District 2[/caption]
Austin is going to continue growing over the next five years, with its population projected to reach 943,555 by 2020, according to a city of Austin report obtained Wednesday by
Community Impact Newspaper.
The report from the city's Office of the Auditor
reveals some interesting citywide data as well as snapshots of what affordability, or lack thereof, looks like in all 10 of Austin’s geographic single-member districts.
Community Impact Newspaper’s Southwest Austin coverage area includes Austin City Council districts 2, 3, 5 and 8. Here are some of the findings for those districts:
District 2:
- Population slated to grow from estimated 86,998 in 2015 to 96,963 in 2020
- $41,130 median household income
District 3[/caption]
- $150,080 median appraised home value
- Top three industries were accommodation/food services, retail trade, and construction
- 70 percent Hispanic, 20 percent white, 7 percent African-American, 1 percent Asian, 2 percent other
District 3:
- Population slated to grow from estimated 84,464 in 2015 to 92,224 in 2020
District 5[/caption]
- $29,430 median household income
- $224,850 median appraised home value
- Top three industries were construction, accommodation/food services, and educational services
- 62 percent Hispanic, 25 percent white, 8 percent African-American, 3 percent Asian, 2 percent other
District 5:
- Population slated to grow from estimated 91,482 in 2015 to 103,462 in 2020
- $59,000 median household income
- $233,290 median appraised home value
- Top three industries were retail trade, professional/tech services and educational services
- 58 percent white, 33 percent Hispanic, 4 percent African-American, 3 percent Asian, 3 percent other
District 8:
District 8[/caption]
- Population slated to grow from estimated 86,855 in 2015 to 94,818 in 2020
- $94,240 median household income
- $346,380 median appraised home value
- Top three industries were professional/tech services, educational services, and manufacturing
- 69 percent white, 18 percent Hispanic, 8 percent Asian, 2 percent African-American, 3 percent other
For more information, the report is
available online (PDF).