We hope the information provided in this portal is beneficial to you. By exploring the different links contained in this site, you will gain valuable insight about Austin with a particular focus on its Hispanic population, business and culture.

If you are a new resident of Austin, we invite you to continue reading this information to learn why Austin is one of the best places to live in the United States.

In Austin, you will find a family-friendly atmosphere, a wonderful landscape with surrounding hill country and lakes, pleasant weather (an average of 300 sunny days per year), nightlife, sports, universities and affordable housing. In fact, the city was named one of the America’s “Most Loved Cities” by Travel and Leisure magazine.

For several years, Austin has been named “The Best City in the United States for Hispanics to Live and Work.”  Its great quality of life, diverse and talented workforce and vast business opportunities make the Greater Austin metropolitan area an exceptional place to do business, live and raise a family.

In this site, you will find demographic information about the five counties that compose the Greater Austin metropolitan area: Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop and Caldwell. This includes the following cities: Austin, Bastrop, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Lakeway, Leander, Lockhart, Pflugerville, Round Rock, San Marcos and Taylor, among others.

The Hispanic community is Austin’s largest minority group; over 460,000 out of 1.6 million residents in Austin are Hispanic. The Austin’s Hispanic population grew by 35% between 2002 and 2006 with the most significant growth between the ages of 25 to 34. The majority of children in Austin are now Hispanic.

During the past five years the Greater Austin area Hispanic purchasing power has grown by 54% to $9.4 Billion. In this area there are nearly 23,000 Hispanic-owned businesses with most Hispanics earning between a range of $35,000 and $75,000 per year.

Hispanics students also represent a large part of the education system, as they represent almost 60% of the Austin ISD student population. However, Hispanics represent the group with the least percentage of earning a Bachelors Degree, comprising of only 15.4% of the total City of Austin population. Those with higher levels of education are more behaviorally acculturated than those with lower levels; Hispanics are nearly four times more likely to have no high school degrees.
Source: Adelante Solutions, Inc.

Thank you for visiting this site, we hope you enjoy learning about the Austin Hispanic community!