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Leander, TX

79,853 Population
38.7 square miles 2,064.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.2 ±2.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 36.3 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1

Economics

$61,552 ±$4,771 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: $56,724 ±$1,268
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Texas: $39,775 ±$250
$138,938 ±$8,911 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: $98,508 ±$2,382
  • nearly double the amount in Texas: $75,780 ±$472

4% ±2.1% (3,208  ±1,705) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 9.5% 229,871 (±0.7% / ±16,755)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Texas: 13.7% 4,086,851 (±0.3% / ±75,298)

29.5 minutes ±2.6 (734,250  ±45,065) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 27.3 26,764,616 (±0.2 / ±254,566)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 26.6 325,400,930 (±0.1 / ±1,041,657)

Families

28,615 ±1,320 Number of households
  • the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 1,036,074 ±5,494
  • Texas: 11,260,645 ±19,354
2.8 ±0.2 (79,798  ±2,566) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 2.3 2,426,918 (±0 / ±3,532)
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 † 29,898,096 (±49.3 / ±-555,555,600)

7.5% ±3.8% (1,584  ±816) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 4.4% † 28,554 (±0.5% / ±3,057)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Texas: 5.5% 417,167 (±0.2% / ±13,744)

Housing

29,024 ±1,319 Number of housing units
  • the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 1,090,174 ±1,438
  • Texas: 12,394,809 ±3,110

$528,000 ±$42,067 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: $487,200 ±$5,633
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Texas: $296,900 ±$1,483

10.8% ±3.3% (8,571  ±2,604.6) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 16.1% 394,178 (±0.8% / ±19,101.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 14.1% 4,240,926 (±0.2% / ±65,092.7)

Social

95.6% ±3.4% (37,826  ±1,622) High school grad or higher * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • a little higher than the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 91.2% 1,423,315 (±0.7% / ±10,388.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 85.2% 16,118,614 (±0.2% / ±40,407)
49.6% ±2.6% (19,620  ±1,130.5) Bachelor's degree or higher * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about the same as the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 48.5% 757,298 (±0.5% / ±7,009.1)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 32.3% 6,101,787 (±0.1% / ±24,416.5)

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

20.8% ±4% (16,604  ±3,234) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 16% † 394,659 (±3,584.3% / ±16,697)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 17.9% † 5,455,292 (±,325.7% / ±65,136)

5.2% ±1.6% (2,969  ±900) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 5.7% 109,464 (±0.3% / ±6,485)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 6.1% 1,394,897 (±0.1% / ±21,106)
2,969 Total veterans ±900 2,490 Male ±737 479 Female ±513

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