Caldwell County
Caldwell County offers many opportunities for growing businesses, including high-speed connectivity, state-of-the-art building inventory and three industrial parks. The county seat and largest city, Lockhart, is less than 20 miles from Interstate 35, Interstate 10 and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, and the new State Highway 130 connects the city to points north and south. The county's next largest city, Luling, lies at the intersection of I-10 and U.S. Highway 183, just 23 miles from I-35.
CALDWELL COUNTY | AUSTIN MSA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Population 2020 | 45,883 | 2,283,371 | |
| Population growth 2010-2020 | 20.5% | 33.0% | |
| Land area (sq. mi.) 2020 | 544.5 | 4,219.5 | |
| Median age 2021 | 36.3 | 34.7 | |
| Households 2021 | 15,547 | 894,088 | |
| Home ownership rate 2021 | 64.4% | 57.4% | |
| Median household income 2021 | $55,760 | $81,998 | |
| Per capita income 2021 | $24,827 | $41,805 | |
| High school grads 2021 | 79.8% | 90.9% | |
| College grads 2021 | 15.5% | 46.0% | |
| Labor force 2020 | 19,322 | 1,242,659 | |
| Unemployment rate 2020 | 6.3% | 6.2% | |
| Public school enrollment 2021-2020 | 7,800 | 338,710 | |
| High school graduates 2019 | 504 | 21,607 | |
| Retail sales 2020 | $391 mil. | $37,406 mil. | |
| Business 2020 | Establishments | 793 | 65,881 |
| Employment | 8,714 | 1,031,078 | |
| Average salary | $40,808 | $72,107 | |
| Mfg.business 2020 | Establishments | 29 | 1,942 |
| Employment | 542 | 61,958 | |
| Average salary | $45,275 | $113,744 | |
Sources: Texas Comptroller for retail sales; Texas Workforce Commission for labor force, unemployment, businesses, employees, and salaries; Texas Education Agency for public school enrollment and graduates; ESRI for 2021 demographic estimates; and U.S. Census Bureau for all other data.