| | People QuickFacts | Austin County | Texas |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 28,618 | 26,059,203 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 28,425 | 25,145,561 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 0.7% | 3.6% |
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Population, 2010 | 28,417 | 25,145,561 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.4% | 7.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 24.8% | 27.1% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 15.8% | 10.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.3% | 50.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 87.6% | 80.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 9.8% | 12.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.8% | 1.0% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.5% | 4.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.3% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 24.6% | 38.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 64.6% | 44.8% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 88.8% | 82.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 9.8% | 16.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 18.7% | 34.4% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 82.7% | 80.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 19.4% | 26.1% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 2,132 | 1,618,413 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 27.3 | 24.8 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 13,233 | 10,098,750 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 76.6% | 64.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 7.7% | 24.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $152,600 | $126,400 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 10,502 | 8,667,807 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.66 | 2.79 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $27,055 | $25,548 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $52,510 | $50,920 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 9.3% | 17.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Austin County | Texas |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 575 | 522,1461 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 9,439 | 8,785,2381 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 62.8 | 9.51 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 2,553 | 1,934,472 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,683 | 2,164,852 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 7.1% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 5.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 20.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 24.0% | 28.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 593,541,502 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 424,238,194 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 234,178 | 311,334,781 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $8,785 | $13,061 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 24,961 | 42,054,592 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 17 | 97,450 |