Buda

Population: 15,487
Median household income: $111,179
Median home value: $410,100

Buda is a community in Hays County, Texas, home to 15,487 residents. The median household income of $111,179 is above the Hays County median ($85,827).

Between 2019 and 2023, Buda's population held roughly steady from 15,565 to 15,487, while its median home value rose 59.1% from $257,800 to $410,100.

The median resident is 36.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 22.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,487
Median age: 36.1 yrs
Median household income: $111,179
Median home value: $410,100
Median gross rent: $1,785
Housing units: 6,058
Homeownership rate: 73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,56515,487

Median household income

$89,688$111,179

Median home value

$257,800$410,100

Median gross rent

$1,394$1,785

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,565	$89,688	$257,800	$1,394
2020	16,484	$84,074	$279,000	$1,487
2021	14,348	$87,571	$294,900	$1,476
2022	14,997	$105,378	$358,600	$1,648
2023	15,487	$111,179	$410,100	$1,785

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1722.3%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4418.0%

45 to 5417.1%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 745.2%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	935	6.0%
5 to 17	3,461	22.3%
18 to 24	1,119	7.2%
25 to 34	1,829	11.8%
35 to 44	2,783	18.0%
45 to 54	2,645	17.1%
55 to 64	1,423	9.2%
65 to 74	812	5.2%
75 and over	480	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,810	63.3%
Black or African American	250	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	57	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	160	1.0%
Two or more races	401	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,809	31.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate18.5%

Some college or associate's28.4%

Bachelor's degree39.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	320	3.2%
High school graduate	1,846	18.5%
Some college or associate's	2,836	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	3,938	39.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,032	10.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone77.5%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,202	77.5%
Carpooled	291	3.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,509	18.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	868	13.4%
15 to 29 min	2,265	34.9%
30 to 44 min	2,183	33.6%
45 to 59 min	946	14.6%
60+ min	231	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 5.3% (827 of 15,475)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,310	73.9%
Nonfamily households	1,520	26.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2011

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,830	96.2%
Vacant	228	3.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,291	73.6%
Renter-occupied	1,539	26.4%

1-unit, detached83.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.5%

5 to 19 units6.4%

20 or more units8.8%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,081	83.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	30	0.5%
5 to 19 units	386	6.4%
20 or more units	532	8.8%
Mobile home & other	29	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4811080
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.61 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 30.0804, -97.8557