Travis County, with the area's largest population, has experienced much of the region's job growth over the past decade.
Austin offers a vibrant, urban environment and is home to many of the region’s technology-based companies, government offices and five colleges and universities. Pflugerville, a rapidly growing community north of Austin, is the county’s second largest city. Manor, just east of the new interchange of SH-130 and US-290 is seeing a variety of new development. Rollingwood and West Lake Hills are small communities, only minutes from the Capitol, on the west bank of Lake Austin. Lago Vista, on the north shore of Lake Travis and 35 miles from Downtown, is making the transition from rural town to suburban community.
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COUNTY | AUSTIN MSA | ||
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| Population 2025 | 1,389,670 | 2,620,945 | |
| Population growth 2015-2025 | 18.4% | 31.7% | |
| Land area (sq. mi.) 2020 | 994.1 | 4,219.5 | |
| Median age 2026 | 35.3 | 36.1 | |
| Households 2026 | 606,520 | 1,071,655 | |
| Home ownership rate 2026 | 48.7% | 56.6% | |
| Median household income 2026 | $106,249 | $107,481 | |
| Per capita income 2026 | $67,420 | $61,010 | |
| High school grads 2026 | 93.5% | 93.5% | |
| College grads 2026 | 60.0% | 53.9% | |
| Labor force 2025 | 870,357 | 1,555,142 | |
| Unemployment rate 2025 | 3.4% | 3.5% | |
| Public school enrollment 2025-2026 | 191,158 | 403,226 | |
| High school graduates 2025 | 11,350 | 26,886 | |
| Retail sales 2025 | $29,726 mil. | $52,913 mil. | |
| Business 2025 | Establishments | 51,464 | 76,604 |
| Employment | 981,902 | 1,392,465 | |
| Average salary | $97,270 | $89,172 | |
| Mfg.business 2025 | Establishments | 1,338 | 2,267 |
| Employment | 61,215 | 85,332 | |
| Average salary | $133,554 | $130,831 | |
Source: Texas Comptroller for retail sales; Texas Workforce Commission for labor force and unemployment; Chmura Economics for businesses, employees, and salaries; Texas Education Agency for public school enrollment and graduates; ESRI for 2026 demographic estimates; and U.S. Census Bureau for all other data.
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