2024 population: 184,278 ( 7,667 from 2020)
Land area: 2743.5 square miles
Population density: 67.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	113,837	61.77%	0.3%
Black:	15,418	8.37%	13.2%
Indian:	802	0.44%	5.7%
Asian:	3,856	2.09%	13.8%
2+ races:	4,013	2.18%	9.6%
Hispanic:	46,352	25.15%	11.4%

Total non-White:	70,441	38.23%	11.7%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	9,122	12.9
Deaths:	8,819	12.5
Net Migration:	4,161	5.9
Net Immigration:	3,113	4.4

Change in White population:	287	0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	7,380	4.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
176,611
113,550	64.29%
13,625	7.71%
759	0.43%
3,389	1.92%
3,663	2.07%
41,625	23.57%
63,061	35.71%

2010
165,252
112,735	68.22%
11,549	6.99%
655	0.40%
2,223	1.35%
2,812	1.70%
35,108	21.25%
52,517	31.78%

2000
160,245
117,573	73.37%
10,638	6.64%
618	0.39%
1,724	1.08%
2,065	1.29%
27,486	17.15%
42,672	26.63%

1990
148,004
117,778	79.58%
7,901	5.34%
391	0.26%
1,674	1.13%
n/a
20,260	13.69%
30,226	20.42%

1980
139,192
114,050	81.94%
7,420	5.33%
309	0.22%
1,244	0.89%
n/a
15,986	11.48%
25,142	18.06%

1970
122,164
104,634	85.65%
5,733	4.69%
114	0.09%
167	0.14%
n/a
11,257	9.21%
17,530	14.35%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
21,881	13.2
15,449	9.3
-2,736	-1.7
3,167	1.9

815	0.5
10,544	6.4

Number	Rate
2000's
22,115	13.8
14,129	8.8
-8,030	-5.0
756	0.5

-4,838	-3.0
9,845	6.1

Number	Rate
1990's
23,767	16.1
14,207	9.6
-6,444	-4.4
1,873	1.3

-205	-0.1
12,446	8.4

Number	Rate
1980's
28,277	20.3
13,349	9.6
-5,735	-4.1
n/a

3,728	2.7
5,084	3.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
5,055	4.1
n/a

9,416	7.7
7,612	6.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Abilene, TX Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
34.2
41,281	22.4%
142,997	77.6%
26,893	14.6%

65,075
2.51

42,967	66.0%
32,172	74.9%
4,639	10.8%
22,108	34.0%

2010
Number	Percent
34.4
39,117	23.7%
126,135	76.3%
22,583	13.7%

62,206
2.49

41,575	66.8%
31,044	74.7%
4,468	10.7%
20,631	33.2%

2000
Number	Percent
33.6
41,680	26.0%
118,565	74.0%
20,698	12.9%

58,477
2.54

41,048	70.2%
32,845	80.0%
4,092	10.0%
17,429	29.8%

1990
Number	Percent
31.5
40,463	27.3%
107,541	72.7%
19,436	13.1%

53,953
2.61

39,177	72.6%
33,337	85.1%
2,766	7.1%
14,776	27.4%

1980
Number	Percent
29.3
38,631	27.8%
100,561	72.2%
17,044	12.2%

49,001
2.68

37,052	75.6%
32,664	88.2%
2,057	5.6%
11,949	24.4%

2022 Housing Data for Abilene, TX Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,225	5.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,954	4.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,641	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,749	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,175	4.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,771	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,694	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,823	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,557	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,979	9.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,941	10.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,934	13.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,342	9.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,019	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,207	6.5%
$200,000 or more	3,064	4.7%

Median Household Income	61,753
Per Capita Income	30,583

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	78

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,761	4.2%
Public Assistance	774	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,993	12.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	54,767	64.7%
Unemployed	1,587	1.9%
In Armed Forces	3,766	4.4%

Total Labor Force	60,120	71.0%
Not in Labor Force	24,573	29.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	27,423	22,759	54.6%
Non-Profit	2,617	6,096	30.0%
Self-Employed	4,649	2,517	64.9%

Local Government	2,443	4,275	36.4%
State Government	1,946	1,960	49.8%
Federal Government	1,153	843	57.8%

Total Private + Self	32,072	25,276	55.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8,159	13,174	38.2%
Total	40,231	38,450	51.1%

Pct. Govt.	16.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	9,793	12.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	17,065	21.7%
Professional, Technical	17,852	22.7%
Service Occupations	15,294	19.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	306	0.4%
All others	18,774	23.8%

