Greater Austin
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Austin–Round Rock is a five-county metropolitan area in Central Texas that contains two principal cities: Austin and Round Rock.[1] As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 1,249,763 (though a July 1, 2008 estimate placed the population at 1,652,602).[2]
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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
- Cedar Park
- Georgetown
- Pflugerville
- Round Rock (Principal City)[1]
- San Marcos
[edit] Places with 5,000 to 25,000 people
- Anderson Mill
- Bastrop
- Brushy Creek
- Elgin
- Jollyville
- Kyle
- Lakeway
- Leander
- Lockhart
- Luling
- Shady Hollow
- Taylor
- Wells Branch
- Windemere
[edit] Places with 1,000 to 5,000 people
- Bartlett (partial)
- Barton Creek
- Buda
- Camp Swift
- Circle D-KC Estates
- Dripping Springs
- Florence
- Garfield
- Granger
- Hudson Bend
- Hutto
- Jarrell
- Jonestown
- Lago Vista
- Liberty Hill
- Lost Creek
- Manor
- Onion Creek
- Rollingwood
- Serenada
- Smithville
- The Hills
- Thorndale (partial)
- West Lake Hills
- Wimberley
- Woodcreek
- Wyldwood
[edit] Places with fewer than 1,000 people
- Bear Creek
- Bee Cave
- Briarcliff
- Creedmoor
- Hays
- Martindale
- Mountain City
- Mustang Ridge
- Niederwald
- Point Venture
- San Leanna
- Sunset Valley
- Thrall
- Uhland
- Volente
- Webberville
- Weir
[edit] Unincorporated places
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[3] 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.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses". Office of Management and Budget. 2007-11-20. 25. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/fy2008/b08-01.pdf.
- ^ "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (CBSA-EST2008-01)" (CSV). 2008 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2009-03-19. http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2008/CBSA-EST2008-01.csv. Retrieved on 2009-03-19.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
