Austin, Texas demographics

Austin, TX demographics: median age 34.7; 59.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Austin city, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4805000. The survey estimates a population of 979,539 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Austin is 34.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.2 years. There are 456,113 households (±2,401). 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	34.7 ±0.2	35.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 979,539
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Under 18	175,930 ±3,649	18.0% ±0.4 pp	25.0%	22.0%
18–34	320,501 ±3,628	32.7% ±0.4 pp	24.2%	22.8%
35–64	381,027 ±5,131	38.9% ±0.5 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	102,081 ±2,486	10.4% ±0.3 pp	13.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 979,539
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Male	502,957 ±1,944	51.3% ±0.2 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	476,582 ±2,063	48.7% ±0.2 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: 979,539
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
White alone	538,688 ±5,643	55.0% ±0.6 pp	48.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	74,336 ±2,614	7.6% ±0.3 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	8,355 ±1,573	0.9% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone	89,408 ±2,758	9.1% ±0.3 pp	5.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	629 ±236	0.1% ±0.0 pp	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	79,320 ±4,075	8.1% ±0.4 pp	9.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	188,803 ±5,807	19.3% ±0.6 pp	23.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 979,539
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	666,942 ±4,231	68.1% ±0.4 pp	60.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	312,597 ±4,241	31.9% ±0.4 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: 456,113
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Married-couple family	162,115 ±3,004	35.5% ±0.6 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	17,174 ±1,335	3.8% ±0.3 pp	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	36,932 ±2,107	8.1% ±0.5 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	172,151 ±4,133	37.7% ±0.9 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	67,741 ±3,078	14.9% ±0.7 pp	6.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 456,113
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	103,602 ±2,328	22.7% ±0.5 pp	34.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	352,511 ±3,422	77.3% ±0.6 pp	65.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 456,113
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	172,151 ±4,133	37.7% ±0.9 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	155,477 ±4,344	34.1% ±0.9 pp	31.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	61,046 ±2,381	13.4% ±0.5 pp	16.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	43,563 ±1,706	9.6% ±0.4 pp	14.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	14,879 ±1,298	3.3% ±0.3 pp	7.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	6,038 ±944	1.3% ±0.2 pp	2.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	2,959 ±583	0.6% ±0.1 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: 979,539
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Native	796,062 ±5,719	81.3% ±0.6 pp	82.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	183,477 ±5,682	18.7% ±0.6 pp	17.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 928,734
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
English only	647,194 ±5,619	69.7% ±0.6 pp	64.9%	77.7%
Spanish	187,226 ±5,446	20.2% ±0.6 pp	28.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	4,498 ±768	0.5% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	3,448 ±745	0.4% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	4,338 ±687	0.5% ±0.1 pp	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	24,992 ±2,274	2.7% ±0.2 pp	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	5,099 ±931	0.5% ±0.1 pp	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	13,822 ±1,459	1.5% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	6,881 ±1,275	0.7% ±0.1 pp	0.9%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	1,817 ±395	0.2% ±0.0 pp	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	16,422 ±1,861	1.8% ±0.2 pp	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	6,348 ±2,010	0.7% ±0.2 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	6,649 ±1,239	0.7% ±0.1 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: 703,592
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	54,361 ±2,924	7.7% ±0.4 pp	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	92,576 ±3,465	13.2% ±0.5 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	101,017 ±3,541	14.4% ±0.5 pp	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	36,600 ±2,208	5.2% ±0.3 pp	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	257,286 ±4,400	36.6% ±0.6 pp	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	161,752 ±3,976	23.0% ±0.6 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: 970,124
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Same house	764,122 ±5,942	78.8% ±0.6 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	107,993 ±4,494	11.1% ±0.5 pp	7.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	47,276 ±2,682	4.9% ±0.3 pp	3.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	35,227 ±2,565	3.6% ±0.3 pp	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	15,506 ±2,913	1.6% ±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

12.4% of Austin residents (±0.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 93.8% 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	Austin	Texas	U.S.	Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	12.4% ±0.5 pp	17.1%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.8% ±0.4 pp	91.4%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.8% ±0.2 pp	6.2%	6.2%	Lower

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 Austin . 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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