Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX

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2022 Population

121,296

0.553% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

40.8

1.24% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

6.02%

8.23% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$122,296

7.92% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$540,000

21.1% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX had a population of 121k people with a median age of 40.8 and a median household income of $122,296. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX declined from 121,970 to 121,296, a −0.553% decrease and its median household income grew from $113,320 to $122,296, a 7.92% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (63.7%), White (Hispanic) (13.4%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (7.74%), Two+ (Hispanic) (4.6%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.33%).

18.3% of the households in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.2% of the residents in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are National American University-Austin South (8 degrees awarded in 2017).

In 2022, the median property value in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX was $540,000, and the homeownership rate was 64.6%.

Most people in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX was 2 cars per household.

Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX borders Austin City (Northwest) PUMA, TX, Austin City (Central) PUMA, TX, Austin City (South) PUMA, TX, and Travis County (West, South & Outside Austin City) PUMA, TX.

United States Texas

Population & Diversity

Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX is home to a population of 121k people, from which 94.2% are citizens. As of 2022, 11.9% of Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX residents were born outside of the country (14.4k people).

In 2022, there were 4.75 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (77.2k people) in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 16.3k White (Hispanic) and 9.39k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX are Spanish (12,187 households), Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (1,202 households), and Hindi (1,090 households).

Citizenship

94.2%

2022 Citizenship

93.3%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 94.2% of Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX was 93.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
77.2k ± 2.5k
White (Hispanic)
16.3k ± 1.94k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
9.39k ± 1.17k

21.3%

Hispanic Population

25.8k people

21.3% of the people in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX are hispanic (25.8k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

11.9%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

14.4k people

13.1%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

16k people

As of 2022, 11.9% of Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX residents (14.4k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX was 13.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
12,187 households (10.6%)
Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
1,202 households (1.04%)
Hindi
1,090 households (0.946%)

18.3% of the households in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 21.7%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2022, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX was Spanish. 10.6% of the households in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,605 ± 322
Gulf War (2001-)
1,022 ± 372
Gulf War (1990s)
847 ± 237

Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.57 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX employs 62.2k people. The largest industries in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX are Computer Systems Design (5,453 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,344 people), and Construction (2,532 people), and the highest paying industries are Household appliances & electrical & electronic goods merchant wholesalers ($229,958), Management of companies & enterprises ($217,285), and Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing ($206,686).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

29,423

Women

47.7%

32,318

Men

52.3%

The workforce of Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX in 2020 was 61,741 people, with 47.7% woman, and 52.3% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

62.2k

2022 Value

1.03%

1 Year growth

± 1.03%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX grew at a rate of 1.03%, from 61.6k employees to 62.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX, are Other managers (3,463 people), Software developers (2,641 people), and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (1,561 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

62.2k

2022 Value

1.03%

1 Year growth

± 1.03%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX grew at a rate of 1.03%, from 61.6k employees to 62.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX, are Computer Systems Design (5,453 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,344 people), and Construction (2,532 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX, though some of these residents may live in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$87,817

Median earning men ± $3,682

$59,548

Median earning women ± $2,411

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Manufacturing ($133,185), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($132,688), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($115,189).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($125,170), Manufacturing ($103,383), and Information ($100,238).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (52.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.12%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2017, universities in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX awarded 8 degrees. The student population of Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX in 2016 is skewed towards women, with 25 male students and 54 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX are White (4 and 50%), followed by Black or African American (2 and 25%), Hispanic or Latino (2 and 25%), and Asian (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX by number of degrees awarded are National American University-Austin South (8 and 100%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 0.37% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.722% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (36.5k), Graduate Degree (25.3k), and Some college (15.6k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX was $540,000 in 2022, which is 1.92 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $446,000 to $540,000, a 21.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX is 64.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX have an average commute time of 26.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX is $122,296. In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX was Fort Bend County (Northwest) PUMA, TX with a value of $159,431, followed by Denton County (South Central)--Flower Mound Town & Highland Village City PUMA, TX and Collin County (Northwest)--Celina City & Prosper Town PUMA, TX, with respective values of $157,973 and $153,785.

Property

$540,000

Median Property Value 2022

±$18,229

$32,984

Median Property Taxes

±$1,314

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

64.6%

Homeownership

2022

63.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 64.6% of the housing units in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 65.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX was Fort Bend County (Northwest) PUMA, TX with a value of $159,431, followed by Denton County (South Central)--Flower Mound Town & Highland Village City PUMA, TX and Collin County (Northwest)--Celina City & Prosper Town PUMA, TX, with respective values of $157,973 and $153,785.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$122,296

Median Household Income

± $4,739

51k

Number of Households

± 1,988

In 2022, the median household income of the 51k households in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX grew to $122,296 from the previous year's value of $113,320.

The following chart displays the households in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

0.464

2022 Wage GINI in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX

0.468

2021 Wage GINI in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX

In 2022, the income inequality in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.932% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (62.7%)
Worked At Home (28.6%)
Carpooled (5.84%)

In 2022, 62.7% of workers in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (28.6%) and those who carpooled to work (5.84%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX have a shorter commute time (26.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.74% of the workforce in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.02% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX (7.24k out of 120k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94.2% of the population of Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX has health coverage, with 68.1% on employee plans, 3.39% on Medicaid, 9.86% on Medicare, 12.4% on non-group plans, and 0.503% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1641 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.737% increase from the previous year (1629 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1607 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 691 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

1,641 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Texas

Primary care physicians in Texas see an average of 1,641 patients per year. This represents a 0.737% increase from the previous year (1,629 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Texas in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.2% under 18 years, 18.1% between 18 and 34 years, 45.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.75%

Uninsured

68.1%

Employer Coverage

3.39%

Medicaid

9.86%

Medicare

12.4%

Non-Group

0.503%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX declined by 13.6% from 6.66% to 5.75%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Austin City (Southwest), Lost Creek & Barton Creek PUMA, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.