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Leander, TX

86,168 Population
38.8 square miles 2,220.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.1 ±1.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 36.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$56,437 ±$4,578 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: $59,403 ±$1,364
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$141,023 ±$13,019 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: $99,897 ±$2,027
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

7.6% ±3.1% (6,526  ±2,647) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 9.2% 229,736 (±0.7% / ±16,932)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

29.3 minutes ±1.1 (823,595  ±50,482) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 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 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

29,616 ±1,519 Number of households
  • the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 1,061,155 ±6,067
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.9 ±0.2 (86,159  ±2,811) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 2.4 2,501,281 (±0 / ±848)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.9% ±2.6% (1,238  ±566) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 4.2% † 28,032 (±0.4% / ±2,904)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

30,656 ±1,690 Number of housing units
  • the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 1,127,379 ±380
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$569,600 ±$34,587 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: $482,800 ±$6,029
  • nearly double the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13% ±3.5% (11,055  ±2,961.3) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 17.1% 432,592 (±0.9% / ±22,186.4)
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 13.9% 4,289,833 (±0.2% / ±69,081.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

95.7% ±5.5% (55,183  ±4,035.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 91.8% 1,624,937 (±1.4% / ±24,146.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 86.7% 17,837,644 (±0.4% / ±79,388.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
52% ±3.9% (29,981  ±2,617.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 52.3% 924,733 (±1% / ±17,155.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

21.6% ±3.8% (18,649  ±3,320) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 18.5% 470,903
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.6% ±1.7% (2,840  ±1,041) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 5.4% 108,708 (±0.3% / ±6,454)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
2,840 Total veterans ±1,041 2,496 Male ±968 344 Female ±295

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