US Census Data

Travis County, Texas

27 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population
1,307,625
+6.6%’19–’23
Median household income
$97,169
+28.0%’19–’23
Median home value
$487,600
+50.1%’19–’23

Travis County is a county in Texas with a population of 1,307,625. 27 cities and places have their primary county here. At $97,169, its median household income sits above Texas's $76,292.

Between 2019 and 2023, Travis County's population grew 6.6% from 1,226,805 to 1,307,625, while its median household income rose 28.0% from $75,887 to $97,169.

55.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 53.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023
Population
1,307,625
Median age
35.5 yrs
Median household income
$97,169
Median home value
$487,600
Median gross rent
$1,669
Housing units
594,638
Homeownership rate
53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher
55.5%
Unemployment rate
4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023
Population
1,226,8051,307,625
Median household income
$75,887$97,169
Median home value
$324,800$487,600
Median gross rent
$1,289$1,669
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueMedian gross rent
20191,226,805$75,887$324,800$1,289
20201,250,884$80,668$347,700$1,348
20211,267,795$85,043$368,000$1,422
20221,289,054$92,731$444,800$1,561
20231,307,625$97,169$487,600$1,669

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

Age distribution

CountShare
Under 573,9475.7%
5 to 17193,72014.8%
18 to 24117,2819.0%
25 to 34256,74619.6%
35 to 44218,23016.7%
45 to 54172,07413.2%
55 to 64135,72410.4%
65 to 7491,0127.0%
75 and over48,8913.7%

Race & ethnicity

CountShare
White (non-Hispanic)624,38747.7%
Black or African American102,1887.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native1,6380.1%
Asian97,0517.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander6370.0%
Some other race5,6550.4%
Two or more races50,9643.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)425,10532.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

CountShare
No high school diploma78,0788.5%
High school graduate132,54214.4%
Some college or associate's199,83521.7%
Bachelor's degree320,28334.7%
Graduate or professional degree191,93920.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work
25 min

How workers get to work

CountShare
Drove alone440,03059.7%
Carpooled54,9187.5%
Public transit12,2981.7%
Walked15,2642.1%
Bicycle4,4140.6%
Worked from home200,18727.2%
Other means9,5281.3%

Travel time

CountShare
Under 15 min114,71921.4%
15 to 29 min222,44941.5%
30 to 44 min128,72224.0%
45 to 59 min39,7277.4%
60+ min30,8355.7%

Households

Average household size
2.28
Poverty rate
11.0% (140,926 of 1,281,739)
CountShare
Family households308,15454.9%
Nonfamily households253,33745.1%

Housing

Median year structure built
1997

Occupancy

CountShare
Occupied561,49194.4%
Vacant33,1475.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

CountShare
Owner-occupied297,75553.0%
Renter-occupied263,73647.0%

Units in structure

CountShare
1-unit, detached310,88152.3%
1-unit, attached26,2134.4%
2 to 4 units35,4006.0%
5 to 19 units84,94614.3%
20 or more units119,01020.0%
Mobile home & other18,1883.1%

Geography

County GEOID
48453
State
Texas
Land area
994 sq mi
Water area
31 sq mi
Center point
30.2395, -97.6913

Cities & places

27

Compare with nearby counties

5

Texas rankings

21

Other counties in Texas

253