US City Guide:

Austin,

Texas

Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 585,000
1990: 846,227
2000: 1,249,763
Percent change, 1990–2000: 47.7%
U.S. rank in 1980: 63rd
U.S. rank in 1990: 52nd
U.S. rank in 2000: 37th
City Residents
1980: 345,890
1990: 472,020
2000: 656,562
2003 estimate: 672,011
Percent change, 1990–2000: 39.0%
U.S. rank in 1980: 42nd
U.S. rank in 1990: 27th (State rank: 5th)
U.S. rank in 2000: 22nd (State rank: 4th)
Density: 2,610.4 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White 429,100
Black or African American 65,956
American Indian and Alaska Native 3,889
Asian 30,960
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander 469
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race) 200,579
Other 106,538
Percent of residents born in state: 54.9% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Poplation under 5 years old 46,715
Poplation 5 to 9 years old 41,227
Poplation 10 to 14 years old 37,108
Poplation 15 to 19 years old 48,809
Poplation 20 to 24 years old 82,945
Poplation 25 to 34 years old 138,643
Poplation 35 to 44 years old 104,874
Poplation 45 to 54 years old 75,844
Poplation 55 to 59 years old 21,440
Poplation 60 to 64 years old 15,052
Poplation 65 to 74 years old 23,008
Poplation 75 to 84 years old 15,074
Population 85 years and older 5,823
Median age 29.6 years
Births (2002)
Total number 12,387
Deaths (2002)
Total number 3,370 (of which, 59 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income $24,163
Median household income $42,689
Total households 265,594
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000 24,799
$10,000 to $14,999 14,492
$15,000 to $24,999 32,628
$25,000 to $34,999 35,546
$35,000 to $49,999 43,524
$50,000 to $74,999 51,029
$75,000 to $99,999 27,568
$100,000 to $149,999 21,889
$150,000 to $199,999 6,742
$200,000 or more 7,377
Percent of families below poverty level: 9.1% (39.3% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 42,979

 
 
 

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