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Elgin, TX

11,563 Population
7.2 square miles 1,609.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.6 ±1.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 36 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$40,631 ±$5,717 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: $56,313 ±$449
  • about the same as the amount in Texas: $40,752 ±$159
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$91,114 ±$13,867 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: $100,431 ±$996
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $78,476 ±$263
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.3% ±2.8% (594  ±309) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 9.8% 233,722 (±0.4% / ±8,680)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,074,940 (±0.1% / ±38,425)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

32.3 minutes ±7.2 (153,640  ±23,678) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 27.3 26,280,460 (±0.2 / ±269,395)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

4,375 ±430 Number of households
  • the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 989,434 ±2,299
  • Texas: 10,992,816 ±15,813
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.3 (11,398  ±487) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 2.4 2,379,805 (±0 / ±871)
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,571,696
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.3% ±3.2% (115  ±88) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 4.8% 30,714 (±0.3% / ±2,053)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 5.6% 417,420 (±0.1% / ±5,681)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

4,493 ±438 Number of housing units
  • the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 1,042,843 ±409
  • Texas: 12,128,515 ±1,574
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$326,400 ±$18,848 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: $465,000 ±$2,494
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $283,800 ±$738
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.2% ±4.9% (1,056  ±562.2) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 17.4% 418,354 (±0.4% / ±9,174.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 14% 4,185,730 (±0.1% / ±31,449.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

82.3% ±9.9% (6,371  ±866.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 91.9% 1,535,645 (±0.7% / ±10,904.4)
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 86% 16,951,277 (±0.2% / ±43,005)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
23.1% ±5.5% (1,790  ±443.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 50.9% 850,974 (±0.5% / ±7,543.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 33.8% 6,669,107 (±0.1% / ±27,455.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

14.2% ±4.1% (1,640  ±474) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 16.3% 396,199
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 17.6% 5,302,466
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.4% ±1.6% (292  ±139) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 5.8% 108,817 (±0.2% / ±3,111)
  • about half the rate in Texas: 6.2% 1,402,357 (±0.1% / ±10,216)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
292 Total veterans ±139 270 Male ±136 22 Female ±28

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