Austin, TX

Texas · 30.299° N, 97.754° W · 325 sq mi

Austin is the 11th largest city on this site, with a population of 979,539 and about 3,014 residents per square mile. The median household earns $93,658 a year, and the median home is worth $555,300.

Population

979,539

US Census ACS 2024

Median home value

$555,300

Owner-occupied units

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

325 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

3,014

People per square mile

Rank by population

#11

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#16

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$93,658

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,729

Per month

Homeownership

43.4%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

23.7 min

One way

People

Median age

34.7

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

59.6%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

18.7%

Households

456,113

2.1 people each

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What people here do for work

Professional & business services 23.1^%

Education & health care 18.7^%

Retail trade 9.5^%

Arts, food & hospitality 8.7^%

Share of employed residents aged 16 and over, largest four of thirteen industries. Bars are scaled to the largest. US Census ACS 2024 5-year.

Wealthiest person in Texas

Name

Elon Musk

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$388B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Austin

Source of wealth

Tesla, SpaceX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Texas · private sector

Employer

Walmart

Sector

Retail

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Texas

Company

Exxon Mobil

Revenue

$349.6B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Spring

Ticker

XOM

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

State of Texas

State bird

Northern Mockingbird

State flower

Bluebonnet

State capital

Austin

Nickname

The Lone Star State

Compare Austin with

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Georgetown, TX26 mi · 85,999
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