Leander vs Round Rock

A side-by-side comparison of Leander and Round Rock: population, income, housing, and more.

Leander and Round Rock are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Round Rock has the higher population (124,288 vs 67,880 in Leander). Leander has the higher median household income ($140,180 vs $97,187 in Round Rock). Leander has the higher median home value ($470,700 vs $383,700 in Round Rock).

Population, income & housing

	Leander	Round Rock
Population	67,880	124,288
Median age	35.9 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$140,180	$97,187
Median home value	$470,700	$383,700
Median gross rent	$1,865	$1,713
Housing units	24,154	49,133
Homeownership rate	75.6%	56.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.3%	43.6%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leander	Round Rock
Population	53,716 → 67,880 (+26.4%)	124,434 → 124,288 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$101,872 → $140,180 (+37.6%)	$82,676 → $97,187 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$263,400 → $470,700 (+78.7%)	$244,300 → $383,700 (+57.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,511 → $1,865 (+23.4%)	$1,316 → $1,713 (+30.2%)

Leander

Population

53,71667,880

Median household income

$101,872$140,180

Median home value

$263,400$470,700

Median gross rent

$1,511$1,865

Round Rock

Population

124,434124,288

Median household income

$82,676$97,187

Median home value

$244,300$383,700

Median gross rent

$1,316$1,713

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Leander	Round Rock
Under 5	7.2%	5.5%
5 to 17	20.9%	18.9%
18 to 24	7.5%	9.5%
25 to 34	12.8%	14.2%
35 to 44	19.8%	16.6%
45 to 54	14.6%	14.1%
55 to 64	9.3%	10.3%
65 to 74	5.6%	7.1%
75 and over	2.4%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leander	Round Rock
White (non-Hispanic)	53.8%	47.8%
Black or African American	5.9%	10.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	12.5%	7.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.8%
Two or more races	4.5%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	22.8%	29.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leander	Round Rock
No high school diploma	4.3%	6.1%
High school graduate	16.2%	19.0%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	31.8%	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	20.5%	15.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leander	Round Rock
Drove alone	61.4%	65.5%
Carpooled	6.7%	9.1%
Public transit	1.4%	0.1%
Walked	1.2%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	27.8%	23.1%
Other means	1.5%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leander	Round Rock
1-unit, detached	85.1%	65.2%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	10.5%
20 or more units	6.0%	16.7%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Leander	Round Rock
Poverty rate	4.4%	7.7%
Average household size	2.88	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	2012	2001