Travis County
Travis County, with the area's largest population, has experienced much of the region's job growth over the past decade. Austin offers a vibrant, urban environment and is home to many of the region’s technology-based companies, government offices and five colleges and universities. Pflugerville, a rapidly growing community north of Austin, is the county's second largest city. Manor, just east of the new interchange of SH-130 and US-290 is seeing a variety of new development. Rollingwood and West Lake Hills are small communities, only minutes from the Capitol, on the west bank of Lake Austin. Lago Vista, on the north shore of Lake Travis and 35 miles from Downtown, is making the transition from rural town to suburban community.
| TRAVIS COUNTY | AUSTIN MSA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Population 2017 | 1,226,698 | 2,115,827 | |
| Population growth 2007-2017 | 28.4% | 34.1% | |
| Land area (sq. mi.) 2010 | 990.2 | 4,219.9 | |
| Median age 2017 | 33.3 | 34.0 | |
| Households 2017 | 476,373 | 784,283 | |
| Homeownership rate 2017 | 45.7% | 52.4% | |
| Median household income 2017 | $61,970 | $65,500 | |
| Per capita income 2017 | $37,224 | $35,339 | |
| High school grads 2017 | 88.6% | 89.2% | |
| College grads 2017 | 47.6% | 43.0% | |
| Labor force 2017 | 698,755 | 1,152,626 | |
| Unemployment rate 2017 | 3.0% | 3.1% | |
| Public school enrollment 2016-2017 | 147,214 | 322,690 | |
| High school graduates 2016 | 8,402 | 19,682 | |
| Retail sales 2016 | $21,128 mil. | $35,506 mil. | |
| Business 2016 | Establishments | 38,985 | 55,160 |
| Employment | 705,805 | 953,513 | |
| Average salary | $61,159 | $57,346 | |
| Mfg. business 2016 | Establishments | 1,014 | 1,615 |
| Employment | 37,221 | 55,327 | |
| Average salary | $99,014 | $95,105 | |
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 2017 demographic estimates; and U.S. Census Bureau for all other data.