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78753

Austin, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
56,920
Median household income
$65,170
People below poverty
21.2%
Median home value
$371,300

Income

The median income of households in 78753 was $65,170. An estimated 6.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 7.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 78753 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.1
$10,000 to $14,999 2.3
$15,000 to $24,999 9.8
$25,000 to $34,999 5.9
$35,000 to $49,999 11.6
$50,000 to $74,999 20
$75,000 to $99,999 15.7
$100,000 to $149,999 13.1
$150,000 to $199,999 8.1
$200,000 or more 7.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 78753 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 51573
Female 47598

An estimated 87.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 15.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 12.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,398. 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 78753 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 87.2
Social Security 15.3
Retirement income 12.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.1
Cash public assistance income 1.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 21.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 40.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 16.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 78753 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 21.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 40.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 16.6

In 2020-2024, 13.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 60.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 22.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 36.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 78753 in 2020-2024, 73.9% had health insurance coverage and 26.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 49.8% and public coverage was 29.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 21.6%.


In 2020-2024, 78753 had a total population of 56,920 - 26,474 (46.5%) females and 30,446 (53.5%) males. The median age was 32.5 years. An estimated 22.9% of the population was under 18 years, 47% was 19 to 44 years, 20.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 8.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 78753 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1402 1376
5 to 9 2025 1813
10 to 14 2116 1684
15 to 19 2035 1226
20 to 24 2245 1988
25 to 29 3847 2849
30 to 34 3673 3016
35 to 39 2830 2385
40 to 44 2287 1690
45 to 49 1574 1629
50 to 54 1353 1126
55 to 59 1326 1445
60 to 64 1344 1653
65 to 69 1050 1003
70 to 74 784 572
75 to 79 309 504
80 to 84 107 261
85 and over 139 254

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 35.8% were White; 12.9% were Black or African American; 3.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 8.2% were Asian; 5.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 20.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 49.1% of the people in 78753 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 27.3% of the people in 78753 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 24,538 households in 78753. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Married-couple households made up 31.2% of the households in 78753 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 31.6% of all households, while 29.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 37.1% of all households.

In 78753, 25% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 16.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 78753 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 31.2
Cohabiting Couples 7.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
29.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
31.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 35.4% of males and 35.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 53.4 41.7
Now married, except separated 35.4 35.9
Separated 2.7 2.1
Widowed 0.9 5.8
Divorced 7.7 14.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 78753, 1,030 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 24.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 65.6% of the people living in 78753 were U.S. natives. 44.3% of the 78753 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 34.4% of 78753 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 27.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 43.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 78753 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 78753.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 78753 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 64.1
Asia 21.1
Europe 3
Africa 11.4
Northern America 0.5
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 78753 in 2020-2024, 51.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 38.2% of people at least five years old; 23.6% 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 78753 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 38.2
Other Indo-European languages 4.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3.1
Other languages 5.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 74.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 78753 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 78753 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 74.4
Different house, same county 13.7
Different county, same state 3.8
Different state 1.5
Abroad 6.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 82.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 39.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 17.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 78753 was 13,577 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 507 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 9,966. College or graduate school enrollment was 3,104.

Educational Attainment of People in 78753 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 17.8
High school diploma or equivalency 21.7
Some college, no degree 15.2
Associate's degree 6.2
Bachelor's degree 28
Graduate or professional degree 11.2

Disability

In 78753, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.1% of people under 18 years old, to 11.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 39.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 78753, 69.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 26.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 26,053 82
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,654 11.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 2,028 6.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 78753 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 78753 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1
Construction 13.9
Manufacturing 9.2
Wholesale trade 1.3
Retail trade 10
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.3
Information 3.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 17.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 13.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.5
Other Services, except public administration 6
Public administration 4.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 78753 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 12,687 40
Service occupations 6,249 19.7
Sales and office occupations 4,938 15.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 4,278 13.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,601 11.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 59.3% of 78753 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 14% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 78753 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 59.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 14
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.6
Walked 2
Other means 1.9
Worked from home 21.3

In 2020-2024, 78753 had a total of 25,638 housing units. Of these housing units, 36.4% 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"). 61.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 78753 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 36.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 61.1
Mobile homes 2.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

24.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 78753 was 4.1 rooms, and of these housing units 38.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 78753 had 24,538 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,100 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 33.4% while renters occupied 66.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.39 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.26.

7.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 3.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.3% and another 13.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 78753:

House Heating Fuel Used in 78753 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 35.7
Electricity 62.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.6
No fuel used 1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 78753 was $371,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 61.6 % had a mortgage. 38.4% 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 $2,040 and for owners without a mortgage it was $792.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 78753 was $1,502. 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.