6%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (8,122 and 29.9%), Asian (4,498 and 16.5%), and Black or African American (1,929 and 7.1%).

The largest universities in Austin, TX by number of degrees awarded are The University of Texas at Austin (17,518 and 60.4%), Austin Community College District (6,798 and 23.4%), and Saint Edward's University (961 and 3.31%).

The most popular majors in Austin, TX are General Studies (1,643 and 5.67%), General Computer & Information Sciences (1,299 and 4.48%), and General Business Administration & Management (1,244 and 4.29%).

The median tuition costs in Austin, TX are $35,750 for private four year colleges, and $6,844 and $26,414 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Austin, TX, the percentage of applicants admitted was 35.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 39.7%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 99,482 (43.1% men and 56.9% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 99,482 students enrolled in Austin, TX, 43.1% men and 56.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 34,157 records, of which 55.6% were women and 44.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Biological Sciences
    635 degrees awarded
  2. General Psychology
    623 degrees awarded
  3. General Computer & Information Sciences
    466 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Austin, TX was General Biological Sciences with 635 degrees awarded.

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

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. The University of Texas at Austin
    17,518 degrees awarded
  2. Austin Community College District
    6,798 degrees awarded
  3. Saint Edward's University
    961 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was The University of Texas at Austin with 17,518 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 12,332 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Austin, TX, which is 0.74 times less than the 16,659 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 11,049 degrees mean that there were 1.36 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 8,122 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($35,750) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($6,570) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 1.71% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.64% of women were in the same situation.

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

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (5.75M), Some college (4.93M), and Bachelors Degree (4.37M).

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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Austin, TX was $512,700 in 2023, which is 1.69 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $461,500 to $512,700, a 11.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Austin, TX is 44.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65%.

People in Austin, TX have an average commute time of 24 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Austin, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$512,700
Median Property Value 2023
±$7,876
$195,678
Median Property Taxes
±$3,727

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

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

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Rent vs Own

44.4%
Homeownership
2023
63.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 44.4% of the housing units in Austin, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 44.4%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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

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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.
$91,461
Median Household Income
± $1,237
440k
Number of Households
± 6,614

In 2023, the median household income of the 440k households in Austin, TX grew to $91,461 from the previous year's value of $86,556.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Austin, TX is from Texas.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Texas
0.476
2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (58.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (27.5%)
  3. Carpooled (6.89%)

In 2023, 58.8% of workers in Austin, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (27.5%) and those who carpooled to work (6.89%).

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.

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Commute Time

24 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Austin, TX have a shorter commute time (24 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.39% of the workforce in Austin, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Austin, TX (116k out of 946k 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, 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.

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Health

87.6% of the population of Austin, TX has health coverage, with 58.6% on employee plans, 9.11% on Medicaid, 7.03% on Medicare, 12.2% on non-group plans, and 0.664% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.975% increase from the previous year (1,641 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 638 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.1% were men and 48.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.7% under 18 years, 31.4% between 18 and 34 years, 39% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.1% were men and 48.9% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

12.4%
Uninsured
58.6%
Employer Coverage
9.11%
Medicaid
7.03%
Medicare
12.2%
Non-Group
0.664%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Austin, TX declined by 3.06% from 12.8% to 12.4%.

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