Abilene

Population: 127,130
Median household income: $62,720
Median home value: $178,900

Located in Taylor County, Texas, Abilene is a community with a population of 127,130. The median household income of $62,720 is below the Taylor County median ($66,406).

From 2019 to 2023, Abilene's population grew 2.4% from 124,156 to 127,130, while its median home value rose 48.6% from $120,400 to $178,900.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 57.3% of the population. 77.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 127,130
Median age: 32.8 yrs
Median household income: $62,720
Median home value: $178,900
Median gross rent: $1,106
Housing units: 52,729
Homeownership rate: 55.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

124,156127,130

Median household income

$50,659$62,720

Median home value

$120,400$178,900

Median gross rent

$924$1,106

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	124,156	$50,659	$120,400	$924
2020	124,691	$52,518	$131,300	$918
2021	125,474	$54,493	$137,800	$961
2022	126,356	$59,254	$161,800	$1,060
2023	127,130	$62,720	$178,900	$1,106

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 2415.1%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8,206	6.5%
5 to 17	21,120	16.6%
18 to 24	19,174	15.1%
25 to 34	19,634	15.4%
35 to 44	17,079	13.4%
45 to 54	11,194	8.8%
55 to 64	13,275	10.4%
65 to 74	9,467	7.4%
75 and over	7,981	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	72,893	57.3%
Black or African American	12,535	9.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	204	0.2%
Asian	2,887	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	217	0.2%
Some other race	594	0.5%
Two or more races	3,621	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	34,179	26.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.7%

High school graduate30.1%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree17.6%

Graduate or professional degree9.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,191	11.7%
High school graduate	23,637	30.1%
Some college or associate's	24,490	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	13,865	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7,447	9.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone77.8%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.5%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	46,806	77.8%
Carpooled	6,028	10.0%
Public transit	289	0.5%
Walked	1,340	2.2%
Bicycle	395	0.7%
Worked from home	4,769	7.9%
Other means	541	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	29,014	52.4%
15 to 29 min	22,570	40.7%
30 to 44 min	1,730	3.1%
45 to 59 min	650	1.2%
60+ min	1,435	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 14.8% (17,128 of 115,632)

	Count	Share
Family households	29,860	64.0%
Nonfamily households	16,822	36.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	46,682	88.5%
Vacant	6,047	11.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	25,975	55.6%
Renter-occupied	20,707	44.4%

1-unit, detached69.7%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units11.4%

20 or more units5.4%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	36,752	69.7%
1-unit, attached	1,415	2.7%
2 to 4 units	4,131	7.8%
5 to 19 units	6,030	11.4%
20 or more units	2,831	5.4%
Mobile home & other	1,570	3.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4801000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 107 sq mi
Water area: 5.43 sq mi
Center point: 32.4545, -99.7381