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Austin, TX
Population: 709,893
Population, age 50+: 149,641
Population growth, age 50+: 30.8%
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City stats |
Median family income
(per year) |
$64,128 |
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted) |
$69,403 |
| Sales tax |
8.30% |
State income tax rate
(highest bracket) |
n/a |
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket) |
n/a |
Auto insurance premiums
(Average for the state) |
$1,950 |
| Retirement tax break from state? |
No |
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City stats |
| Median home price |
$265,701 |
Average property taxes
(2006) |
$4,324 |
| See homes for sale |
| See million-dollar homes |
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City stats |
Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good) |
76.7% |
| Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) |
5 |
| Property crime incidents (per 1,000) |
59 |
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City stats |
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles) |
30 |
Restaurants
(within 15 miles) |
2,495 |
Bars
(within 15 miles) |
237 |
| Public tennis courts |
102 |
| Public swimming pools |
47 |
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles) |
90 |
| Park acres |
26,586 |
Libraries
(within 15 miles) |
59 |
Museums (accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles) |
1 |
| Ski resorts (within 100 miles) |
n/a |
| Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) |
0 |
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City stats |
Annual rainfall
(inches) |
33.65 |
| % clear days in the area |
32 |
Snowfall
(average in inches) |
0.90 |
| High temp in July ° F |
95.0° |
| Low temp in Jan ° F |
40.0° |
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City stats |
Life expectancy
(men/women) |
75.8/80.5 |
Has health plan
(% of residents) |
83.8% |
Diabetes rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
10.6% |
Hypertension rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
22.5% |
Geriatric doctors
(per 100,000 population) |
3 |
Cancer doctors
(per 100,000) |
52 |
Radiologists
(per 100,000) |
128 |
Heart doctors
(per 100,000) |
98 |
| Elder-care facilities** |
41 |
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City stats |
| Median age |
31.3 |
Completed at least some college
(% of residents) |
72.9% |
| Married |
41.3% |
| Divorced |
10.9% |
Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity) |
133.1 |
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