Austin, Texas Population 2024

984,567

Austin Demographics

According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Austin was:

  • White: 63.22%
  • Two or more races: 11.47%
  • Asian: 8.37%
  • Other race: 8.22%
  • Black or African American: 7.87%
  • Native American: 0.79%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.05%
State
Texas
Land Area (mi²)
326.4 sq mi
Density (mi²)
3,016.80/sq mi
Growth Since 2020
1.94% (18,740)
The current population of Austin, Texas is 984,567 based on our projections of the latest US Census estimates (released May 2024). The last official US Census in 2020 recorded the population at 965,827.

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White605,82263.22%
Two or more races109,89811.47%
Asian80,2458.37%
Other race78,7668.22%
Black or African American75,4327.87%
Native American7,5610.79%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander4780.05%

White

Two or more races

Asian

Other race

Black or African American

Native American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Austin Population by Race

Austin Population Pyramid 2024

Austin Median Age

34.2

Total

34.1

Male

34.3

Female

Austin Adults

There are 779,288 adults, (93,592 of whom are seniors) in Austin.

Austin Age Dependency

39.7

Age Dependency Ratio

13.6

Old Age Dependency Ratio

26.1

Child Dependency Ratio

Austin Sex Ratio

Female467,10348.75%
Male491,09951.25%

Austin Population by Age

Austin Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All423,0792.2144.455.6
Non Family211,6991.3829.370.7
Married156,8243.0367.232.8
Female38,4163.0738.261.8
Male16,1403.1336.863.2

2.96

Average Family Size

2.21

Average Household Size

44.4%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Austin Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade24,8483.67%
Associates Degree36,5905.4%
Bachelors Degree236,23934.86%
Graduate Degree146,36521.6%
High School Graduate92,80113.69%
Less Than 9th Grade35,6135.26%
Some College105,21115.53%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Austin Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Austin Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White354,786348,913243,817
Hispanic193,230148,57962,951
2+ Races68,03559,07033,680
Asian57,42853,23544,447
Black51,70746,74117,684
Other Race49,58934,75211,374
Native American4,8393,6991,634
Islander33633678

The highest rate of high school graduation is among islander people with a rate of 100%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 77.4%.

Austin Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$69,184$82,580$58,801
Graduate Degree$87,986$109,062$71,476
High School Graduate$34,789$40,508$28,464
Less Than 9th Grade$29,090$33,044$23,629
Overall$57,031$63,361$51,370
Some College$45,827$50,170$40,411

$57,031

Average Earnings

$63,361

Average Male

$51,370

Average Female

Austin Earnings by Educational Attainment

Austin Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Austin Language

69.98% of Austin residents speak only English, while 30.02% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 20.45% of the population.

Austin Language

Austin Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
Hispanic305,82054,78917.92%
White446,71534,3587.69%
Black71,26415,39821.61%
Multiple107,51513,44012.5%
Other77,64512,56016.18%
Asian78,6729,77312.42%
Native7,4471,49220.03%
Islander39912030.08%

12.43%

Overall Poverty Rate

11.39%

Male Poverty Rate

13.53%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Austin

The race most likely to be in poverty in Austin is Islander, with 30.08% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Austin is White, with 7.69% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 2.37%. Among those working part-time, it was 19.98%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 26.29%.

Austin Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade24.46%
High School17.55%
Some College9.77%
Bachelors or Greater4.57%

Austin Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Female Unemployed32.11%
Male Unemployed27.87%
Female Employed6.86%
Male Employed5.65%

Austin Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Austin Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$115,154$153,457
Households$86,556$122,474
Married Families$141,735$179,235
Non Families$64,922$88,576

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Austin Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

41.9%

Overall Marriage Rate

42.5%

Male Marriage Rate

41.3%

Female Marriage Rate

Austin Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Austin Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.

Austin Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Austin Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

32,446

Number of Veterans

28,499

Male Veterans

3,947

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Second Gulf War10,239
First Gulf War8,777
Vietnam8,686
Korea1,433
World War II538

Austin Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
35 to 5410,116
75+6,105
65 to 746,018
55 to 645,757
18 to 344,450

Austin Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White22,3244.43%
Hispanic6,9002.96%
Black4,4017.25%
2+ Races2,8903.56%
Other Race1,3532.26%
Asian1,0831.63%
Native American3646.09%
Islander317.28%

Austin Veterans by Race

Austin Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

8.35%

Veteran Poverty Rate

24.8%

Veteran Disability Rate

Austin Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

74.9%

Labor Force Participation

71.5%

Employment Rate

4.4%

Unemployment Rate

Austin Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Austin Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Austin Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

49.09%

Born in Austin

81.7%

Native Born

18.3%

Foreign Born

11.53%

Non Citizen

6.77%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

81.7% of Austin residents were born in the United States, with 49.09% having been born in Texas. 11.53% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Austin Place of Birth

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
20291,007,9924,6850.47%
20281,003,3074,6850.47%
2027998,6224,6850.47%
2026993,9374,6850.47%
2025989,2524,6850.48%
2024984,5674,6850.48%
2023979,8824,4640.46%
2022975,4185,8100.6%
2021969,6083,7810.39%
2020965,827-12,936-1.32%
2019978,76315,9631.66%
2018962,80011,1901.18%
2017951,61011,8321.26%
2016939,77818,3261.99%
2015921,45219,9892.22%
2014901,46326,2223%
2013875,24120,5852.41%
2012854,65626,0873.15%
2011828,56922,3552.77%
2010806,21400%
2000656,562190,94041.01%
1990465,622119,73234.62%
1980345,89092,35136.42%
1970253,53966,99435.91%
1960186,54554,08640.83%
1950132,45944,52950.64%
194087,93034,81065.53%
193053,12018,24452.31%
192034,8765,01616.8%
191029,8607,60234.15%
190022,2587,68352.71%
189014,5753,56232.34%
188011,0136,585148.71%
18704,42893426.73%
18603,4942,894482.33%
1850600-1,007,392-99.94%

Austin Population by Year