Abilene city, TX

Jones County, TX
Taylor County, TX

2022 population: 126,356 ( 9,293 from 2010 )
Land area: 213.3 square miles
Population density: 592.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	71,935	56.93%	1.5%
Black:	12,555	9.94%	18.0%
Indian:	106	0.08%	76.3%
Asian:	2,812	2.23%	43.5%
2+ races:	3,541	2.80%	61.0%
Hispanic:	34,917	27.63%	21.8%

Total non-White:	54,421	43.07%	23.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1,081	-1.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	10,374	10.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
117,063
73,016	62.37%
10,638	9.09%
448	0.38%
1,959	1.67%
2,199	1.88%
28,666	24.49%
44,047	37.63%

2000
115,794
79,594	68.74%
9,706	8.38%
508	0.44%
1,648	1.42%
1,702	1.47%
22,575	19.50%
36,200	31.26%

1990
106,665
81,462	76.37%
7,266	6.81%
305	0.29%
1,533	1.44%
n/a
16,099	15.09%
25,203	23.63%

1980
98,312
78,015	79.35%
6,569	6.68%
252	0.26%
1,032	1.05%
n/a
12,281	12.49%
20,297	20.65%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-6,578	-5.7
7,847	6.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
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n/a

-1,868	-1.8
10,997	10.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
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3,447	3.5
4,906	5.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Abilene city, TX

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
31.4
29,167	23.1%
97,189	76.9%
17,102	13.5%

46,030
2.47

29,312	63.7%
20,884	71.2%
3,731	12.7%
16,718	36.3%

2010
Number	Percent
31.7
27,404	23.4%
89,659	76.6%
14,660	12.5%

43,612
2.46

27,923	64.0%
19,960	71.5%
3,527	12.6%
15,689	36.0%

2000
Number	Percent
31.7
29,580	25.5%
86,214	74.5%
13,777	11.9%

41,535
2.52

28,247	68.0%
22,165	78.5%
3,144	11.1%
13,288	32.0%

1990
Number	Percent
30.0
28,858	27.1%
77,807	72.9%
12,405	11.6%

38,298
2.61

27,319	71.3%
22,970	84.1%
2,189	8.0%
10,979	28.7%

1980
Number	Percent
27.2
27,100	27.6%
71,212	72.4%
9,976	10.1%

33,908
2.68

25,296	74.6%
22,121	87.4%
1,583	6.3%
8,612	25.4%

2022 Housing Data for Abilene city, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,447	5.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,306	5.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,032	4.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,022	4.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,210	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,070	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,108	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,868	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,942	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,299	9.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,551	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,463	14.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,241	9.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,683	5.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,722	5.9%
$200,000 or more	2,066	4.5%

Median Household Income	59,240
Per Capita Income	30,258

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,924	4.2%
Public Assistance	565	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,406	13.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	37,692	62.7%
Unemployed	1,066	1.8%
In Armed Forces	3,660	6.1%

Total Labor Force	42,418	70.5%
Not in Labor Force	17,720	29.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	19,284	17,466	52.5%
Non-Profit	2,026	4,430	31.4%
Self-Employed	2,863	1,421	66.8%

Local Government	1,508	2,731	35.6%
State Government	1,482	1,399	51.4%
Federal Government	669	736	47.6%

Total Private + Self	22,147	18,887	54.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,685	9,296	37.9%
Total	27,832	28,183	49.7%

Pct. Govt.	15.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	6,739	12.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	12,402	22.1%
Professional, Technical	12,948	23.1%
Service Occupations	11,520	20.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	152	0.3%
All others	12,463	22.2%

White Collar		57.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	9,430	16.9%
Retail trade	7,447	13.3%
Educational services	6,659	11.9%
Accommodation and food services	4,144	7.4%
Construction	3,866	6.9%
Manufacturing	3,696	6.6%
Public administration	3,210	5.8%
Other services	3,000	5.4%
Finance and insurance	2,897	5.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,422	4.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,404	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	2,224	4.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	839	1.5%
Wholesale trade	822	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	812	1.5%
Information	700	1.3%
Utilities	597	1.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	502	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	401	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	30,141	23.85%
Puerto Rican	672	0.53%
Cuban	319	0.25%
Dominican	6	0.00%

