Census place 4805000

Austin

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Austin city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Austin.

According to the 2025 estimate, Austin has a population of 1,002,632 and 3,085 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 256 covered Texas places are: median home value is $555,300, above the comparison median of $256,600; population density is 3,085/sq mi, above the comparison median of 1,894/sq mi; and median household income is $93,658, above the comparison median of $73,005. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median home value
$555,300
Above the comparison median of $256,600
population density
3,085/sq mi
Above the comparison median of 1,894/sq mi
median household income
$93,658
Above the comparison median of $73,005

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Austin's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
1,002,632
2025 estimate
Annual change
+0.4%
Population estimate
Density
3,085/sq mi
325 sq mi land area
Median age
34.7 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$93,658
Median home value
$555,300
Median gross rent
$1,729
Bachelor’s degree or higher
59.6%
Typical commute
23.7 min
Drive-alone commute
56%
Public transit commute
2%
Walked to work
2.5%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
56.6%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
47.8%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
71.6%
Unemployed residents 16+
3.5%
Working from home
30.7%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
93.8%
Homes built 2020+
4.8%
Households without a vehicle
7.1%
Households with children
22.7%
Residents with a disability
9.7%
Residents without insurance
12.4%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Travis County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
27
Fire declarations
9
Hurricane declarations
8
Flood declarations
4

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: AUSTIN-CAMP MABRY (2 mi from place center)
Average high
80.5°F
Average low
59.4°F
Annual rainfall
36.3"
Annual snowfall
0.2"

Month by month

A year in Austin.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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