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Demographics

Austin is constantly changing demographically. Keeping up with how the City changes is essential to successful operations and planning.

Purpose

The City's Demographics Program is designed to examine the vital demographic components of population and housing. Population items include count, ethnicity, age, family structure, household income, poverty levels, linguistic isolation and educational attainment. Critical information about housing includes number of units, unit type, vacancy status, owner occupancy, land availability and stock absorption rates.

Population & Land Area Summary

  Population Land Area (Square Miles)
Geographic Entity April 1, 2000 April 1, 2010 April 1, 2011 April 1, 2011
City of Austin 656,562 790,390 812,025 307.80
 - City of Austin Full Purpose 639,185 777,953 799,578 261.28
 - City of Austin Limited Purpose 17,377 12,437 12,447 46.53
Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction* 128,925 200,195 208,225 310.79
Travis County 812,280 1,024,266 1,049,873 1,019.70
Austin-Round Rock MSA 1,249,763 1,716,289 1,763,487 4,285.70

Demographic Profile

View the City of Austin's Demographic Profile.