How does Austin compare with America?

A single local profile for Austin, TX — income, home values, rent, education, poverty and commute measured against the national figures.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.

How Austin stacks up against the country.

Median household income: $91,461 — U.S.: $78,538

Median home value: $512,700 — U.S.: $303,400

Median gross rent: $1,655 — U.S.: $1,348

Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.2% — U.S.: 35.0%

Living below poverty: 12.3% — U.S.: 12.4%

Average commute (min): 17.4 — U.S.: 23.0

Median household income

What it means

Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey. We compare the local estimate against the county, the state and the national estimate for the same year, then describe the gap — we don't add reporting or opinion to the numbers.

ACS 5-year estimates carry margins of error, and smaller places carry larger ones. Treat these as direction and scale, not exact counts.