United States · Texas

Born in Austin

Austin is home to 974,447 people in Texas. It is the number 17 city in United States by population. Sourced: GeoNames

Among the largest cities in United States

Sourced: GeoNames Population. Austin is highlighted.

People and money in Austin

• Median age: 34.8 years Sourced: US Census ACS
• Median household income: $90,430 a year Sourced: US Census ACS
• Income per person: $66,973 a year Sourced: US Census ACS
• Average household income: poorest fifth / richest fifth: $21,178 / $370,931 Sourced: US Census ACS
• People below the poverty line: 12% Sourced: US Census ACS
• Adults with a degree: 61% Sourced: US Census ACS
• Born abroad: 22% Sourced: US Census ACS
• People per household: 2.00 Sourced: US Census ACS
• Median rent: $1,770 a month Sourced: US Census ACS
• People per square kilometre: 1,176 Sourced: US Census ACS

United States as a whole

• Life expectancy at birth: 76.9 years for boys, 81.8 for girls Sourced: UN WPP 2024
• Children who die before age 5: 6.2 in every 1,000 births Sourced: UN WPP 2024

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Other large cities in Texas

• Houston2.3 million
• San Antonio1.5 million
• Dallas1.3 million
• Fort Worth1.0 million
• El Paso678,815

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