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Austin, Round Rock, San Marcos Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Austin, Round Rock, San Marcos Area is $32,035, which is higher than the state average of $26,513 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Austin, Round Rock, San Marcos Area median household income is $61,900. On average Austin, Round Rock, San Marcos Area residents spend 25.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 25.3 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #49

Austin, Round Rock, San Marcos Area	32,035 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Austin, Round Rock, San Marcos Area	32,370 USD
Texas	29,817 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Austin, Round Rock, San Marcos Area	37,661 USD
Texas	34,774 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Austin, Round Rock, San Marcos Area	27,808 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #49

Austin, Round Rock, San Marcos Area	61,900 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Austin, Round Rock, San Marcos Area	84,202 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Austin, Round Rock, San Marcos Area	8.39%
Texas	31.68%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Austin, Round Rock, San Marcos Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Texas and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Austin, Round Rock, San Marcos Area		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.01%	$19,066, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	18.43%	$18,117, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.54%	$3,426, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.44%	$28,100, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Austin, Round Rock, San Marcos Area	77,080 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Austin, Round Rock, San Marcos Area	100,434 USD
Texas	83,936 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Austin, Round Rock, San Marcos Area	Texas	U.S.
White	$65,170, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$43,749, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Hispanic	$44,403, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
Asian	$80,315, see rank	$73,999	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$49,450, see rank	$46,301	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$38,226, see rank	$52,851	$53,370
One Race, Other	$37,950, see rank	$38,426	$40,300
Two or More Races	$49,462, see rank	$48,217	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Austin, Round Rock, San Marcos Area	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$21,829, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$64,095, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$74,323, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$51,614, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Austin, Round Rock, San Marcos Area	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,426,230, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	709,388, 49.74%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	545,381, 76.88%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,656, 0.23%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	543,725, 76.65%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	504,997, 92.88%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	38,728, 7.12%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	164,007, 23.12%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	716,842, 50.26%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	457,660, 63.84%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	475, 0.07%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	457,185, 63.78%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	426,713, 93.33%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	30,472, 6.67%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	259,182, 36.16%, see rank	41.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Austin, Round Rock, San Marcos Area	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	917,620, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	697,542, 76.02%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	96,734, 10.54%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	22,099, 2.41%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	16,972, 1.85%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	20,966, 2.28%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	63,307, 6.90%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Austin, Round Rock, San Marcos Area	25.9 minutes
Texas	25.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Austin, Round Rock, San Marcos Area	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	931,710	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	504,997, 54.20%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	213,185, 42.22%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	69,769, 13.82%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	93,142, 18.44%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,217, 0.24%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	51,188, 10.14%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	52,178, 10.33%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	426,713, 45.80%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	195,521, 45.82%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	84,423, 19.78%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	129,762, 30.41%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	346, 0.08%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	949, 0.22%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	14,431, 3.38%, see rank	4.80%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Austin, Round Rock, San Marcos Area	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	931,710, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	8,173, 0.88%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	69,196, 7.43%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	80,861, 8.68%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	21,853, 2.35%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	105,100, 11.28%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	30,430, 3.27%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	22,970, 2.47%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	64,362, 6.91%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	135,079, 14.50%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	194,172, 20.84%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	90,874, 9.75%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	59,412, 6.38%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	49,228, 5.28%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Austin, Round Rock, San Marcos Area	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	268,293	14.94%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	41,997	10.00%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.