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Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	656,562	16 (of 25,150) (100%)	4 (of 1510) (100%)
Average Income	$42,689	6,931 (72%)	344 (77%)
Median House Value	$124,700	5,312 (79%)	152 (90%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	65.4%	21,636 (of 25,150) (14%)	1,295 (of 1510) (14%)
% Black Population	10.0%	4,188 (83%)	295 (80%)
% Hispanic Population	30.5%	1,402 (94%)	521 (65%)
% Asian Population	4.7%	1,317 (95%)	44 (97%)
% American Indian Population	0.6%	7,822 (69%)	501 (67%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	83.4%	9,685 (of 25,150) (61%)	319 (of 1510) (79%)
% College Graduates	40.4%	1,965 (92%)	104 (93%)
% Never Married	39.4%	1,073 (96%)	21 (99%)
% Married	43.9%	22,823 (9%)	1,472 (3%)
% Seperated	2.0%	9,292 (63%)	725 (52%)
% Divorced	11.0%	9,908 (61%)	439 (71%)
% Foreign Born	16.6%	1,698 (93%)	244 (84%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	276,611	17 (of 25,150) (100%)	4 (of 1510) (100%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	3.8%	20,612 (18%)	941 (38%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	4.6%	14,798 (41%)	365 (76%)
Average Rooms in House	4.5	23,635 (6%)	1,343 (11%)
% Households with No Car	7.8%	10,397 (59%)	614 (59%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	11.8%	20,576 (18%)	1,221 (19%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.6%	2,041 (92%)	95 (94%)
Median House Value	$124,700	5,312 (79%)	152 (90%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	2.0%	13,510 (46%)	803 (47%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	2.8%	2,654 (89%)	122 (92%)
Average Monthly Rent	$724	3,301 (87%)	146 (90%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	71.9%	3,399 (of 25,150) (86%)	143 (of 1510) (91%)
% Drive Alone to Work	73.6%	17,953 (29%)	1,116 (26%)
% Take Public Transportation	4.5%	1,952 (92%)	17 (99%)
% Walk to Work	2.5%	12,074 (52%)	474 (69%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	22.4	14,784 (41%)	944 (37%)
% Households making less than $10,000	9.3%	13,273 (47%)	1,013 (33%)
% Households making over $200,000	2.8%	3,155 (87%)	187 (88%)
Median Household Income	$42,689	6,931 (72%)	344 (77%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	1.8%	15,880 (37%)	1,015 (33%)
Per Capita Income	$24,163	3,845 (85%)	200 (87%)
Male Worker Income	$35,545	8,142 (68%)	396 (74%)
Female Worker Income	$30,046	4,241 (83%)	217 (86%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	9.1%	10,901 (57%)	954 (37%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	14.4%	8,940 (64%)	839 (44%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	N/A	N/A
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.99

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Denver, Colorado	0.87
Columbus, Ohio	0.87
Las Vegas, Nevada	0.86
Nashville, Tennessee	0.86
Charlotte, North Carolina	0.85
Jacksonville, Florida	0.84
Indianapolis, Indiana	0.83
Boston, Massachusetts	0.82
Portland, Oregon	0.82
Albuquerque, New Mexico	0.81

Austin TX Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
People Living in a Different House, Different County, but Same State as 1995	107,425	4
Houses Built 1995-1998	30,581	6
Scotch-Irish People	16,024	7
Renters Paying between $750 and $999 a Month	42,220	7
People Living in a Different House and Different County as 1995	169,013	8

Austin TX Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1510)
People Working in Public Administration	26,753	1
Asian Indian Population	7,749	2
Korean Population	3,441	2
NonInstitutionalized Population (In Group Quarters)	13,331	2
Population Enrolled College or graduate school	80,623	2

Austin TX Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	44.8%	24,339
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	36.0%	24,268
Percent Households with Individuals Over 65	11.7%	24,216
Percent Family Households	53.3%	24,148
Percent of Households with Social Security Income	12.8%	24,040

Austin TX Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1510)
Percent Family Households	53.3%	1,496
Percent Married Couple Family Households	38.1%	1,492
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	44.8%	1,488
Percent Married People	43.9%	1,472
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	32.8%	1,449

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Austin TX	Denver, Colorado
Total Population	554,636	656,562
Average Age	33.1	29.6
Average Income	$39,500	$42,689
Median House Value	$165,800	$124,700
% White Population	65.3%	65.4%
% Black Population	11.1%	10.0%
% Asian Population	2.8%	4.7%
% Hispanic Population	31.7%	30.5%

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