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Who lives in Austin?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Under 5 years 1,689 6.8%
5-9 years 1,875 7.5%
10-14 years 1,725 6.9%
15-17 years 1,049 4.2%
18-24 years 2,084 8.3%
25-34 years 3,164 12.7%
35-44 years 3,087 12.3%
45-54 years 2,911 11.6%
55-64 years 3,022 12.1%
65-74 years 2,041 8.2%
75-84 years 1,478 5.9%
85 years and older 881 3.5%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Male 12,668 50.7%
Female 12,338 49.3%
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White 20,898 83.6%
Of Color 4,108 16.4%
Black or African American 1,367 5.5%
American Indian and Alaskan Native suppressed
Asian or Pacific Islander 1,088 4.4%
Other 809 3.2%
Two or more races 660 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino 4,076 16.3%
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Language spoken (2014-2018)
Population (5 years and older) 23,317 100.0%
English only 18,237 78.2%
Language other than English 5,080 21.8%
Speaks English less than "very well" 3,068 13.2%
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Total population for whom disability status is determined 24,669 100.0%
Population with a disability 3,783 15.3%
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Foreign-born residents 3,652 14.6%
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Residence one year ago (2014-2018)
Population (1 year and over in US) 24,679 100.0%
Same residence 19,996 81.0%
Different residence in the U.S. 4,410 17.9%
Different residence outside the U.S. 273 1.1%

What's Austin's quality of life?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Household income (2018 dollars) (2014-2018)
Total households 9,928 100.0%
Less than $35,000 3,672 37.0%
$35,000-$49,999 1,604 16.2%
$50,000-$74,999 1,659 16.7%
$75,000-$99,999 1,130 11.4%
$100,000 or more 1,863 18.8%
Median household income (2018 dollars) $46,970 100%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
All people for whom poverty status is determined 24,547 100.0%
Less than $35,000 3,672 37.0%
With income below poverty 3,525 14.4%
With income 100%-149% of poverty 3,005 12.2%
With income 150%-199% of poverty 2,739 11.2%
With income 200% of poverty or higher 15,278 62.2%
17 years and younger (percent of people under age 18) 3,827 15.6%
18-24 (percent of people age 18-24) 6,186 25.2%
25-34 (percent of people age 25-34) 4,067 16.6%
35-44 (percent of people age 35-44) 4,552 18.5%
45-54 (percent of people age 45-54) 1,970 8.0%
55-64 (percent of people age 55-64) 3,213 13.1%
18-64 (percent of people age 18-64) 3,859 15.7%
65 years and older (percent of people age 65+) 1,970 8.0%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Health coverage (2014-2018)
Total population age 65 and under for whom health insurance coverage status is determined 24,669 100.0%
Population 65 and under without health insurance coverage 2,261 9.2%
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Total housing units (2014-2018)
Total housing units 11,004 100.0%
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Owned and Rental Housing (2014-2018)
Vacant housing units (seasonal units included) 1,076 9.8%
Occupied housing units 9,928 90.2%
Average household size 2.5
Owner-occupied 6,702 60.9%
Average household size 2.6
Renter-occupied 3,226 29.3%
Average household size 2.3
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Year built (2014-2018)
2000 or later 978 8.9%
1970-1999 2,137 19.4%
1940-1969 5,384 48.9%
1939 or earlier 2,505 22.8%
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Households (2014-2018)
Total households 9,928 100.0%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Households by type (2014-2018)
Family households 6,099 61.4%
With children under 18 years 3,085 31.1%
Married-couple family households 4,491 45.2%
With children under 18 years 1,909 19.2%
Single-person family households 1,608 16.2%
With children under 18 years 1,176 11.8%
Nonfamily households 3,829 38.6%
Householder living alone 3,259 32.8%
65 years and over 1,555 15.7%
Households with one or more children under 18 years 3,160 31.8%
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 3,126 31.5%
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Year householder moved into unit (2014-2018)
Moved in 2010 or later 4,712 47.5%
Moved in 2000-2009 2,538 25.6%
Moved in 1990-1999 1,027 10.3%
Moved in 1989 or earlier 1,027 10.3%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
All households for which cost burden is calculated 9,814 100.0%
Cost-burdened households 2,541 25.9%
Owner households for which cost burden is calculated 6,676 100.0%
Cost-burdened owner households 1,187 17.8%
Renter households for which cost burden is calculated 3,138 100.0%
Cost-burdened renter households 1,354 43.1%
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Rent paid (2014-2018)
Households paying rent 3,149
Median rent paid (2018 dollars) $727
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Vehicles per household (2014-2018)
No vehicles 949 9.6%
1 vehicle available 3,597 36.2%
2 vehicles available 3,707 37.3%
3 or more vehicles available 1,675 16.9%
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Transportation to work (2014-2018)
Workers (16 years and older) 11,490 100.0%
Car, truck, or van (including passengers) 10,415 90.6%
Public transportation 212 1.8%
Walked, biked, worked at home, or other 863 7.5%
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Travel time to work (2014-2018)
Total workers age 16+ (not home based) 11,239 100.0%
Less than 10 minutes 5,203 46.3%
10-19 minutes 3,797 33.8%
20-29 minutes 736 6.5%
30 minutes or longer 1,503 13.4%
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Educational attainment (2014-2018)
Population (25 years and older) 16,584 100.0%
Less than high school 2,725 16.4%
High school diploma or GED 4,881 29.4%
Some college or associate’s degree 5,199 31.3%
Bachelor’s Degree 2,414 14.6%
Graduate or professional Degree 1,365 8.2%
High school graduate or higher 13,859 83.6%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 3,779 22.8%
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Working Adults (2014-2018)
Total civilian non-institutionalized population, age 18-64 14,162 100.0%
Working age adults who are employed 10,937 77.2%
Civilian labor force 11,544 100.0%
Unemployed 607 5.3%
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Total employed workers (LEHD) (2017)
Total employed workers 14,864 100.0%
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Worker age (2017)
Age 29 or younger 3,784 25.5%
Age 30 to 54 7,846 52.8%
Age 55 or older 3,234 21.8%
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Workers by earnings (2017)
$15,000 per year or less 3,568 24.0%
$15,001 to $39,999 per year 5,534 37.2%
$40,000 or more per year 5,762 38.8%
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Workers by industry of employment (2017)
Accommodation and food services 1,114 7.5%
Administration & support, waste management, and remediation suppressed
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 582 3.9%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation 134 0.9%
Construction 518 3.5%
Educational services 1,285 8.6%
Finance and insurance 256 1.7%
Health care and social assistance 2,249 15.1%
Information 149 1.0%
Management of companies and enterprises 585 3.9%
Manufacturing 3,817 25.7%
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction suppressed
Other services (excluding public administration) 496 3.3%
Professional, scientific, and technical services 263 1.8%
Public administration 602 4.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing 100 0.7%
Retail trade 1,626 10.9%
Transportation and warehousing 367 2.5%
Utilities 97 0.7%
Wholesale trade 463 3.1%
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Workers by race (2017)
White alone 13,204 88.8%
Black or African American alone 726 4.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native alone 51 0.3%
Asian alone 679 4.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander alone 35 0.2%
Two or more race groups 169 1.1%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Workers by educational attainment (2017)
Less than high school 1,225 8.2%
High school or equivalent, no college 3,101 20.9%
Some college or associate degree 3,942 26.5%
Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree 2,812 18.9%