Demographics of Austin County, Texas

Austin County, Texas had 33,625 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,492 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Austin County, in four figures

33,625
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +11.6%
Change since July 2020: +3,492 people.; 41.1 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $75,789 ±$8,661
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Austin County, Texas's population grew 11.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Austin County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Austin County, Texas's population grew 11.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Austin County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	30,133	100.0	100.0
2021	30,435	101.0	100.2
2022	31,110	103.2	100.7
2023	31,772	105.4	101.6
2024	32,878	109.1	102.5
2025	33,625	111.6	103.1

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Population of Austin County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	30,133	−35	−7	0	−31
2021	30,435	+302	−7	+8	+297
2022	31,110	+675	−9	+64	+607
2023	31,772	+662	+18	+107	+535
2024	32,878	+1,106	+75	+233	+795
2025	33,625	+747	+71	+70	+612

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.1 ±0.8: for men 40.0 ±1.4 and for women 42.6 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Austin County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	1,750 ±136	5.6% ±0.4	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,552 ±375	17.8% ±1.2	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,386 ±384	7.7% ±1.2	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,055 ±410	22.6% ±1.3	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,871 ±424	25.3% ±1.4	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,556 ±464	21.0% ±1.5	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $75,789 ±$8,661, and income per person $37,650 ±$2,128, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Austin County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	1,897 ±370	15.6% ±3.0	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,083 ±368	17.2% ±3.0	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,037 ±341	16.8% ±2.8	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,375 ±308	11.3% ±2.5	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,175 ±336	17.9% ±2.7	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,293 ±287	10.7% ±2.3	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,268 ±283	10.5% ±2.3	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Austin County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	3,689 ±678	12.0% ±2.2	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,046 ±295	14.6% ±4.0	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,572 ±393	10.4% ±2.6	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,071 ±306	12.6% ±3.5	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Austin County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Austin County	Texas	United States
Housing units	14,319 ±53	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.7% ±2.4	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.3% ±2.4	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.5% ±2.6	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.5% ±2.8	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$296,900 ±$21,216	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,137 ±$104	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1992 ±3	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Austin County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	8,661 ±0	27.8% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	18,821 ±132	60.4% ±0.4	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,460 ±250	7.9% ±0.8	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	256 ±55	0.8% ±0.2	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 79	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 31	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	21 to 231	0.1% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	813 ±264	2.6% ±0.8	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Austin County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	21,527 ±754	69.1% ±2.4	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,695 ±622	18.3% ±2.0	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	336 ±140	1.1% ±0.4	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,612 ±460	11.6% ±1.5	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,542 ±325	4.9% ±1.0	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,070 ±406	6.6% ±1.3	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Austin County among the counties of Texas

89th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Austin County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Jim Wells County	38,804	−0.2%
Brown County	38,711	+1.7%
Washington County	38,288	+7.0%
Matagorda County	36,463	+0.5%
Grimes County	34,252	+16.3%
Austin County	33,625	+11.6%
Jasper County	33,075	+0.5%
Bee County	32,515	+4.7%
Hale County	31,819	−2.0%
Titus County	31,563	+0.8%
Palo Pinto County	30,791	+8.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026