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Population (year 2000): 656,562. Estimated
population in July 2005: 690,252 (+5.1% change)
Males: 337,569 (51.4%), Females: 318,993 (48.6%)
Travis County
Zip codes:
78701,
78702,
78703,
78704,
78705,
78717,
78719,
78721,
78722,
78723,
78724,
78725,
78726,
78727,
78728,
78729,
78730,
78731,
78732,
78733,
78734,
78735,
78736,
78737,
78738,
78739,
78741,
78742,
78744,
78745,
78746,
78747,
78748,
78749,
78750,
78751,
78752,
78753,
78754,
78756,
78757,
78758,
78759.
Median resident age: 29.6 years
Median household income: $42,689 (year 2000)
Median house value: $124,700 (year 2000)
Races in Austin:
- White Non-Hispanic (52.9%)
- Hispanic (30.5%)
- Other race (16.2%)
- Black (10.0%)
- Two or more races (3.0%)
- Chinese (1.2%)
- Asian Indian (1.2%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Vietnamese (0.9%)
- Korean (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (12.8%), English (8.7%),
Irish (8.4%), United States (4.3%), French (2.7%), Italian
(2.5%).
Elevation: 501 feet
Land area: 251.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Austin
- High school or higher: 83.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 14.7%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Austin city
- Never married: 39.4%
- Now married: 43.9%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 3.7%
- Divorced: 11.0%
16.6% Foreign born (11.0% Latin America, 3.8%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +159,408
(+32.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Austin:
- AUSTIN STATE HOSPITAL (4110 GUADALUPE)
- BRACKENRIDGE HOSPITAL (601 E 15TH ST)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF AUSTIN (1215 RED
RIVER)
- HEALTHSOUTH SURGERY HOSPITAL OF AUSTIN (6818
AUSTIN CTR BLVD SUITE 100)
- HEART HOSPITAL OF AUSTIN (3801 N LAMAR BLVD)
- NORTH AUSTIN MEDICAL CENTER (12221 MOPAC
EXPRESSWAY NORTH)
- SETON MEDICAL CENTER (1201 W 38TH ST)
- SETON SHOAL CREEK (3501 MILLS AVE)
- SOUTH AUSTIN HOSPITAL (901 WEST BEN WHITE
BLVD)
- SPECIALTY HOSP OF AUSTIN,THE (4207 BURNET RD)
- ST DAVIDS PAVILLION (919 EAST 32ND STREET)
- ST DAVIDS HOSPITAL (919 E 32ND ST)
- ST DAVIDS REHABILITATION CENTER (1005 E 32ND
ST)
- SUMMIT INSTITUTE OF AUSTIN INC (8402 CROSS
PARK DR)
- TEXAS NEURO REHABILITATION CENTER (1106 W
DITTMAR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Austin:
- AUSTIN-BERGSTROM INTL (about 10 miles; AUSTIN, TX;
ID: AUS)
- ROBERT GRAY AAF (about 53 miles; FORT HOOD/KILLEEN,
TX; ID: GRK)
- KILLEEN MUNI (about 54 miles; KILLEEN, TX; ID: ILE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Austin:
- BIRD'S NEST (about 14 miles; AUSTIN, TX; ID: 6R4)
- LAKEWAY AIRPARK (about 17 miles; AUSTIN, TX; ID:
3R9)
- LAGO VISTA TX - RUSTY ALLEN (about 20 miles; LAGO
VISTA, TX; ID: 5R3)
Amtrak station:
AUSTIN (250 N. LAMAR BLVD.). Services: ticket office, fully
wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi
service, public transit connection.
