South Central Austin Edition | January 2023

2023 ANNUAL COMMUNITY GUIDE

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COMMUNITY SNAPSHOT

Data and information on local communities

COMPILED BY BEN THOMPSON

AUSTIN Austin’s ongoing inux of new residents continued from 2016-21, according to the latest American Community Survey ve-year estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau in December. The city’s population grew by more than 4% in that time. Austin’s median age increased by 1.5 years, and the median household income in the city rose by nearly 30%.

SOURCES: CITY OF AUSTIN, TRAVIS COUNTY, U.S. CENSUS BUREAUCOMMUNITY IMPACT

JOE WARNERCOMMUNITY IMPACT

Local demographics, 2021* Hispanic or Latino White Black or African American American Indian or Alaska native Asian Native Hawaiian or other Pacic Islander Some other race

Austin

Travis County

33.11% 47.81% 7.3% 0.15% 8.12% 0.04% 0.29% 3.18%

33.63% 48.08%

Population change Austin’s population is continuing to grow, though the increase slowed from 16% in 2011-16 to 4% from 2016-21.

7.88% 0.13% 6.94% 0.03% 0.31% 2.99%

907,779 944,658

+10.42% 1.15M 1.27M

2016

2021

Two or more races

+4.06%

*ALL CATEGORIES LISTED ARE RACES, EXCEPT FOR HISPANIC OR LATINO, WHICH IS NOT A RACE. HOWEVER, THE PERCENTAGES OF THE RACES LISTED DO NOT INCLUDE HISPANIC OR LATINO RESIDENTS.

Age analysis, 2021 0-19 22.26%

Education level** High school diploma or higher achieved

Median household income

2016 2021

Bachelor’s degree or higher achieved

24.03%

2016 $60,939

39.15%

34.9%

20-39

2021 $78,965

88%

90.59%

47.71% 55.12%

24.68%

26.16%

40-59

+29.58%

12.05%

13.02%

60-79

2016 $64,422

1.87% 33.9

1.89% 34.9

80+

88.16%

90.63%

46.45% 52.7%

2021 $85,043

Median age

+32.01%

**EDUCATION LEVEL IS FOR THE POPULATION AGE 25 AND OLDER.

SOUTH CENTRAL AUSTIN EDITION • JANUARY 2023