Compare Hays County, TX vs Austin Metro Area, TX vs Texas (TX) vs United States
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| Metric |
Hays County, TX County |
Austin Metro Area, TX Metro Area |
Texas (TX) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 268,638 | 2,426,592 | 30,188,424 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,495 | $1,726 | $1,403 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 2007 | 2002 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Household income | $89,097 | $100,431 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $44,565 | $56,313 | $40,752 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 12.1% | 9.8% | 13.8% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.0% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 56.4% | 47.3% | 48.5% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 268,638 | 2,426,592 | 30,188,424 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 168,291 | 1,670,579 | 19,717,474 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 99,849 | 989,434 | 10,992,816 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $89,097 | $100,431 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $44,565 | $56,313 | $40,752 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 12.1% | 9.8% | 13.8% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.0% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 56.4% | 47.3% | 48.5% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,495 | $1,726 | $1,403 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 2007 | 2002 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 35.9% | 41.7% | 37.4% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 64.1% | 58.3% | 62.6% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 60.5% | 56.6% | 48.5% | 61% |
| Black | 4.1% | 7.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 2% | 7.5% | 5.6% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 24.9% | 20.2% | 23.5% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 39.4% | 32.2% | 39.7% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 60.6% | 67.8% | 60.3% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 81.9% | 73.2% | 85.6% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 31.0 min | 27.0 min | 27.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 18.1% | 26.8% | 14.4% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 27.8% | 24.4% | 31.3% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 20.6% | 16.8% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 8.4% | 7.9% | 10.6% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 43.2% | 50.9% | 33.8% | 35.7% |