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Leander, TX population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Leander, Texas (Leander, TX — Census place “Leander city”) is 67,880 residents, ranking #60 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $140,180, the median home is worth $470,700 and median gross rent runs $1,865 a month. Looking for the Leander Texas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Leander, TX: 78641.
- Population
- 67,880Leander city residents
- Median household income
- $140,180Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $470,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,865Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.6%Owner-occupied households
Leander ZIP codes (Texas)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Leander.
The Leander TX ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Leander city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Leander city median would spend about 16% 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 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.4% of residents and 75.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Leander city, TX in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Leander city is a small city in Texas, with 67,880 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #60 of 1,863 ranked by population — larger than 96% of them. The median age here is 35.9 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 Leander city earn a median of $140,180 a year, 78.5% above the national figure of $78,538 and 117% above the $64,654 median for the 1,008 Texas cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 4.4% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Leander city is valued at $470,700, 55.1% above the national figure and 163% above the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,865 a month, 32.6% above the national figure, or roughly $22,380 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 75.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. 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.
- Spring CDP 67,103
- San Marcos city 68,920
- Victoria city 65,514
- North Richland Hills city 70,338
- Pflugerville city 65,162
- Harlingen city 71,669
- Rowlett city 64,139
- Missouri City city 75,234
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Leander city?
- Leander city has 67,880 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #60 of 1,863 in Texas.
- What is the median household income in Leander city?
- Median household income in Leander city is $140,180 a year, 78.5% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Leander city?
- Median gross rent is $1,865 a month and the median home value is $470,700, so rent absorbs about 16% of median household income.
- Is Leander city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Leander city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Leander 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.