Demographics

Demographically speaking, Austin continues to experience profound change. Keeping up with how these demographic shifts affect the City is essential to successful operations and planning.

Population & Land Area Summary

Geographic Entity	Population			Land Area (Square Miles)
	April 1, 2000	April 1, 2010	April 1, 2012	April 1, 2012
City of Austin	656,562	790,390	824,205	308.13
Full Purpose	639,185	777,953	811,746	262.45
Limited Purpose	17,377	12,437	12,459	45.68
Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction	128,925	200,195	210,109	308.58
Travis County	812,280	1,024,266	1,076,119	1,019.70
Austin-Round Rock MSA	1,249,763	1,716,289	1,811,983	4,285.70