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Travis County

Travis County, with the area's largest population, has experienced much of the region's job growth over the past decade. Austin offers a vibrant, urban environment and is home to many of the region’s technology-based companies, government offices and five colleges and universities. Pflugerville, a rapidly growing community north of Austin, is the county's second largest city.

		Travis County	Austin MSA
Population 2009		237,658	1,705,075
Population growth 1999-2009		30.1%	41.4%
Land area (sq. mi.) 2000		989	4,224
Households 2008		430,741	657,357
Homeownership rate 2000		51.4%	58.2%
Median age 2000		30.4	30.9
High school grads 2000		84.7%	84.8%
College grads 2000		40.6%	36.7%
Labor force 2009		549,262	885,803
Unemployment rate 2009		6.7%	6.9%
Public school enrollment 2008-09		139,949	281,718
High school graduates 2008		6,903	14,685
Median household income 2007		$43,974	$46,263
Percapita income 2007		$23,987	$22,710
Retail sales 2008 (000s)		$17,049.8	$26,729.8
Business 2007	Firms	24,828	34,009
	Employment	566,096	749,658
	Avg. weekly wage	$947	$899
Mfg. business 2007	Firms	846	1,347
	Employment	47,234	60,272
	Avg. weekly wage	$1,708	$1,540
Largest cities		Austin Pflugerville Lakeway Lago Vista West Lake Hills The Hills	Austin Round Rock San Marcos Cedar Park Georgetown Pflugerville
Largest school districts		Austin Pflugerville Eanes Del Valle	Austin Round Rock Leander Pflugerville Georgetown Hays

Sources: Claritas/TradeDimensions for income; Texas Workforce Commission for labor force, unemployment, businesses, employees, and wages; Texas Education Agency for public school enrollment and graduates; Texas Comptroller for retail sales; and U.S. Bureau of the Census for all other data.

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