Austin, Texas population is 1,002,632 as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimate), 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.
At a glance.
2025 population
1,002,632
+4,025 in the last year
Top 1% of 19,483 U.S. cities
Census Vintage 2025
Cost of living
RPP 98.1
−1.9% vs US
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro · BEA 2024
Family-of-4 budget
$113,969/yr
+42% vs US
Modeled 2025 · federal sources
Median HH income
$93,658
+21% vs US
ACS 2020–2024 5-yr
Median home value
$555,300
+83% vs US
ACS 2020–2024 5-yr
2-BR fair-market rent
$1,852/mo
HUD FY2026 · 40th pct
Avg July high
96°F
NOAA 1991–2020
Gigabit broadband
66%
ISP-reported, FCC BDC
How many people live in Austin?
1,002,632 people live in Austin as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025), the #12 largest U.S. city.
Source detail: 2025 population
2025 population
Source agency
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
Dataset
Census PEP
Vintage / period
Vintage 2025 (Jul 1, 2025)
Native geography
Census PEP subcounty place records for the included city universe.
Transformation
Copied from POPESTIMATE2025, joined by Census GEOID, and used for ranks, filters, and city pages.
Known limit: Annual estimate, not a decennial count; each new PEP vintage can revise the prior series.
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 21.4% from the July 2010 estimate to 2019 (V2019 — see seam note below).
Austin is the #12 largest of 19,483 U.S. cities and #5 in Texas.
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Measure
Value
Note
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
What is the median household 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.
Median household income$93,658
US
Austin: $93,658 — 21% above the US median of $77,719.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS income data
Austin
$93,658
United States
$77,719
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×).
Median home value$555,300
US
Austin: $555,300 — 83% above the US median of $303,400.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS home-value data
HUD 2-BR fair-market rent$1,852/mo
US
Austin: $1,852/mo — 72% above the US median of $1,077/mo.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with a HUD Fair Market Rent
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 2025). See methodology §25.
General and Operations Managers is the largest tracked occupation in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro (42,190 jobs, median $117,850/yr).
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Occupation
Employment
Median annual
Median hourly
Fast Food and Counter Workers
35,000
$29,310
$14.09
Customer Service Representatives
32,690
$43,720
$21.02
Stockers and Order Fillers
27,430
$37,720
$18.14
Cashiers
20,490
$33,940
$16.32
Waiters and Waitresses
19,170
$27,260
$13.10
Project Management Specialists
17,470
$102,390
$49.23
General and Operations Managers · benchmark
42,190
$117,850
$56.66
Software Developers · benchmark
31,960
$134,120
$64.48
Retail Salespersons · benchmark
29,660
$33,860
$16.28
Registered Nurses · benchmark
18,920
$97,890
$47.06
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · benchmark
10,760
$57,110
$27.46
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.
Cost of living (RPP, all items)RPP 98.1
US
Austin's cost of living runs 1.9% below the U.S. average (RPP 98.1 vs 100).
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of metro/non-metro areas with a BEA price parity
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+).
A quick read on Austin's residents — nativity and languages spoken at home shown above, from the ACS 5-Year 2020–2024. The full demographic breakdown (age, race and ethnicity, household types, and educational attainment, each with its margin of error) lives on the demographics page.
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 is 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 December 2025 v1.20.0). 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.
Hail 96.8 Relatively High · Tornado 96.1 Relatively High · Lightning 94.8 Relatively High
Travis County
97.7
Relatively High
Tornado 99.7 Very High · Hail 99.4 Very High · Heat Wave 98.5 Relatively High
Williamson County
90.1
Relatively Moderate
Hail 98.7 Relatively High · Winter Weather 96.8 Very High · Cold Wave 95.9 Relatively High
Source: FEMA National Risk Index · FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0 · methodology →
How fast is home internet in Austin?
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 →
How much crime is reported in Austin?
In 2024, law enforcement reported 4,597 violent and 31,920 property offenses in the Austin jurisdiction — a violent-crime rate of 466.9 per 100,000, above the U.S. estimate of 359.1.
Reported offenses known to law enforcement from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program (CIUS Table 8), 2024. Figures describe the FBI agency jurisdiction: Austin — an FBI jurisdiction population of 984,613, versus the Census place population of 1,002,632. The rate per 100,000 is the FBI's own (count ÷ that jurisdiction population), never divided by the Census place figure. These are reported crimes under voluntary participation — not measured or victimization crime — and the FBI cautions against using them to rank or compare places. See methodology §31.
Offenses known, 2024
Count
Rate /100k
U.S. rate
Violent crime
4,597
466.9
359.1
Property crime
31,920
3,241.9
1,760.1
▸ Offense breakdown and 3-year trend
Offense, 2024
Count
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter
65
Rape
666
Robbery
841
Aggravated assault
3,025
Burglary
4,383
Larceny-theft
21,643
Motor vehicle theft
5,894
Arson (12-month reporters only)
151
Year
Violent /100k
Property /100k
Jurisdiction pop.
2022
540.3
3,589.8
965,234
2023
499.1
3,305.6
978,816
2024
466.9
3,241.9
984,613
Only years the agency reported a complete 12 months appear; the FBI does not estimate missing agency-years, so a gap is a non-reporting year, not zero crime.
U.S. rate is the FBI national estimate (imputes non-reporting agencies); the city figures are reported-only. Source: FBI UCR CIUS Table 8 (2022–2024) · FBI agency jurisdiction: Austin · methodology → · FBI Crime Data Explorer →
In-state context.
Austin sits at state rank #5 among 1,224 cities in Texas. Nearby in the state ranking:
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 →
Frequently asked questions about Austin.
How many people live in Austin, TX?
Austin has 1,002,632 residents as of July 1, 2025, making it the #12 largest city in the United States and #5 in Texas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025.
Is Austin growing or shrinking?
Austin has grown 4.6% since the April 2020 census baseline, adding 44,481 residents, including a 0.4% increase from 2024 to 2025. Source: Census PEP Vintage 2025.
Austin spans Bastrop County, Hays County, Travis County, Williamson County in Texas.
How big is Austin?
Austin covers 325.0 square miles of land, with a population density of about 3,085 residents per square mile. Source: Census Gazetteer 2025.
What is the median household income in Austin?
$93,658, about 21% above the U.S. median. Source: ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.
SourceU.S. Census · PEP
VintageV2025
Reference2025-07-01
Place typeIncorporated place
GEOID4805000
Last build2026-07-05
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. The headline population value above includes a source-detail disclosure with publisher, dataset, vintage, native geography, transformation, and caveat.