White Collar		56.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	12,532	15.9%
Retail trade	10,075	12.8%
Educational services	9,264	11.8%
Construction	5,889	7.5%
Manufacturing	5,207	6.6%
Accommodation and food services	5,169	6.6%
Public administration	4,730	6.0%
Finance and insurance	4,314	5.5%
Other services	3,929	5.0%
Transportation and warehousing	3,427	4.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,108	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,091	3.9%
Wholesale trade	1,470	1.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,424	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,223	1.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,040	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,039	1.3%
Utilities	973	1.2%
Information	857	1.1%
Management	17	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	37,948	21.48%
Puerto Rican	809	0.46%
Cuban	431	0.24%
Dominican	6	0.00%

Total Central American	1,179	0.67%
Costa Rican	11	0.01%
Guatemalan	164	0.09%
Honduran	123	0.07%
Nicaraguan	378	0.21%
Panamanian	32	0.02%
Salvadoran	471	0.27%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	372	0.21%
Argentinean	19	0.01%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	235	0.13%
Ecuadorian	23	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	35	0.02%
Uruguayan	11	0.01%
Venezuelan	49	0.03%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,856	1.62%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	1,151	0.65%
Vietnamese	644	0.36%
Korean	426	0.24%
Chinese	216	0.12%
Indian	211	0.12%
Japanese	178	0.10%
Bhutanese	139	0.08%
Taiwanese	105	0.06%
Cambodian	89	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	138,521	83.8%
Spanish	21,604	13.1%
Other	839	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	790	0.5%
German, other Germanic	707	0.4%
Tagalog	569	0.3%
Other Indo-European	545	0.3%
Vietnamese	524	0.3%
Other Asian	388	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	18,121	10.3%
Irish	16,665	9.4%
English	16,470	9.3%
American	10,371	5.9%
European	4,716	2.7%
Scottish	2,959	1.7%
Italian	2,945	1.7%
French	2,387	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	2,183	1.2%
Polish	1,813	1.0%
Other Subsaharan African	1,439	0.8%
Dutch	1,162	0.7%
Norwegian	1,119	0.6%
Swedish	1,117	0.6%
British	937	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	169,877	96.2%
Not a citizen	6,779	3.8%

Native	165,317	93.6%
Foreign-born	11,339	6.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,376	3.9%	7,934	7.1%	34,936	31.3%	35,453	31.8%	19,008	17.0%	9,845	8.8%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,376	3.9%
9-12 Years	7,934	7.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	34,936	31.3%
Some College	35,453	31.8%
Bach. Degree	19,008	17.0%
Grad Degree	9,845	8.8%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	137,060	128,870	8,190	6.0%
1991	138,714	131,372	7,342	5.3%
1992	142,078	134,196	7,882	5.5%
1993	145,142	137,334	7,808	5.4%
1994	147,852	140,500	7,352	5.0%
1995	152,390	144,950	7,440	4.9%
1996	154,230	147,000	7,230	4.7%
1997	153,088	147,078	6,010	3.9%
1998	153,982	148,294	5,688	3.7%
1999	151,910	146,120	5,790	3.8%

2000	150,850	144,510	6,340	4.2%
2001	150,830	144,092	6,738	4.5%
2002	155,318	147,452	7,866	5.1%
2003	159,126	150,626	8,500	5.3%
2004	159,206	151,690	7,516	4.7%
2005	160,824	153,962	6,862	4.3%
2006	162,966	156,354	6,612	4.1%
2007	160,062	154,282	5,780	3.6%
2008	164,168	157,890	6,278	3.8%
2009	165,844	156,232	9,612	5.8%

2010	153,098	142,374	10,724	7.0%
2011	153,546	142,842	10,704	7.0%
2012	152,282	143,484	8,798	5.8%
2013	152,546	144,210	8,336	5.5%
2014	151,870	145,208	6,662	4.4%
2015	149,556	143,750	5,806	3.9%
2016	149,514	143,618	5,896	3.9%
2017	151,520	145,916	5,604	3.7%
2018	153,838	148,742	5,096	3.3%
2019	157,260	152,576	4,684	3.0%

2020	155,730	147,062	8,668	5.6%
2021	159,118	151,874	7,244	4.6%
2022	161,952	156,408	5,544	3.4%
2023	165,212	159,500	5,712	3.5%
2024	173,610	167,614	5,996	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	74,540
Median Value	$158,580

Occupied	65,075	87.3%
Vacant	9,465	12.7%

Owned	40,831	62.7%
Rented	24,244	37.3%
Median Rent	$1,037

Single-Family Units	55,482	74.4%
Detached	53,681	72.0%
Attached	1,801	2.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	9,024	12.1%
Mobile Homes	5,089	6.8%

Abilene, TX Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Abilene, TX Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Abilene, TX Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Abilene, TX Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Abilene, TX Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Abilene, TX Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Abilene, TX Metro Area