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Total population: 743,074 (Urban population: 735,509 (735,269 inside urbanized areas, 240 inside urban clusters), Rural population: 7,565 (53 farm, 7,512 nonfarm))

Austin, Texas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 276,611 (265,409 occupied: 119,191 owner occupied, 146,218 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	55%
State:	36%

Housing density: 1100 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $160,760.

Median contract rent in 2007: $695 (lower quartile is $566, upper quartile is $881)

Housing units in Austin with a mortgage: 79,835 (5,134 second mortgage, 5,036 home equity loan, 79 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 24,959

Austin,TX index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $195,500 (it was $120,800 in 2000)

Austin:	$195,500
Texas:	$120,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $137,100 - $320,100

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $270,818
Here: $270,818
State: $170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $200,843
Here: $200,843
State: $159,697

In 2-unit structures: $220,652
Here: $220,652
State: $140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $181,346
Here: $181,346
State: $134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $166,376
Here: $166,376
State: $158,654

Mobile homes: $39,961
Here: $39,961
State: $42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $58,740
Here: $58,740
State: $34,447

Median year house/condo built: 1981

Median year apartment built: 1983

Household type by relationship

Households: 636,153

In family households: 467,086 (100,917 male householders, 42,369 female householders)
104,183 spouses, 161,065 children (150,499 natural, 3,669 adopted, 6,897 stepchildren), 10,843 grandchildren, 11,727 brothers or sisters, 4,677 parents, 14,465 other relatives, 16,840 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 169,067 (64,147 male householders (43,862 living alone)), 58,161 female householders (43,078 living alone)), 46,759 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 20,149 (6,884 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 56,764 2-persons, 34,077 3-persons, 28,123 4-persons, 14,020 5-persons, 5,746 6-persons, 4,556 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 86,940 1-person, 27,966 2-persons, 5,000 3-persons, 1,783 4-persons, 393 5-persons, 133 6-persons, 93 7-or-more-persons.

91,901 married couples with children.
37,242 single-parent households (7,324 men, 29,918 women).

68.9% of residents of Austin speak English at home.
24.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 109,006 (16.6%)
(24.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.4
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Austin, Texas:
	1 room: 448 2 rooms: 2,145 3 rooms: 6,762 4 rooms: 10,518 5 rooms: 26,305 6 rooms: 29,684 7 rooms: 19,332 8 rooms: 12,244 9 or more rooms: 11,753

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Austin, Texas:
	1 room: 13,493 2 rooms: 26,025 3 rooms: 37,120 4 rooms: 37,292 5 rooms: 20,406 6 rooms: 7,950 7 rooms: 2,527 8 rooms: 878 9 or more rooms: 527

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8,273
1995 to 1998: 30,581
1990 to 1994: 20,219
1980 to 1989: 72,998
1970 to 1979: 66,219
1960 to 1969: 33,265
1950 to 1959: 23,135
1940 to 1949: 11,436
1939 or earlier: 10,485

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Austin:
	no bedroom: 1,568 1 bedroom: 4,760 2 bedrooms: 21,741 3 bedrooms: 60,425 4 bedrooms: 26,809 5 or more bedrooms: 3,888

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Austin:
	no bedroom: 15,447 1 bedroom: 59,909 2 bedrooms: 51,140 3 bedrooms: 16,244 4 bedrooms: 3,178 5 or more bedrooms: 300

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Austin in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 3,667 1 vehicle: 34,872 2 vehicles: 59,554 3 vehicles: 16,307 4 vehicles: 3,746 5 or more vehicles: 1,045

Cars and other vehicles available in Austin in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 17,139 1 vehicle: 77,880 2 vehicles: 40,905 3 vehicles: 7,839 4 vehicles: 1,820 5 or more vehicles: 635

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Austin, TX:

Less than $10,000: 750
$10,000 to $14,999: 375
$15,000 to $19,999: 455
$20,000 to $24,999: 470
$25,000 to $29,999: 412
$30,000 to $34,999: 423
$35,000 to $39,999: 434
$40,000 to $49,999: 1005
$50,000 to $59,999: 1356
$60,000 to $69,999: 1715
$70,000 to $79,999: 1915
$80,000 to $89,999: 2559
$90,000 to $99,999: 3046
$100,000 to $124,999: 11920
$125,000 to $149,999: 18033
$150,000 to $174,999: 15627
$175,000 to $199,999: 12347
$200,000 to $249,999: 18673
$250,000 to $299,999: 13133
$300,000 to $399,999: 15340
$400,000 to $499,999: 9002
$500,000 to $749,999: 7544
$750,000 to $999,999: 2021
$1,000,000 or more: 2684

Austin rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Austin:

Less than $100: 1,623 people
$100 to $149: 1,514
$150 to $199: 1,126
$200 to $249: 1,092
$250 to $299: 1,145
$300 to $349: 1,588
$350 to $399: 2,781
$400 to $449: 4,668
$450 to $499: 8,413
$500 to $549: 12,449
$550 to $599: 16,014
$600 to $649: 15,373
$650 to $699: 14,951
$700 to $749: 13,887
$750 to $799: 11,901
$800 to $899: 18,822
$900 to $999: 12,505
$1,000 to $1,249: 12,279
$1,250 to $1,499: 5,522
$1,500 to $1,999: 3,139
$2,000 or more: 1,635
No cash rent: 2,588

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 44,726 1990 to 1994: 21,292 1985 to 1989: 13,042 1980 to 1984: 12,461 1975 to 1979: 7,314 1970 to 1974: 3,941 1970 to 1974: 2,236 1965 to 1969: 3,994

