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78726

Austin, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
14,506
Median household income
$90,885
People below poverty
14%
Median home value
$698,100

Income

The median income of households in 78726 was $90,885. An estimated 5.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 24% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 78726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.6
$10,000 to $14,999 0.4
$15,000 to $24,999 3.9
$25,000 to $34,999 5.4
$35,000 to $49,999 9.2
$50,000 to $74,999 22.1
$75,000 to $99,999 11.1
$100,000 to $149,999 9.4
$150,000 to $199,999 9
$200,000 or more 24

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 78726 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 96312
Female 59800

An estimated 91.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 18.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 13.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,458. 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 78726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 91.1
Social Security 18.4
Retirement income 13.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.5
Cash public assistance income 0.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 14 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 12.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 4.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 16% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 78726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 14
Children under 18 years below poverty 12.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 4.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 16

In 2020-2024, 4.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 64% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 40.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 59.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 78726 in 2020-2024, 96.4% had health insurance coverage and 3.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 86.1% and public coverage was 18.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.2%.


In 2020-2024, 78726 had a total population of 14,506 - 7,146 (49.3%) females and 7,360 (50.7%) males. The median age was 35.7 years. An estimated 21.3% of the population was under 18 years, 42.6% was 19 to 44 years, 23.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 10.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 78726 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 759 276
5 to 9 495 534
10 to 14 322 155
15 to 19 353 503
20 to 24 523 528
25 to 29 896 861
30 to 34 568 345
35 to 39 850 409
40 to 44 526 678
45 to 49 406 528
50 to 54 463 476
55 to 59 420 461
60 to 64 234 443
65 to 69 165 334
70 to 74 287 221
75 to 79 66 91
80 to 84 13 215
85 and over 14 88

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 59.7% were White; 5.9% were Black or African American; 5.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 15.8% were Asian; 0.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 13.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 23.8% of the people in 78726 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 54.8% of the people in 78726 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 6,453 households in 78726. The average household size was 2.21 people.

Married-couple households made up 45.1% of the households in 78726 while cohabiting couple households made up 9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.9% of all households, while 21% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 19% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 32.3% of all households.

In 78726, 34.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 19% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 78726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 45.1
Cohabiting Couples 9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 50.5% of males and 48.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 41.6 31.3
Now married, except separated 50.5 48.5
Separated 0.4 1.6
Widowed 0.9 4.5
Divorced 6.5 14.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 78726, 259 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 76.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 79.6% of the people living in 78726 were U.S. natives. 41.1% of the 78726 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 20.4% of 78726 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 60.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 64.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 78726 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 78726.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 78726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 17.8
Asia 66.8
Europe 9.4
Africa 3.7
Northern America 1.7
Oceania 0.6

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 78726 in 2020-2024, 27.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 10.2% of people at least five years old; 8.3% 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 78726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 10.2
Other Indo-European languages 7.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 8
Other languages 1.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 77.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 78726 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 78726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 77.2
Different house, same county 5.8
Different county, same state 10
Different state 5
Abroad 2

Education

In 2020-2024, 98.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 63.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 1.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 78726 was 3,277 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 337 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,033. College or graduate school enrollment was 907.

Educational Attainment of People in 78726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 1.5
High school diploma or equivalency 14.1
Some college, no degree 15.3
Associate's degree 5.9
Bachelor's degree 36.9
Graduate or professional degree 26.2

Disability

In 78726, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 5.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.8% of people under 18 years old, to 4.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 17.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 78726, 69.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 28.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,798 82.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 833 10.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 561 6.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 78726 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 78726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 2.8
Manufacturing 8.4
Wholesale trade 0.7
Retail trade 13.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.8
Information 5.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 26
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 16.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.4
Other Services, except public administration 1.8
Public administration 2.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 78726 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,885 59.5
Service occupations 1,154 14
Sales and office occupations 1,586 19.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 193 2.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 398 4.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 59.2% of 78726 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 28.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 78726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 59.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.1
Walked 2.3
Other means 0.7
Worked from home 33

In 2020-2024, 78726 had a total of 6,585 housing units. Of these housing units, 44.9% 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"). 54.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 78726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 44.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 54.8
Mobile homes 0.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

21.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 78726 was 4.5 rooms, and of these housing units 45.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 78726 had 6,453 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 132 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 39.9% while renters occupied 60.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.8 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.82.

9.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 3.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.1% and another 14.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 78726:

House Heating Fuel Used in 78726 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 42.1
Electricity 57.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.9
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 78726 was $698,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 61.5 % had a mortgage. 38.5% 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 $3,440 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,221.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 78726 was $1,738. 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.