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Austin Demographics Information


Population (year 2000): 656,562, Est. population in July 2002: 671,873 (+2.3% change)
Males: 337,569 (51.4%), Females: 318,993 (48.6%)

Elevation: 501 feet

County: Travis

Land area: 251.5 square miles

Median resident age: 29.6 years
Median household income: $42,689 (year 2000)
Median house value: $124,700 (year 2000)

Races in Austin:

  • White Non-Hispanic (52.9%)
  • Hispanic (30.5%)
  • Other race (16.2%)
  • Black (10.0%)
  • Two or more races (3.0%)
  • Chinese (1.2%)
  • Asian Indian (1.2%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Vietnamese (0.9%)
  • Korean (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (12.8%), English (8.7%), Irish (8.4%), United States (4.3%), French (2.7%), Italian (2.5%).

For population 25 years and over in Austin

  • High school or higher: 83.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.7%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Austin city

  • Never married: 39.4%
  • Now married: 43.9%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 3.7%
  • Divorced: 11.0%

16.6% Foreign born (11.0% Latin America, 3.8% Asia).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (78.8 miles, pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: Rollingwood, TX (3.1 miles), West Lake Hills, TX (4.1 miles), Lost Creek, TX (6.3 miles), Sunset Valley, TX (7.0 miles), Barton Creek, TX (8.2 miles), Jollyville, TX (10.6 miles), Wells Branch, TX (11.0 miles), Onion Creek, TX (11.4 miles).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2703 buildings, average cost: $111,400
  • 1997: 2380 buildings, average cost: $113,500
  • 1998: 3521 buildings, average cost: $116,000
  • 1999: 3302 buildings, average cost: $124,400
  • 2000: 3361 buildings, average cost: $141,200
  • 2001: 2119 buildings, average cost: $136,600
  • 2002: 2431 buildings, average cost: $133,400
  • 2003: 3117 buildings, average cost: $120,000

Area code: 512

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (17.6%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (13.8%), Manufacturing (12.6%), Retail trade (10.9%).

Crime in Austin (2002):
  • 25 murders (3.6 per 100,000)
  • 256 rapes (37.3 per 100,000)
  • 1,174 robberies (171.2 per 100,000)
  • 1,748 assaults (254.9 per 100,000)
  • 6,916 burglaries (1008.5 per 100,000)
  • 29,725 larceny counts (4334.5 per 100,000)
  • 3,135 auto thefts (457.1 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 419.3 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)

Crime in Austin (2001):
  • 26 murders (3.9 per 100,000)
  • 262 rapes (39.0 per 100,000)
  • 1,171 robberies (174.4 per 100,000)
  • 1,670 assaults (248.7 per 100,000)
  • 7,439 burglaries (1107.9 per 100,000)
  • 29,276 larceny counts (4360.0 per 100,000)
  • 3,366 auto thefts (501.3 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 423.0 (higher means more crime)

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