Travis County, Texas

Travis County has a population of 1,330,015 and has grown 7.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $523,000, about 5.3 times the county's median household income of $99,611.

Home price
$523,000
Income
$99,611
Population
1,330,015
Unemployment
4.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$523,000county
Median gross rent$1,744county
Median year homes here were built1999county
Share of homes built before 198024.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented47.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,649county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,852county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,562county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,347county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$99,611county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate10.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home30.2%county
Unemployment rate4.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force73.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.1%county
Share of workers employed by government14.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.9%county
Economic output per resident$152,369county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.48%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service9.5 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport10678073county
Miles to nearest general aviation field12 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station3.1 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.9%county
Traffic deaths25.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher56.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.9%county
Public schools in the county308county
Public school enrollment190135county
Students per full-time teacher15.0county
Free lunch eligible54.3%county
Elementary schools178county
Middle schools49county
High schools54county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above10county
Share of local colleges that are public20.0%county
Two-year institutions5county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians84county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county14county
Hospitals here with an emergency department9county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter9.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.1%county
Frequent mental distress16.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity20.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.8%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population1,330,015county
Land area in square miles994county
People per square mile of land1338.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores172county
Convenience stores174county
Share living far from a food store24.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract5.7%county
Population change since 2020+7.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents9county
Median age35.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over11.0%county
Share of households that are one person33.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States18.1%county
Second languages30.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls43.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents57county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in56,461county
Households that moved away55,814county
Average income of arriving households$99,915county
Average income of departing households$104,237county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes24county
Housing units authorised in the latest year15,059county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings68.6%county
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature70.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation27.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.71 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F137 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing18 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days268 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 27county
Average first fall frostNov 22county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$138county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.2¢county
Household electricity use1,191 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity56.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas39.2%county
Homes heated by propane2.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband94.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk98.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk50.0county
Landslide risk80.1county
Hail risk99.4county
Earthquake risk53.5county
Tornado risk99.7county
Tropical cyclone risk77.1county
Extreme heat risk98.5county
Winter weather risk80.4county
Strong wind risk94.8county
Wildfire risk90.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here1county
Top-division college football teams1county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Travis County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Texas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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