Austin, TX Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.3%
Number of people working at home: 12,029 (3.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 6914
5 to 9 minutes: 30719
10 to 14 minutes: 54474
15 to 19 minutes: 69887
20 to 24 minutes: 62581
25 to 29 minutes: 21578
30 to 34 minutes: 50961
35 to 39 minutes: 6150
40 to 44 minutes: 8119
45 to 59 minutes: 15450
60 to 89 minutes: 9322
90 or more minutes: 4925

Austin mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 259,905 (74%)
Carpooled: 49,131 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 15,201 (4%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 40 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 83 (0%)
Railroad: 28 (0%)
Ferryboat: 36 (0%)
Taxi: 355 (0%)
Motorcycle: 1,054 (0%)
Bicycle: 3,280 (1%)
Walked: 8,995 (3%)
Other means: 2,972 (1%)
Worked at home: 12,029 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 24799
$10,000 to $14,999: 14492
$15,000 to $19,999: 14900
$20,000 to $24,999: 17728
$25,000 to $29,999: 17736
$30,000 to $34,999: 17810
$35,000 to $39,999: 15815
$40,000 to $44,999: 14836
$45,000 to $49,999: 12873
$50,000 to $59,999: 23966
$60,000 to $74,999: 27063
$75,000 to $99,999: 27568
$100,000 to $124,999: 14244
$125,000 to $149,999: 7645
$150,000 to $199,999: 6742
$200,000 or more: 7377

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 278276

German: 59731

English: 39203

Irish: 34533

United States or American: 28052

Scotch-Irish: 12221

Italian: 12183

Scottish: 10115

French (except Basque): 10096

Polish: 6538

European: 6034

Swedish: 5017

Subsaharan African:: 4521

Czech: 4134

British: 4017

Norwegian: 4015

Dutch: 3899

African: 2807

Russian: 2742

Arab:: 2707

Welsh: 2316

French Canadian: 2166

Danish: 1645

Lebanese: 1501

Czechoslovakian: 1253

Hungarian: 1172

Iranian: 1164

Greek: 1115

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 1056

Swiss: 961

Canadian: 949

Northern European: 758

Scandinavian: 720

Nigerian: 704

Austrian: 597

Ukrainian: 564

Eastern European: 562

Finnish: 500

Yugoslavian: 491

Portuguese: 486

Jamaican: 481

Arab/Arabic: 429

Acadian/Cajun: 413

Lithuanian: 400

Brazilian: 394

Turkish: 355

Celtic: 347

Slovak: 337

Belgian: 335

South African: 307

Romanian: 303

Australian: 259

Croatian: 255

Ethiopian: 254

Syrian: 220

Slovene: 219

Israeli: 206

Other Arab: 204

Armenian: 198

Serbian: 192

Other Subsaharan African: 172

Slavic: 154

Haitian: 152

Bulgarian: 149

Egyptian: 128

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 117

Jordanian: 101

Latvian: 100

Somalian: 94

British West Indian: 80

West Indian: 77

Albanian: 74

Dutch West Indian: 70

Pennsylvania German: 69

Basque: 65

Kenyan: 58

Luxemburger: 50

Palestinian: 49

Alsatian: 49

Cypriot: 46

New Zealander: 43

Ghanian: 42

Iraqi: 40

Barbadian: 36

Moroccan: 35

Macedonian: 34

U.S. Virgin Islander: 28

Guyanese: 23

Afghan: 21

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 20

Estonian: 20

Zimbabwean: 19

Cape Verdean: 19

Liberian: 17

German Russian: 15

Icelander: 15

Belizean: 15

Sierra Leonean: 12

Sudanese: 8

Ugandan: 8

Maltese: 7

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (57%)
India (4%)
Vietnam (4%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
Korea (3%)
El Salvador (2%)
Taiwan (2%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 360604
Northeast: 29504
Midwest: 56056
South: 53323
West: 37849

39% of Austin residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 4,401
Nursery to 4th grade: 2,673
5th and 6th grade: 6,511
7th and 8th grade: 4,342
9th grade: 5,111
10th grade: 3,305
11th grade: 3,405
12th grade, no diploma: 5,478
High school graduate (or equivalency): 31,342
Less than 1 year of college: 9,947
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 32,203
Associate degree: 10,264
Bachelor's degree: 51,566
Master's degree: 20,431
Professional school degree: 6,904
Doctorate degree: 6,179

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 3,495
Nursery to 4th grade: 2,264
5th and 6th grade: 4,996
7th and 8th grade: 4,518
9th grade: 4,296
10th grade: 3,634
11th grade: 3,199
12th grade, no diploma: 4,883
High school graduate (or equivalency): 36,974
Less than 1 year of college: 12,745
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 29,591
Associate degree: 9,623
Bachelor's degree: 51,545
Master's degree: 18,568
Professional school degree: 4,130
Doctorate degree: 2,614

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 7.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.7%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 3.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.6%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 6.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 6.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 5.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $60,285
Black householders: $28,161
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $47,758
Asian householders: $60,797
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $44,624
Some other race householders: $36,496
Two or more races householders: $46,549
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $39,983

Austin household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Austin household income for Black householders

Austin household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Austin household income for Asian householders

Austin household income for Some other race householders

Austin household income for Two or more races householders

Austin household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Austin marital status for males

Austin marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $235,150
Black or African American householders: $133,839
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $164,588
Asian householders: $265,090
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $128,337
Some other race householders: $132,059
Two or more races householders: $169,929
Hispanic or Latino householders: $140,637

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 128,737
One, attached: 13,084
Two: 14,777
3 or 4: 12,908
5 to 9: 17,989
10 to 19: 26,530
20 to 49: 20,750
50 or more: 36,437
Mobile homes: 4,961
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 438

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Austin:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (73%) Electricity (25%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (64%) Utility gas (35%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4,795

Here:	7.6%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,863

Here:	6.6%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5,753

Here:	9.0%
Texas:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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