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Austin, TX population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Austin, Texas (Austin, TX — Census place “Austin city”) is 967,862 residents, ranking #4 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $91,461, the median home is worth $512,700 and median gross rent runs $1,655 a month. Looking for the Austin Texas ZIP code list? 43 ZIP codes serve Austin, TX: 78617, 78652, 78701, 78702, 78703, 78704, 78705, 78712, 78717, 78719, 78721, 78722, 78723, 78724, 78725, 78726, 78727, 78728, 78729, 78730, 78731, 78732, 78733, 78735, 78736, 78739, 78741, 78742, 78744, 78745, 78746, 78747, 78748, 78749, 78750, 78751, 78752, 78753, 78754, 78756, 78757, 78758, 78759.
- Population
- 967,862Austin city residents
- Median household income
- $91,461Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $512,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,655Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 44.4%Owner-occupied households
Austin ZIP codes (Texas)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Austin.
The Austin TX ZIP code list below covers 43 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Austin city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Austin city median would spend about 21.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.3% of residents and 44.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Austin city, TX in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Austin city is a major city in Texas, with 967,862 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #4 of 1,863 ranked by population — larger than 99% of them. The median age here is 34.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.
Households in Austin city earn a median of $91,461 a year, 16.5% above the national figure of $78,538 and 41% above the $64,654 median for the 1,008 Texas cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 12.3% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Austin city is valued at $512,700, 69% above the national figure and 186% above the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,655 a month, 17.7% above the national figure, or roughly $19,860 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 44.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Texas.
- Fort Worth city 941,311
- Dallas city 1,299,553
- El Paso city 678,147
- San Antonio city 1,458,954
- Arlington city 394,769
- Houston city 2,300,419
- Corpus Christi city 317,383
- Plano city 287,339
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Austin city?
- Austin city has 967,862 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #4 of 1,863 in Texas.
- What is the median household income in Austin city?
- Median household income in Austin city is $91,461 a year, 16.5% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Austin city?
- Median gross rent is $1,655 a month and the median home value is $512,700, so rent absorbs about 21.7% of median household income.
- Is Austin city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 5.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Austin city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Austin city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.