Round Rock, TX

Census Place

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2024 Population

127,786

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

7.78%

1.5% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$99,287

2.16% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$418,600

9.1% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

70,995

3.74% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in 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 Round Rock, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Round Rock, TX are South University-Austin (74 degrees awarded in 2024).

In 2024, the median property value in Round Rock, TX was $418,600, and the homeownership rate was 55.5%.

Most people in Round Rock, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Round Rock, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Round Rock, TX is home to a population of 128k people, from which 91.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 16.9% of Round Rock, TX residents were born outside of the country (21.5k people).

In 2024, there were 3.16 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (58.6k people) in Round Rock, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 18.6k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 14k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.1%

2024 Citizenship

92.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.1% of Round Rock, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Round Rock, TX was 92.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Round Rock, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
58.6k ± 2.14k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
18.6k ± 1.97k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
14k ± 1.63k

29.7%

Hispanic Population

37.9k people

29.7% of the people in Round Rock, TX are hispanic (37.9k people).

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

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

16.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

21.5k people

15.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

19.1k people

As of 2024, 16.9% of Round Rock, TX residents (21.5k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Round Rock, TX was 15.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
2,215 ± 425
Gulf War (1990s)
1,828 ± 562
Vietnam
1,557 ± 327

Round Rock, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.21 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Round Rock, TX.

Health

88.1% of the population of Round Rock, TX has health coverage, with 60.1% on employee plans, 7.31% on Medicaid, 7.64% on Medicare, 11.7% on non-group plans, and 1.31% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25% under 18 years, 23.3% between 18 and 34 years, 40.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

11.9%

Uninsured

60.1%

Employer Coverage

7.31%

Medicaid

7.64%

Medicare

11.7%

Non-Group

1.31%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Round Rock, TX grew by 7.47% from 11.1% to 11.9%.

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

Economy

The economy of Round Rock, TX employs 71k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Round Rock, TX were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (9,869 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (8,324 people), and Retail Trade (8,107 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($112,667), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($104,295), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($103,590).

Employment

Occupations

71k

2024 Value

± 2,733

3.74%

1 Year growth

± 5.25%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Round Rock, TX grew at a rate of 3.74%, from 68.4k employees to 71k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Round Rock, TX, are Management Occupations (8,628 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (8,366 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (7,139 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Round Rock, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

71k

2024 Value

± 2,733

3.74%

1 Year growth

± 5.25%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Round Rock, TX grew at a rate of 3.74%, from 68.4k employees to 71k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Round Rock, TX, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (9,869 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (8,324 people), and Retail Trade (8,107 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Round Rock, TX, though some of these residents may live in Round Rock, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$64,746

Median earning men ± $4,273

$44,833

Median earning women ± $1,750

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($137,778), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($112,321), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($103,849).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($103,333), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($71,174), and Wholesale Trade ($67,528).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

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.

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Round Rock, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

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.

Education

In 2024, universities in Round Rock, TX awarded 74 degrees. The student population of Round Rock, TX in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 83 male students and 336 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Round Rock, TX are Black or African American (24 and 34.8%), Hispanic or Latino (21 and 30.4%), White (16 and 23.2%), and Asian (5 and 7.25%).

The largest universities in Round Rock, TX by number of degrees awarded are South University-Austin (74 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Round Rock, TX are Registered Nursing (29 and 39.2%), Medical Administrative Assistant (13 and 17.6%), and Physical Therapy Technician (9 and 12.2%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 419 students enrolled in Round Rock, TX, 19.8% men and 80.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 122 records, of which 83.6% were women and 16.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
29 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
6 degrees awarded
Health Care Administration & Management
4 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Round Rock, TX was Registered Nursing with 29 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

South University-Austin

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

74 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was South University-Austin with 74 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 15 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Round Rock, TX, which is 0.254 times less than the 59 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 24 degrees mean that there were 1.14 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 21 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

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($17,100) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($795) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Round Rock, TX was $418,600 in 2024, which is 1.26 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $383,700 to $418,600, a 9.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Round Rock, TX is 55.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Round Rock, TX have an average commute time of 24.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Round Rock, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$418,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,497

$27,016

Median Property Taxes

±$1,295

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

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

Rent vs Own

55.5%

Homeownership

2024

62.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 55.5% of the housing units in Round Rock, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 56.2%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$99,287

Median Household Income

± $4,128

48.6k

Number of Households

± 2,180

In 2024, the median household income of the 48.6k households in Round Rock, TX grew to $99,287 from the previous year's value of $97,187.

The following chart displays the households in 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 Round Rock, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less 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 2024

Drove Alone (64.1%)
Worked At Home (24.8%)
Carpooled (8.76%)

In 2024, 64.1% of workers in Round Rock, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24.8%) and those who carpooled to work (8.76%).

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

24.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Round Rock, TX have a shorter commute time (24.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.26% of the workforce in Round Rock, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in 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 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 Round Rock, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.78% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Round Rock, TX (9.88k out of 127k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in 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.