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Texas·Travis County
56 neighborhoods·977K people·$555K median·2,992/mi²
violent · property Part-I incidents per 1,000 residents/yr · Austin PD reported, 2020–2021 · not official UCR · neighborhood comparison only. · Source: Crime Open Database (CODE), M. Ashby, CC BY 4.0.
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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| Neighborhood | Pop. | Home value |
|---|---|---|
| Walnut Forest | 31,214 | $336K |
| Pleasant View | 30,035 | $413K |
| Northwest Austin | 28,188 | $738K |
| Milwood | 23,062 | $494K |
| West Oak Hill | 22,096 | $710K |
| North Austin | 19,117 | $463K |
| Zilker | 19,064 | $1.08M |
| Southeast Austin | 19,003 | $404K |
The median home value in Austin is $555,300 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 1.2× the US median of $458,812.
Austin has 979,539 residents across 223 census tracts and 62 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 34.7; the population is 47.0% White, 31.9% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Asian, 7.3% Black, 4.3% Multiracial and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 59.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.0% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
CANYON CREEK EL (94%), PATSY SOMMER EL (90%) and LAUREL MOUNTAIN EL (86%) lead the elementary schools; CANYON VISTA MIDDLE (79%), GORZYCKI MIDDLE (73%) and KEALING MIDDLE (68%) lead the middle schools; LASA H S (88%), RICHARDS SCH FOR YOUNG WOMEN LEADERS (67%) and BOWIE H S (66%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,729/month, 10% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Austin is $93,658 a year, 9% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Austin, median rent is $1,729/month and the median home value is $555,300 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Austin reported 5.0 violent crimes and 33.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 95°F; winter lows average 40°F; there are 84 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 37 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Austin are hail (95), tornado (95) and lightning (94), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Austin, 2.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).