Demographics of Austin city, Texas

Austin city, Texas had 1,002,632 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +40,469 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Austin city, in four figures

1,002,632
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 979,539 ±484.; +4.2%
Change since July 2020: +40,469 people.; 34.7 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $93,658 ±$1,670
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.

Austin city, Texas's population grew 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Austin 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Austin city, Texas's population grew 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Austin 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	962,163	100.0	100.0
2021	966,501	100.5	100.2
2022	978,358	101.7	100.7
2023	990,110	102.9	101.6
2024	998,607	103.8	102.5
2025	1,002,632	104.2	103.1

Population of Austin city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	962,163	—
2021	966,501	+4,338
2022	978,358	+11,857
2023	990,110	+11,752
2024	998,607	+8,497
2025	1,002,632	+4,025

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.7 ±0.2: for men 34.7 ±0.3 and for women 34.7 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Austin city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	50,805 ±1,642	5.2% ±0.2	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	125,125 ±3,259	12.8% ±0.3	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	100,017 ±2,647	10.2% ±0.3	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	391,279 ±4,594	39.9% ±0.5	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	210,232 ±3,373	21.5% ±0.3	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	102,081 ±2,486	10.4% ±0.3	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $93,658 ±$1,670, and income per person $62,862 ±$964, 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 city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	54,103 ±2,837	11.9% ±0.6	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	61,899 ±2,804	13.6% ±0.6	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	69,565 ±2,987	15.3% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	55,319 ±2,570	12.1% ±0.6	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	77,561 ±3,167	17.0% ±0.7	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	52,082 ±2,652	11.4% ±0.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	85,584 ±1,909	18.8% ±0.4	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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	114,795 ±5,925	12.0% ±0.6	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	26,248 ±2,342	15.1% ±1.3	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	73,579 ±3,344	11.5% ±0.5	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	14,968 ±1,327	10.5% ±0.9	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Austin city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Austin city	Texas	United States
Housing units	483,071 ±2,022	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.4% ±0.3	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.6% ±0.3	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	43.4% ±0.7	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	56.6% ±0.6	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$555,300 ±$8,017	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,729 ±$14	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1994 ±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 Austin city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	312,597 ±4,241	31.9% ±0.4	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	460,447 ±4,768	47.0% ±0.5	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	71,075 ±2,502	7.3% ±0.3	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	87,686 ±2,675	9.0% ±0.3	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,003 ±261	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	489 ±192	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	4,466 ±852	0.5% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	41,776 ±2,230	4.3% ±0.2	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	467,470 ±6,180	47.7% ±0.6	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	306,317 ±4,741	31.3% ±0.5	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	22,275 ±1,892	2.3% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	183,477 ±5,682	18.7% ±0.6	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	69,256 ±2,747	7.1% ±0.3	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	114,221 ±5,296	11.7% ±0.5	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Austin city among the places of Texas

4th 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 Austin city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Houston city	2,328,253 ±196
San Antonio city	1,479,835 ±251
Dallas city	1,307,930 ±153
Austin city	979,539 ±484
Fort Worth city	963,194 ±475
El Paso city	680,130 ±130
Arlington city	397,742 ±93
Corpus Christi city	317,419 ±50
Plano city	290,594 ±98

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Austin 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026