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Travis County
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.

TRAVIS COUNTY
AUSTIN MSA
Population 2023
1,334,961
2,473,275
Population growth 2013-2023
18.9%
31.3%
Land area (sq. mi.) 2020
994.1
4,219.5
Median age 2024
34.7
35.5
Households 2024
570,081
992,698
Home ownership rate 2024
50.5%
58.0%
Median household income 2024
$97,231
$98,368
Per capita income 2024
$59,964
$54,422
High school grads 2024
92.6%
92.9%
College grads 2024
57.6%
51.9%
Labor force 2023
857,916
1,454,802
Unemployment rate 2023
3.3%
3.3%
Public school enrollment 2021-2022
137,678
328,852
High school graduates 2022
9,168
22,140
Retail sales 2023
$26,771 mil.
$48,390 mil.
Business
2023
Establishments
52,226
76,406
Employment
903,598
1,248,890
Average salary
$91,021
$84,375
Mfg.business
2023
Establishments
1,363
2,239
Employment
49,194
72,133
Average salary
$128,738
$126,226

Source: Texas Comptroller for retail sales; Texas Workforce Commission for labor force, unemployment, businesses, employees, and salaries; Texas Education Agency for public school enrollment and graduates; ESRI for 2024 demographic estimates; and U.S. Census Bureau for all other data.

LARGEST CITIES IN THE COUNTY LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTY

Austin

Bee Cave

Cedar Park

Lago Vista

Lakeway

Manor

Pflugerville

West Lake Hills