Total Central American	1,141	0.90%
Costa Rican	11	0.01%
Guatemalan	151	0.12%
Honduran	102	0.08%
Nicaraguan	378	0.30%
Panamanian	32	0.03%
Salvadoran	467	0.37%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	276	0.22%
Argentinean	17	0.01%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	235	0.19%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	13	0.01%
Uruguayan	11	0.01%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,362	1.87%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	1,026	0.81%
Vietnamese	497	0.39%
Korean	269	0.21%
Indian	204	0.16%
Bhutanese	139	0.11%
Taiwanese	105	0.08%
Japanese	93	0.07%
Cambodian	89	0.07%
Chinese	81	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	96,008	81.3%
Spanish	17,942	15.2%
Other	824	0.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	772	0.7%
Tagalog	554	0.5%
Other Indo-European	416	0.4%
German, other Germanic	402	0.3%
Vietnamese	384	0.3%
Other Asian	264	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	11,286	8.9%
English	11,021	8.7%
Irish	10,723	8.5%
American	6,126	4.8%
European	2,526	2.0%
Italian	2,376	1.9%
Scottish	1,797	1.4%
French	1,751	1.4%
Polish	1,471	1.2%
Other Subsaharan African	1,439	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	1,308	1.0%
Norwegian	863	0.7%
Dutch	859	0.7%
Swedish	799	0.6%
Jamaican	691	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	120,558	95.4%
Not a citizen	5,798	4.6%

Native	116,865	92.5%
Foreign-born	9,491	7.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,431	4.4%	6,133	7.9%	23,436	30.3%	23,939	30.9%	13,104	16.9%	7,324	9.5%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,431	4.4%
9-12 Years	6,133	7.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	23,436	30.3%
Some College	23,939	30.9%
Bach. Degree	13,104	16.9%
Grad Degree	7,324	9.5%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +3,224	D +295	D + 9.0%
D +3,519
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	37%	Donald Trump* (R)	25,568	66.7%	Joe Biden (D)	11,903	31.1%	847	2.2%	38,318	15	20	0.34%
2016	34%	Donald Trump (R)	22,344	66.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	8,384	25.0%	2,764	8.3%	33,492	15	21	0.37%

2020 President, Abilene city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

11,903

31.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

25,568

66.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

629

1.6%

Other

218

0.6%

TOTAL

38,318

Turnout: 37%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 20

2016 President, Abilene city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

8,384

25.0%

Donald Trump (R)

22,344

66.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,380

4.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

239

0.7%

Other

1,145

3.4%

TOTAL

33,492

Turnout: 34%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 21

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Abilene city, TX

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	36%	John Cornyn* (R)	25,871	68.6%	Mary Hegar (D)	10,686	28.3%	1,158 [+]	3.1%	37,715	15	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kerry McKennon (Libertarian) 913 (2.4%); David Collins (Green) 245 (0.6%);
2018	S1	28%	Ted Cruz* (R)	19,611	68.7%	Beto O'Rourke (D)	8,663	30.4%	267 [+]	0.9%	28,541	18	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Dikeman (Libertarian) 267 (0.9%);
2018	G	28%	Greg Abbott* (R)	20,660	72.3%	Lupe Valdez (D)	7,391	25.9%	518 [+]	1.8%	28,569	17	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Mark Tippetts (Libertarian) 518 (1.8%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	52,083
Median Value	$161,719

Occupied	46,030	88.4%
Vacant	6,053	11.6%

Owned	24,865	54.0%
Rented	21,165	46.0%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	37,182	71.4%
Detached	35,582	68.3%
Attached	1,600	3.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	8,892	17.1%
Mobile Homes	1,534	2.9%

Abilene city, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Abilene city, TX

2022 Housing Data for Abilene city, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Abilene city, TX

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Abilene city, TX

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Abilene city, TX

Historical Presidential Election Results for Abilene city, TX

Historical Statewide Election Results for Abilene city, TX