Biggest Colleges/Universities in Austin:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (Full-time
enrollment: 46,503; Public; Website: www.utexas.edu;
Offers Doctor's degree)
- AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (FT enrollment:
12,819; Location: 5930 MIDDLE FISKVILLE RD; Public;
Website: www.austin.cc.tx.us)
- SAINT EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment:
2,870; Location: 3001 S CONGRESS AVE; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.stedwards.edu; Offers
Master's degree)
- CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY AT AUSTIN (FT
enrollment: 611; Location: 3400 I-35 North; Private,
not-for-profit; Offers Master's degree)
- ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (FT enrollment: 586;
Location: 6330 HWY 290 E STE 150; Private, for-profit;
Website: www.itt-tech.edu)
- HUSTON-TILLOTSON COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 544;
Location: 900 CHICON ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.htc.edu)
- AUSTIN BUSINESS COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 461;
Location: 2101 I H 35 SOUTH STE 300; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.austinbusinesscollege.org)
- ALLIED HEALTH CAREERS (FT enrollment: 200;
Location: 5424 HWY 290 W STE 105; Private, for-profit)
- AUSTIN PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (FT
enrollment: 198; Location: 100 E 27TH ST; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.austinseminary.edu; Offers
Doctor's degree)
- SOUTHERN CAREERS INSTITUTE INC (FT
enrollment: 158; Location: 2301 S CONGRESS STE 27;
Private, for-profit)
- ACADEMY OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE (FT enrollment:
131; Location: 2700 W ANDERSON LN STE 204; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.aoma.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
- CAPITOL CITY TRADE AND TECHNICAL CAREERS (FT
enrollment: 110; Location: 4630 WESTGATE BLVD; Private,
for-profit)
- BALDWIN BEAUTY SCHOOL (FT enrollment: 95;
Location: 8440 BURNET RD., STE 140; Private, for-profit)
- TEXAS CULINARY ACADEMY (FT enrollment: 92;
Location: 6020 DILLARD CIR; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: TXCA.COM)
- SOUTHWEST SCHOOL OF ELECTRONICS (FT
enrollment: 91; Location: 5424 HWY 290 W STE 200;
Private, for-profit; Website: www.swse.net)
- CAPITAL CITY TRADE AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL (FT
enrollment: 89; Location: 205 E Riverside Dr; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.capcitytradetech.com)
- EPISCOPAL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF THE SOUTHWEST
(FT enrollment: 79; Location: 606 RATHERVUE PL; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.etss.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
- TEXAS COLLEGE OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
(FT enrollment: 64; Location: 4005 MANCHACA RD; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.texastcm.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
- BALDWIN BEAUTY SCHOOL 5 (FT enrollment: 60;
Location: 3005 S LAMAR; Private, for-profit)
- INSTITUTE FOR CHRISTIAN STUDIES (FT
enrollment: 44; Location: 1909 UNIVERSITY AVE; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.io.com/ics; Offers Master's
degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Austin:
- SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles;
SAN MARCOS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 18,822)
- CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 54 miles; KILLEEN, TX;
FT enrollment: 6,777)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR (about 57 miles;
BELTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,257)
- TEMPLE COLLEGE (about 62 miles; TEMPLE, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,054)
- UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD (about 75 miles;
SAN ANTONIO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,734)
- SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE (about 78 miles; SAN ANTONIO,
TX; FT enrollment: 11,226)
- TRINITY UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX;
FT enrollment: 2,474)
Biggest public high schools in Austin:
- WESTWOOD H S (Students: 2,505; Location:
12400 MELLOW MEADOW DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
- BOWIE H S (Students: 2,480; Location: 4103
SLAUGHTER LN; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MCNEIL H S (Students: 2,470; Location: 5720
MCNEIL DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WESTLAKE H S (Students: 2,350; Location: 4100
WESTBANK DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
- AKINS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,153; Location:
10701 S 1ST ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- AUSTIN H S (Students: 2,129; Location: 1715 W
