Abilene.
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Texas·Taylor County
38 tracts·107K people·$184K median·1,005/mi²
White 57 · Hispanic 27 · Black 10 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 44 · Living alone 30 · Other 26
Health 36 · Professional 18 · Retail 17 · Leisure 11 · Manufacturing 10 · Public admin 4 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 36 · Sales · office 22 · Service 21 · Production · transport 11 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 78 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 8 · Walk 3 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Abilene is $183,700 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Abilene has 128,053 residents across 35 census tracts and 33 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 32.8; the population is 56.8% White, 27.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Black, 3.4% Multiracial, 2.3% Asian and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 27.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 16.1% (Census ACS).
WYLIE EAST INT (61%), WYLIE WEST INT (60%) and WYLIE EAST EL (56%) lead the elementary schools; WYLIE WEST J H (62%), WYLIE EAST J H (55%) and CRAIG MIDDLE (38%) lead the middle schools; ACADEMY FOR TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING MATH & SCIENCE (68%), WYLIE H S (66%) and ABILENE H S (39%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,157/month, 27% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Abilene is $62,648 a year, 27% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Abilene, median rent is $1,157/month and the median home value is $183,700 (Census ACS).
Abilene reported 4.4 violent crimes and 17.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 95°F; winter lows average 33°F; there are 66 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 27 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Abilene are hail (96), drought (94) and wildfire (93), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Abilene, 2.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).