Population

1,002,632

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$555,300

Owner-occupied units

Austin, TX

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

Austin is the 12th largest city on this site, with a population of 1,002,632 and about 3,085 residents per square mile. The median household earns $93,658 a year, and the median home is worth $555,300.

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Size & density

Land area

325 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

3,085

People per square mile

Rank by population

#12

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

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 52^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 158^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 2^/yr

Days above 90° 108^/yr

Below freezing 12^/yr

Annual rainfall 47.6ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

August

Average high 96°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 41°F

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^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

State of Texas

State bird

Northern Mockingbird

State flower

Bluebonnet

State capital

Austin

Nickname

The Lone Star State

Compare Austin with

Cities near Austin

Pflugerville, TX14 mi · 68,316
Cedar Park, TX15 mi · 79,032
Round Rock, TX17 mi · 141,282
Leander, TX20 mi · 91,132
Kyle, TX22 mi · 69,917
Georgetown, TX26 mi · 106,907
San Marcos, TX31 mi · 77,830
New Braunfels, TX47 mi · 122,492

Cities about the same size

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