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City of Austin Demographics

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Population and Land Area Summary

 

Population

Land Area (Square Mi.)

Geographic Entity

April 1, 2000

April 1, 2008

April 1, 2008

City of Austin

656,562

750,525

298.16

..City of Austin Full Purpose

639,185

739,543

255.74

..City of Austin Limited Purpose

17,377

10,982

42.43

Extra Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ)*

136,789

188,870

320.90

Travis County

812,280

978,976

1,019.7

Austin--Round Rock MSA

1,249,763

1,557,829

4,285.7

*includes area within the 2-mile ETJ and the 5-mile ETJ.

The City of Austin's Demographics Workprogram

Purpose: Measure, describe and predict the changing demographic characteristics of households as they flow through City of Austin housing stock.

The City's Demographics Workprogram is designed to examine the vital demographic components of population and housing. Population items include: count, ethnicity, age, family structure, household income, poverty levels, linguistic isolation, and educational attainment. Critical information about housing includes: number of units, unit type, vacancy status, owner occupancy, land availability and stock absorption rates.

Austin is changing demographically. Keeping up with how the City is changing is essential to successful operations and planning.

Ryan Robinson, City Demographer


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