Austin

Population: 967,862
Median household income: $91,461
Median home value: $512,700

Located in Travis County, Texas, Austin is a community with a population of 967,862. Its median household income of $91,461 runs below the Travis County figure of $97,169.

From 2019 to 2023, Austin's population grew 1.8% from 950,807 to 967,862, while its median home value rose 52.0% from $337,400 to $512,700.

The median resident is 34.5 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 22.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 967,862
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $91,461
Median home value: $512,700
Median gross rent: $1,655
Housing units: 466,428
Homeownership rate: 44.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

950,807967,862

Median household income

$71,576$91,461

Median home value

$337,400$512,700

Median gross rent

$1,280$1,655

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	950,807	$71,576	$337,400	$1,280
2020	965,872	$75,752	$358,600	$1,346
2021	944,658	$78,965	$381,400	$1,415
2022	958,202	$86,556	$461,500	$1,549
2023	967,862	$91,461	$512,700	$1,655

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3422.4%

35 to 4417.3%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	52,121	5.4%
5 to 17	125,301	12.9%
18 to 24	99,134	10.2%
25 to 34	216,867	22.4%
35 to 44	167,451	17.3%
45 to 54	116,499	12.0%
55 to 64	93,098	9.6%
65 to 74	61,795	6.4%
75 and over	35,596	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	460,554	47.6%
Black or African American	69,224	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,213	0.1%
Asian	82,115	8.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	427	0.0%
Some other race	3,974	0.4%
Two or more races	38,465	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	311,890	32.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate13.2%

Some college or associate's20.2%

Bachelor's degree36.2%

Graduate or professional degree22.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	57,884	8.4%
High school graduate	91,360	13.2%
Some college or associate's	139,547	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	250,023	36.2%
Graduate or professional degree	152,492	22.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone58.8%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit2.1%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home27.5%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	334,635	58.8%
Carpooled	39,183	6.9%
Public transit	11,797	2.1%
Walked	13,504	2.4%
Bicycle	4,359	0.8%
Worked from home	156,599	27.5%
Other means	8,768	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	97,118	23.6%
15 to 29 min	181,221	44.0%
30 to 44 min	88,472	21.5%
45 to 59 min	25,205	6.1%
60+ min	20,230	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 12.3% (116,068 of 945,770)

	Count	Share
Family households	213,358	48.5%
Nonfamily households	226,936	51.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	440,294	94.4%
Vacant	26,134	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	195,678	44.4%
Renter-occupied	244,616	55.6%

1-unit, detached44.2%

1-unit, attached5.1%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units17.3%

20 or more units24.7%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	206,362	44.2%
1-unit, attached	23,956	5.1%
2 to 4 units	33,904	7.3%
5 to 19 units	80,644	17.3%
20 or more units	115,041	24.7%
Mobile home & other	6,521	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4805000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 326 sq mi
Water area: 6.56 sq mi
Center point: 30.2986, -97.7541