CESAR CHAVEZ; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CROCKETT H S (Students: 1,965; Location: 5601
MANCHACA RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ANDERSON H S (Students: 1,956; Location: 8403
MESA DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
- JOHN B CONNALLY H S (Students: 1,872;
Location: 13212 N LAMAR; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LANIER H S (Students: 1,766; Location: 1201
PEYTON GIN RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Biggest private high schools in Austin:
- BRENTWOOD CHRISTIAN JR/SR H S (Students: 658;
Location: 11908 N LAMAR BLVD; Grades: PK - 12)
- ST STEPHENS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL (Students: 607;
Location: PO BOX 1868; Grades: 6 - 12)
- ST MICHAELS ACADEMY (Students: 404; Location:
3000 BARTON CREEK BLVD; Grades: 9 - 12)
- HILL COUNTRY CHRISTIAN /AUSTIN (Students:
390; Location: 12124 RANCH RD 620 NORTH; Grades: KG -
12)
- HYDE PARK BAPTIST H S (Students: 372;
Location: 3901 SPEEDWAY ST; Grades: 7 - 12)
- REGENTS SCHOOL OF AUSTIN (Students: 339;
Location: PO BX 5700; Grades: KG - 12)
- GREAT HILLS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 191;
Location: 10500 JOLLYVILLE RD; Grades: KG - 12)
- KIRBY HALL SCHOOL (Students: 188; Location:
306 WEST 29TH STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
- CHRIST COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN SCH (Students:
151; Location: 8210 SOUTH FIRST STREET; Grades: PK - 12)
- HUNTINGTON-SURREY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 77;
Location: 308 E. 32ND; Grades: 9 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Austin:
- CEDAR VALLEY MIDDLE (Students: 1,305;
Location: 8139 RACINE TRL; Grades: 06 - 08)
- AMERICO PAREDES MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
1,251; Location: 10100 S MARY MOORE SEARIGHT DR; Grades:
06 - 08)
- MURCHISON MIDDLE (Students: 1,202; Location:
3700 N HILLS DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- DEERPARK MIDDLE (Students: 1,158; Location:
8849 ANDERSON MILL RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CLINT SMALL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,132;
Location: 4801 MONTEREY OAKS BLVD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CANYON VISTA MIDDLE (Students: 1,103;
Location: 8455 SPICEWOOD SPRINGS RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BAILEY MIDDLE (Students: 1,101; Location:
4020 LOST OASIS HOLLOW; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BURNET MIDDLE (Students: 1,076; Location:
8401 HATHAWAY DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- KEALING MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,019;
Location: 1607 PENNSYLVANIA AVE; Grades: 07 - 08)
- WALNUT CREEK EL (Students: 997; Location: 401
W BRAKER LN; Grades: PK - 06)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Austin:
- ST. ANDREW'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL (Students: 518;
Location: 1112 WEST 31ST STREET; Grades: 1 - 10)
- ST LOUIS CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 451;
Location: 2114 ST JOSEPH BLVD; Grades: PK - 8)
- HYDE PARK BAPTIST ELEM (Students: 443;
Location: 3901 SPEEDWAY; Grades: KG - 6)
- REDEEMER LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 385;
Location: 1500 W ANDERSON LN; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST. GABRIEL'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 340;
Location: 2500 WIMBERLY LN; Grades: PK - 8)
- AUSTIN WALDORF SCHOOL (Students: 317;
Location: 8702 SOUTH VIEW ROAD; Grades: KG - 11)
- GRACE COVENANT CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 293;
Location: 9431 JOLLYVILLE RD; Grades: PK - 7)
- AUSTIN MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 288;
Location: 5006 SUNSET TRAIL; Grades: PK - 9)
- STRICKLAND (Students: 240; Location: PO BOX
150413; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST THERESAS CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 239;
Location: 4311 SMALL DR; Grades: PK - 5)
Libraries in Austin:
- AUSTIN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$17,501,774; Location: 800 GUADALUPE ST; 1,312,363
books; 72,685 audio materials; 26,970 video materials;
3,364 serial subscriptions)
- WESTBANK COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$812,835; Location: 1309 WESTBANK DR; 45,494 books;
2,166 audio materials; 1,747 video materials; 186 serial
subscriptions)
- WELLS BRANCH COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating
income: $425,836; Location: 14735 BRATTON LN #210;
18,100 books; 150 audio materials; 200 video materials;
5 serial subscriptions)
- LAKE TRAVIS COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating
income: $104,595; Location: 3322 RANCH ROAD 620 S;
28,264 books; 821 audio materials; 151 video materials;
47 serial subscriptions)
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