Austin, Texas had 1,002,632 residents as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025), ranking #12 nationally and #5 in Texas. cost of living runs 1.9% below the U.S. average (BEA RPP 2024); a family of four needs roughly $113,969/yr to break even (2025 modeled). This profile draws on 13 federal datasets covering population, housing, income, employment, climate, and risk.
SourceU.S. Census · PEP
VintageV2025
Reference2025-07-01
Place typeIncorporated place
GEOID4805000
Last build2026-05-29
At a glance.
2025 population
1,002,632
Census Vintage 2025
Median HH income
$93,658
+20.5% vs US $77,719
Median home value
$555,300
+83.0% vs US $303,400
Avg July high
96°F
NOAA 1991–2020
Gigabit broadband
66%
ISP-reported, FCC BDC
Unemployment
3.4%
Austin · BLS LAUS
Key statistics.
2025 population
1,002,632
Census Vintage 2025, July 1, 2025
2020 base
958,151
April 1, 2020 census base
5-yr change
+44,481
2020 base → 2025; within V2025
5-yr change %
+4.6%
Within V2025 only
1-yr change
+4,025
2024 → 2025 estimate
1-yr change %
+0.4%
Within V2025 only
Density
3,085
people per sq mi, land only
Land area
325
sq mi (2025 Gazetteer)
U.S. rank by population
#12
of 19,483 cities
State rank by population
#5
of 1,224 in Texas
Population history.
Population grew 4.6% from the April 2020 base to mid-2025.
Vintage 2025 · annual estimates
Recent history (V2025 series, 2020 base → 2025).
2020 base: 958,151 → 2025: 1,002,632 (+4.6%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2020 base
958,151
April 1, 2020
2020
962,163
July 1, 2020
2021
966,501
July 1, 2021
2022
978,358
July 1, 2022
2023
990,110
July 1, 2023
2024
998,607
July 1, 2024
2025
1,002,632
July 1, 2025
Earlier history (2010–2019, prior Census vintage)
These figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2019 release — a separate, earlier methodology. They’re shown here as historical context only; the 2010 and 2019 values aren’t directly comparable to the 2020–2025 series above.
Population grew 22.1% from 2010 to 2019 (V2019 — see seam note below).
2010 base: 801,829 → 2019: 978,908 (+21.4%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2010 base
801,829
April 1, 2010
2010
806,164
July 1, 2010
2011
828,459
July 1, 2011
2012
854,482
July 1, 2012
2013
875,003
July 1, 2013
2014
901,170
July 1, 2014
2015
921,114
July 1, 2015
2016
939,447
July 1, 2016
2017
951,553
July 1, 2017
2018
962,469
July 1, 2018
2019
978,908
July 1, 2019
What's the median income in Austin?
Median household income is 21% above the U.S. median ($93,658 vs $77,719); 12.0% live in poverty — 0.5 points below the 12.5% U.S. rate.
Income and poverty estimates for Austin from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates (window 2020–2024). Every figure is shown with its 90% margin of error (MOE). Cells where the ± margin exceeds half the estimate are flagged "low precision." See methodology §12.
Measure
Estimate
± margin / note
Median household income
93,658+20.5% vs US
±1,670
Per capita income
62,862+45.2% vs US
±964
Population in poverty
12.0%
share of population for whom poverty status is determined
Median home value is 83% above the U.S. median ($555,300 vs $303,400); median rent is 28% above ($1,729 vs $1,348); price-to-income ratio is 5.9×, making it 1.5× as cost-burdened as the typical U.S. city (3.9×).
Poverty (Census SAIPE 2024, model-based), unemployment (BLS LAUS 2024 annual averages), and remote-work share (ACS 2020–2024) for Austin. Numbers are labeled at their native grain — place-grain when BLS publishes it, otherwise per-county. We do not compute population-weighted county averages. See methodology §13.
Measure
Value
Grain
Unemployment rate (annual avg)
3.4%
Austin (BLS sub-state LAUS)
Civilian labor force
651,029
2024 annual avg
Worked from home
30.7%+119.2% vs US
share of workers 16+ commuting from home · U.S. median: 14% · ACS
County context — Austin spans 4 counties; all are listed (no weighted average):
County
Poverty rate
Median HH income
Unemployment
Bastrop County
9.6%
$84,174
3.6%
Hays County
10.8%
$91,880
3.4%
Travis County
10.5%
$97,487
3.5%
Williamson County
5.4%
$113,487
3.6%
Top industries by private employment — NAICS supersectors rolled up from Austin's linked 4 counties in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW, 2024 annual averages). See methodology §11.
#
Industry (NAICS supersector)
Private employment
Avg weekly wage
#1
Professional and technical services (54)
147,911
$3,019 / wk
#2
Health care and social assistance (62)
129,267
$1,333 / wk
#3
Accommodation and food services (72)
128,043
$627 / wk
#4
Retail trade (44-45)
115,864
$943 / wk
#5
Administrative and waste services (56)
83,354
$1,288 / wk
What workers earn in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro — top occupations by employment plus six curated benchmarks (registered nurse, software developer, elementary teacher, general manager, retail salesperson, truck driver). Wages are metro-area medians from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2024). See methodology §25.
