Abilene, Texas demographics

Abilene, TX demographics: median age 32.8; 27.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Abilene city, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4801000. The survey estimates a population of 128,053 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Abilene is 32.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.5 years. There are 46,917 households (±835). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	32.8 ±0.5	35.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 128,053
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Under 18	29,488 ±1,051	23.0% ±0.8 pp	25.0%	22.0%
18–34	39,138 ±1,085	30.6% ±0.8 pp	24.2%	22.8%
35–64	41,620 ±1,338	32.5% ±1.0 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	17,807 ±861	13.9% ±0.7 pp	13.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 128,053
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Male	65,781 ±709	51.4% ±0.5 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	62,272 ±732	48.6% ±0.6 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 128,053
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
White alone	81,196 ±1,511	63.4% ±1.2 pp	48.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	13,160 ±687	10.3% ±0.5 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	565 ±256	0.4% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone	3,045 ±372	2.4% ±0.3 pp	5.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	99 ±418 · low precision	0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	7,542 ±961	5.9% ±0.8 pp	9.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	22,446 ±1,632	17.5% ±1.3 pp	23.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 128,053
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	93,349 ±940	72.9% ±0.7 pp	60.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	34,704 ±832	27.1% ±0.6 pp	39.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 46,917
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Married-couple family	20,752 ±815	44.2% ±1.5 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	2,347 ±456	5.0% ±1.0 pp	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	6,343 ±508	13.5% ±1.1 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	13,866 ±798	29.6% ±1.6 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	3,609 ±527	7.7% ±1.1 pp	6.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 46,917
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	14,966 ±695	31.9% ±1.4 pp	34.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	31,951 ±967	68.1% ±1.7 pp	65.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 46,917
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	13,866 ±798	29.6% ±1.6 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	15,709 ±1,012	33.5% ±2.1 pp	31.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	7,476 ±717	15.9% ±1.5 pp	16.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	5,655 ±605	12.1% ±1.3 pp	14.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	2,786 ±380	5.9% ±0.8 pp	7.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	942 ±248	2.0% ±0.5 pp	2.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	483 ±204	1.0% ±0.4 pp	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 128,053
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Native	118,631 ±1,275	92.6% ±1.0 pp	82.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	9,422 ±1,224	7.4% ±1.0 pp	17.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 120,027
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
English only	99,352 ±1,243	82.8% ±0.9 pp	64.9%	77.7%
Spanish	16,942 ±890	14.1% ±0.7 pp	28.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	194 ±138 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	329 ±192 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	29 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	455 ±212	0.4% ±0.2 pp	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	159 ±116 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	149 ±117 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	528 ±246	0.4% ±0.2 pp	0.9%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	664 ±189	0.6% ±0.2 pp	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	377 ±700 · low precision	0.3% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	55 ±58 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	794 ±350	0.7% ±0.3 pp	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 79,187
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	9,778 ±906	12.3% ±1.1 pp	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	24,029 ±1,301	30.3% ±1.6 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	16,582 ±1,159	20.9% ±1.5 pp	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	7,170 ±674	9.1% ±0.8 pp	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	14,005 ±1,017	17.7% ±1.3 pp	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7,623 ±803	9.6% ±1.0 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 126,713
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Same house	102,982 ±1,905	81.3% ±1.5 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	11,955 ±1,349	9.4% ±1.1 pp	7.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	7,718 ±839	6.1% ±0.7 pp	3.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	3,086 ±777	2.4% ±0.6 pp	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	972 ±389	0.8% ±0.3 pp	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

15.0% of Abilene residents (±1.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 92.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Abilene	Texas	U.S.	Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	15.0% ±1.1 pp	17.1%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.0% ±1.0 pp	91.4%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.9% ±0.7 pp	6.2%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Abilene . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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