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.

Within this five county region exists a large Hispanic population. The Hispanic community is Austin’s largest minority group; over 460,000 out of 1.6 million residents in Austin are Hispanic. Between 2000 and 2006, Austin’s Hispanic population grew by 35%. There are over 14,000 Hispanic-owned businesses in the area, and the Hispanic buying power in the Greater Austin Area is $8.8 Billion (source: Geoscape American Marketscape DataStream).

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