CLIMATE in AUSTIN
Central Texas weather, usually mild, can sometimes set up dangerous conditions. Thunderstorms can result in rapidly rising streams. These storms typically occur in spring and fall. Austin weather is usually hot and humid from late May until mid-September, and air-conditioning is ubiquitous. The average yearly rainfall is 31.88 inches. It is not uncommon for temperatures to occasionally reach the 70s and 80s in winter, though cooler temperatures are the norm. If you’re looking for snow, you’re in the wrong place. Here are Austin’s average, yearly weather statistics:

Clear days: 116
Partly cloudy days: 114
Cloudy days: 51
Days with measurable rain: 84
Average temperature: e: 68.6 degrees
Average high temperature: e: 78.9 degrees
Average low temperature: e: 58.2 degrees

ECONOMY OF AUSTIN TEXAS
Here’s how we ranked:
Cost of Living Index
Austin: 96.2
Nation: 100
Ranking: 100

AUTO INSURANCE RATES ($per year)
Austin: $1,088
Nation: $1,054
Ranking: 229

CRIME in Austin Texas
Property Crime
(incidents per 100,000 population)
Austin: 4,492.9
Nation: 4,329
Ranking: 195

VIOLENT CRIME
(incidents per 100,000 population)
Austin: 398.7
Nation: 506
Ranking: 130

COMMUTE TIME (In Minutes)
Austin: 21.4
Nation: 19.23
Ranking: 255

Number of Airline Flights
Austin: 105
Nation: 139
Ranking: 91

Population of Austin Texas
City of Austin 656,562
Travis County 812,280
Austin/San Marcos MSA 1,249,763
Land Area In Square Miles
City of Austin Total 266
Full Purpose Area 232
Limited Purpose Area 34
Extra Territorial Jurisdiction* 364

Average state taxes paid as percent of income:
Austin: 5%
Nation: 6.78%
Ranking: 4

TRANSPORTATION in Austin Texas
Mass Transit Availability
Austin: 18.07
Nation: 8.03
Ranking: 29
Number of Amtrak stations
Austin: 3
Nation: 1.20
Ranking: 24
Employment By Sector
Services 30.6%
Trade 22.2%
Government 19.8%
Manufacturing 13.1%
Construction 5.8%
Finance/Insurance/Real Estate 5.1%
Transportation/Utilities 3.4%
Mining 0.2%
Source: www.census.gov; updated Dec. 20, 2001

Figures from the 2000 census:

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Bastrop County: $36,048
Caldwell County: $29,961
Hays County: $39,273
Travis County: $43,489
Williamson County: $53,894

RACIAL BREAKDOWN
White: 46.2%
African American: 8.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 26.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
Asian: 3.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
Another race: 12.8%
Two or more races: 2.6%

EDUCATION LEVEL (in people 25 years and older)
Less than ninth grade: 7.2%
Ninth to 12th grade: 8.0%
High school graduate (includes equivalency): 19.9%
Some college, no degree: 22.8%
Associate degree: 5.4%
Bachelor’s degree: 24.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 12.4%
In 1822 there were 150 settlers in Texas. By 1836 there were 36,000 settlers.
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EDUCATION
Spending per pupil
Austin: $4,927
Nation: $5,387
Ranking: 181
Student/teacher ratio
Austin: 14.1/1
Nation: 16.95/1
Ranking: 24
Number of 4-year colleges
Austin: 6
Nation: 4.03
Ranking: 56
Number of 2-year colleges
Austin: 3
Nation: 2.77
Ranking: 64