Greater Austin

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Map of Texas highlighting the Austin metropolitan area
Map of Texas highlighting the Austin metropolitan area

Greater Austin (officially known as the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan statistical area) is a five-county metropolitan area in Central Texas, anchored by the cities of Austin and Round Rock. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 1,249,763 (though a July 1, 2007 estimate placed the population at 1,598,161).[1]

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[edit] Counties

[edit] Communities

Communities are categorized based on their populations in the 2000 U.S. Census. Due to significant population growth in the metropolitan area, many communities have since changed categories.

[edit] Places with more than 500,000 people

[edit] Places with 25,000 to 100,000 people

[edit] Places with 5,000 to 25,000 people

[edit] Places with 1,000 to 5,000 people

[edit] Places with fewer than 1,000 people

[edit] Unincorporated places

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,249,763 people, 471,855 households, and 295,781 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 72.49% White, 7.96% African American, 0.57% Native American, 3.52% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 12.75% from other races, and 2.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 26.23% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $46,512 and the median income for a family was $54,361. Males had a median income of $35,612 versus $27,095 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $20,721.

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