Austin, TX Population

Overview

944,658

Total Population

33.9

Median age

49.07%

Female population %

103.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

34.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

312,754

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Austin's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Austin is 33.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Austin's population under 18 was 19.46%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Austin's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.34% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Austin, 16.55% were under the age of 15, 24.55% aged 15 to 29, 49.57% aged 30 to 64, 8.33% aged 65 to 84, and 1.01% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 17,576 less females than males in Austin:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.07% females and 50.93% males in Austin, TX.
The Austin, TX gender ratio is 103.8:100 i.e. 103.8 men to 100 women (1.038).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 55,792.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 51,784.

Austin's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Austin population: 66.39% are White, 7.71% are Black or African American, 0.81% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 8.20% are Asian, 0.05% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 8.18% are some other race and 8.66% are multiracial.
Austin's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 312,754 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 631,904 (66.89% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Austin is White with a population of 627,17 (66.39% of the total population).

Austin's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 978,763 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Austin's population increased by 130,844 (19.37%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Austin's population increased by 159,554 (19.79%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Austin's population was lowest in year 2000 at 675,370.