Demographics of Abilene city, Texas

Abilene city, Texas had 131,588 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +6,394 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Abilene city, in four figures

131,588
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 128,053 ±328.; +5.1%
Change since July 2020: +6,394 people.; 32.8 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,648 ±$2,072
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Abilene city, Texas's population grew 5.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Abilene city, 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 — incorporated places and New England towns

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Abilene city, Texas's population grew 5.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Abilene city, 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	125,194	100.0	100.0
2021	125,883	100.6	100.2
2022	127,376	101.7	100.7
2023	129,167	103.2	101.6
2024	130,136	103.9	102.5
2025	131,588	105.1	103.1

Population of Abilene city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	125,194	—
2021	125,883	+689
2022	127,376	+1,493
2023	129,167	+1,791
2024	130,136	+969
2025	131,588	+1,452

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.8 ±0.5: for men 32.3 ±0.6 and for women 33.4 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Abilene city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	8,026 ±505	6.3% ±0.4	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	21,462 ±921	16.8% ±0.7	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	19,378 ±941	15.1% ±0.7	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	36,987 ±1,133	28.9% ±0.9	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	24,393 ±893	19.0% ±0.7	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	17,807 ±861	13.9% ±0.7	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,648 ±$2,072, and income per person $31,321 ±$1,130, 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 Abilene city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	8,352 ±816	17.8% ±1.7	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	10,146 ±888	21.6% ±1.9	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	8,852 ±776	18.9% ±1.6	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	6,226 ±565	13.3% ±1.2	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	7,545 ±792	16.1% ±1.7	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,438 ±526	7.3% ±1.1	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,358 ±376	5.0% ±0.8	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 Abilene city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	18,825 ±1,816	16.1% ±1.6	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	5,088 ±795	17.5% ±2.6	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	10,320 ±1,086	16.0% ±1.6	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,417 ±537	14.7% ±2.2	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Abilene city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Abilene city	Texas	United States
Housing units	53,156 ±495	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.3% ±1.3	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.7% ±1.1	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.1% ±1.3	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.9% ±1.6	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$183,700 ±$8,361	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,157 ±$25	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±1	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 Abilene city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	34,704 ±832	27.1% ±0.6	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	72,685 ±1,082	56.8% ±0.8	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	12,491 ±659	9.8% ±0.5	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,949 ±358	2.3% ±0.3	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	164 ±71	0.1% ±0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 517	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	305 to 917	0.2% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,350 ±740	3.4% ±0.6	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 Abilene city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	85,199 ±1,936	66.5% ±1.5	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	31,685 ±1,612	24.7% ±1.3	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,747 ±706	1.4% ±0.6	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	9,422 ±1,224	7.4% ±1.0	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,984 ±558	3.1% ±0.4	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5,438 ±1,063	4.2% ±0.8	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Abilene city among the places of Texas

28th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Abilene city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
McAllen city	145,385 ±95
Waco city	143,570 ±93
Midland city	136,640 ±33
Carrollton city	133,740 ±234
Lewisville city	131,080 ±396
Abilene city	128,053 ±328
Round Rock city	127,786 ±621
Pearland city	127,514 ±79
College Station city	124,570 ±53
The Woodlands CDP	121,002 ±5,235
Richardson city	118,731 ±141

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Abilene city, Texas

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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