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78722

Austin, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
6,767
Median household income
$105,046
People below poverty
7%
Median home value
$678,300

Income

The median income of households in 78722 was $105,046. An estimated 3.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 18.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 78722 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.1
$10,000 to $14,999 0.7
$15,000 to $24,999 3.1
$25,000 to $34,999 1.5
$35,000 to $49,999 7.7
$50,000 to $74,999 17
$75,000 to $99,999 12.7
$100,000 to $149,999 23.7
$150,000 to $199,999 12.2
$200,000 or more 18.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 78722 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 100000
Female 81705

An estimated 94.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 9.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 9.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $29,258. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 78722 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 94.5
Social Security 9.6
Retirement income 9.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1.8
Cash public assistance income 1.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 6.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 4.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 7.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 78722 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 7
Children under 18 years below poverty 6.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 4.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 7.5

In 2020-2024, 4.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 23.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 18.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 78722 in 2020-2024, 94.4% had health insurance coverage and 5.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 90.7% and public coverage was 12.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 78722 had a total population of 6,767 - 3,373 (49.8%) females and 3,394 (50.2%) males. The median age was 35.6 years. An estimated 16.9% of the population was under 18 years, 52.3% was 19 to 44 years, 20.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 9.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 78722 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 195 274
5 to 9 109 141
10 to 14 89 181
15 to 19 126 122
20 to 24 254 89
25 to 29 340 342
30 to 34 493 517
35 to 39 405 381
40 to 44 398 316
45 to 49 195 192
50 to 54 289 250
55 to 59 53 68
60 to 64 196 135
65 to 69 123 104
70 to 74 47 132
75 to 79 21 40
80 to 84 11 54
85 and over 50 35

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 66.8% were White; 7.5% were Black or African American; 11.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 4% were Asian; 5.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 18.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 23.6% of the people in 78722 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 62.5% of the people in 78722 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 3,242 households in 78722. The average household size was 2.01 people.

Married-couple households made up 32.8% of the households in 78722 while cohabiting couple households made up 11% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 28.1% of all households, while 28.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 24.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 20.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 45.1% of all households.

In 78722, 20% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 12.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 78722 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 32.8
Cohabiting Couples 11
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
28.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
28.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 38.8% of males and 40.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 50.6 43.8
Now married, except separated 38.8 40.4
Separated 1.2 0
Widowed 1.3 8.1
Divorced 8.2 7.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 78722, 19 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 100% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 89.8% of the people living in 78722 were U.S. natives. 49.1% of the 78722 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 10.2% of 78722 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 49.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 60.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 78722 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 78722.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 78722 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 17.6
Asia 34
Europe 33.3
Africa 3.6
Northern America 3.1
Oceania 8.4

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 78722 in 2020-2024, 16.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 7.9% of people at least five years old; 1.3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 78722 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 7.9
Other Indo-European languages 4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 4.5
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 79.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 78722 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 78722 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 79.9
Different house, same county 15.8
Different county, same state 1
Different state 2.6
Abroad 0.8

Education

In 2020-2024, 98.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 73% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 1.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 78722 was 1,362 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 166 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 686. College or graduate school enrollment was 510.

Educational Attainment of People in 78722 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 1.7
High school diploma or equivalency 10.6
Some college, no degree 12.6
Associate's degree 2.1
Bachelor's degree 45.8
Graduate or professional degree 27.2

Disability

In 78722, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 6.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0.3% of people under 18 years old, to 6.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 19.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 78722, 74.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 21.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 71.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,062 71.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 822 19.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 337 7.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 78722 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 78722 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 1.9
Manufacturing 5.3
Wholesale trade 2.4
Retail trade 5.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.6
Information 7.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 9.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 25.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.4
Other Services, except public administration 4.3
Public administration 7.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 78722 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,357 78.6
Service occupations 213 5
Sales and office occupations 479 11.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 138 3.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 83 1.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 41.8% of 78722 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 2.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 78722 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 41.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 2.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.1
Walked 3.3
Other means 6
Worked from home 44.2

In 2020-2024, 78722 had a total of 3,498 housing units. Of these housing units, 62.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 37.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 78722 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 62.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 37.4
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

27.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 7.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 78722 was 4.3 rooms, and of these housing units 37.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 78722 had 3,242 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 256 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 52.3% while renters occupied 47.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.22 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.78.

9.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5% and another 14.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 78722:

House Heating Fuel Used in 78722 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 58.8
Electricity 41.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 78722 was $678,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 74.6 % had a mortgage. 25.4% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $3,329 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,058.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 78722 was $2,034. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.