Occupation
Employment
Median annual
Median hourly
Fast Food and Counter Workers
36,210
$28,920
$13.90
Customer Service Representatives
31,430
$39,770
$19.12
Stockers and Order Fillers
22,770
$37,010
$17.79
Cashiers
20,270
$30,110
$14.48
Waiters and Waitresses
19,930
$29,740
$14.30
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
17,500
$74,620
$35.88
General and Operations Managers · benchmark
44,460
$108,940
$52.38
Retail Salespersons · benchmark
29,580
$31,680
$15.23
Software Developers · benchmark
28,210
$133,070
$63.98
Registered Nurses · benchmark
18,420
$94,900
$45.63
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · benchmark
10,330
$55,900
$26.88
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · benchmark
All items run 1.9% below the U.S. average (RPP 98.1); rents run 20.4% above (RPP 120.4) — the metro's housing premium is the main driver.
BEA Regional Price Parity (all items)
RPP 98.1
−1.9% vs U.S. average · BEA 2024 · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2-BR
$1,852/mo
FY2026 · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA
State income tax (top marginal rate)
0%
no state income tax · TY2025
Family-of-four monthly budget total
$9,497/mo
3BR rent + food + childcare + taxes + transport · federal sources
Single-adult monthly budget total
$5,499/mo
1BR rent + food + taxes + transport · federal sources
Local income tax
—
not applicable in Texas · no modeled local income tax
Household budget figures are arithmetic floors using current federal sources at the grains documented in methodology. Not a recommended salary, not a poverty threshold, not a composite score.
18.7% foreign-born (U.S. median 14%); Spanish is the most-spoken language at home other than English (20.2% of residents 5+).
Where Austin's residents come from and what they speak at home, from the ACS 5-Year 2020–2024. Foreign-born is the share of residents born outside the U.S. (any citizenship status); language-at-home is reported only for residents 5 and older.
Measure
Value
± margin / note
Foreign-born share
18.7%+33.8% vs US
share of residents born outside the U.S. · U.S. median: 14% · ACS B05002
Speak only English at home
69.7%
share of population 5+ · ACS C16001 line 2
Top non-English language at home
Spanish20.2%
most-spoken language other than English among residents 5+ · ACS C16001 collapsed buckets
These are K-12 public school districts. Higher education (colleges and universities) is not represented in this dataset.
9 districts serve Austin, from the NCES EDGE Geographic Relationship Files (GRF25, 2024–25 school year boundaries). The join is many-to-many — large cities often span multiple districts. Expand the list below to see every district sorted primary first. See methodology §12.
Source: NCES EDGE GRF25 · school year 2024–25 · methodology →
What's the climate like in Austin?
Hottest month: August (97°F avg high). Coldest: January (38°F avg low). Annual precipitation: 35.9 in.
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) for Austin from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. See methodology §15 for the gridded vs. station source path.
Average monthly highs & lows · 30-year normal (NOAA 1991–2020). Every number on this chart is an average.
bar = avg daily high → avg daily lowprecip in inches below each barprecip in millimeters below each bar
Composite risk spans 81.2–97.7/100 across 4 counties; most-cited top hazard is Tornado (in 2 of 4).
Natural-hazard exposure for Austin from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index (FEMA NRI March 2023). NRI is an expected-annual-loss composite calibrated on 1996–2019 historical losses, published at the U.S. county grain. See methodology §17.
Austin spans 4 counties. We list each separately because hurricane, flood, and fire risk varies meaningfully across county lines — manufacturing a single “city-level” risk score would hide that signal.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index · FEMA NRI March 2023 · methodology →
Internet & broadband.
30 non-satellite ISPs serve the area; 66% of locations have gigabit-capable service per ISP filings.
Fixed broadband availability for Austin from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Data Collection (BDC), as of June 30, 2025. Every speed and provider count below is an ISP-reported advertised maximum — not measured throughput. Actual delivered speeds typically run 60–80% of advertised. See methodology §16.
Measure
Value
Note
Providers serving this city
30 + satellite
distinct ISPs, excluding satellite-only
Fiber providers
24
offer fiber-to-the-premises somewhere in the BDC
Units with ≥100/20 Mbps fixed
100.0%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Locations with ≥100 Mbps upload
66.4%
derived: max(fiber ≥100/20, gigabit). Fiber is symmetric; gigabit is ≥100 up by definition
Units with ≥1 Gbps fixed
65.8%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Total broadband-serviceable units
536,095
residential locations in the FCC Fabric (not households)
Source: FCC BDC · as of June 30, 2025 · methodology →
In-state context.
Austin sits at state rank #5 among 1,224 cities in Texas. Nearby in the state ranking:
Austin is ranked #12 of 19,483 U.S. cities by 2025 population.
Just above in the profiled set: Jacksonville, FL · #11 · 1,017,689 residents.
Just below in the profiled set: San Jose, CA · #13 · 989,814 residents.
Quick travel facts for Austin
Quick travel facts.
Nearest commercial airport
Austin Bergstrom International Airport(AUS) ·
9 mi 14 km from city centroid
Best months to visit
Feb, Mar · months when the avg high sits in 65–80°F and precipitation is at or below the city's median monthly precip
Sources: elevation from USGS Elevation Point Query Service (3DEP) · nearest airport from OurAirports CSV (FAA-aligned, type=large/medium, scheduled_service=yes) · best months derived from NOAA 1991-2020 normals · methodology →
Sources · provenance
Every listed dataset is used on this page.
The GEOID for Austin is 4805000. These are the official datasets used by this profile's main data modules; click "methodology" for inclusion rules and the V2019 ↔ V2025 seam, or "source" for the raw publisher page.
