2022 population: 316,219 ( 8,971 from 2010 , 3,048 from 2020)
Land area: 14186.3 square miles
Population density: 22.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	200,140	63.29%	5.8%
Black:	19,018	6.01%	14.8%
Indian:	1,620	0.51%	32.0%
Asian:	4,366	1.38%	58.9%
2+ races:	6,110	1.93%	47.4%
Hispanic:	84,965	26.87%	21.9%

Total non-White:	116,079	36.71%	22.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,244	13.2
Deaths:	10,256	16.4
Net Migration:	4,285	6.8
Net Immigration:	710	1.1

Change in White population:	-12,426	-4.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	21,397	7.0

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
307,248
212,566	69.18%
16,568	5.39%
1,227	0.40%
2,748	0.89%
4,144	1.35%
69,720	22.69%
94,682	30.82%

2000
303,913
225,053	74.05%
16,391	5.39%
1,062	0.35%
2,109	0.69%
3,149	1.04%
55,945	18.41%
78,860	25.95%

1990
291,112
231,819	79.63%
13,097	4.50%
813	0.28%
1,908	0.66%
n/a
43,475	14.93%
59,293	20.37%

1980
288,542
238,294	82.59%
12,808	4.44%
524	0.18%
1,584	0.55%
n/a
34,987	12.13%
50,248	17.41%

1970
258,572
221,099	85.51%
10,754	4.16%
257	0.10%
231	0.09%
n/a
25,346	9.80%
37,473	14.49%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
38,888	12.8
30,873	10.2
-14,117	-4.6
2,149	0.7

-12,487	-4.1
15,822	5.2

Number	Rate
1990's
42,172	14.5
33,323	11.4
-6,843	-2.4
3,625	1.2

-6,766	-2.3
19,567	6.7

Number	Rate
1980's
51,748	17.9
32,604	11.3
-15,151	-5.3
n/a

-6,475	-2.2
9,045	3.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
15,155	5.9
n/a

17,195	6.6
12,775	4.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Abilene-Sweetwater, TX Market Area

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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
36.9
71,569	22.6%
244,650	77.4%
53,868	17.0%

116,682
2.51

76,364	65.4%
57,571	75.4%
8,105	10.6%
40,318	34.6%

2010
Number	Percent
37.3
72,604	23.6%
234,644	76.4%
47,849	15.6%

116,756
2.47

78,651	67.4%
59,202	75.3%
7,971	10.1%
38,105	32.6%

2000
Number	Percent
36.0
77,359	25.5%
226,554	74.5%
46,860	15.4%

113,260
2.50

79,547	70.2%
63,954	80.4%
7,396	9.3%
33,713	29.8%

1990
Number	Percent
33.5
78,703	27.0%
212,409	73.0%
46,892	16.1%

108,955
2.56

78,738	72.3%
66,799	84.8%
5,531	7.0%
30,217	27.7%

1980
Number	Percent
32.3
79,461	27.5%
209,081	72.5%
45,081	15.6%

105,583
2.62

79,301	75.1%
70,120	88.4%
3,953	5.0%
26,282	24.9%

2022 Housing Data for Abilene-Sweetwater, TX Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,968	5.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,620	4.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	5,706	4.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	5,558	4.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	5,803	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	5,004	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	5,101	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	5,803	5.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	5,576	4.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	10,031	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	11,583	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	14,545	12.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	10,800	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	7,142	6.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,945	6.0%
$200,000 or more	5,497	4.7%

Median Household Income	57,950
Per Capita Income	30,429

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	77

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6,136	5.3%
Public Assistance	1,991	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	14,550	12.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	93,042	65.3%
Unemployed	3,244	2.3%
In Armed Forces	3,823	2.7%

Total Labor Force	100,109	70.3%
Not in Labor Force	42,394	29.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	50,210	38,647	56.5%
Non-Profit	3,997	8,258	32.6%
Self-Employed	9,441	4,835	66.1%

Local Government	4,823	7,668	38.6%
State Government	3,241	4,150	43.9%
Federal Government	1,760	1,432	55.1%

Total Private + Self	59,651	43,482	57.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	13,821	21,508	39.1%
Total	73,472	64,990	53.1%

Pct. Govt.	16.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	18,066	13.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	28,776	20.7%
Professional, Technical	27,392	19.7%
Service Occupations	27,625	19.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,488	1.1%
All others	36,871	26.6%

White Collar		53.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	19,479	14.0%
Retail trade	17,437	12.6%
Educational services	14,804	10.7%
Manufacturing	11,159	8.0%
Construction	11,047	8.0%
Accommodation and food services	9,697	7.0%
Public administration	8,638	6.2%
Other services	7,109	5.1%
Transportation and warehousing	5,871	4.2%
Finance and insurance	5,742	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,116	3.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4,912	3.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,691	3.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3,733	2.7%
Wholesale trade	2,621	1.9%
Utilities	1,977	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,747	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,745	1.3%
Information	1,166	0.8%
Management	39	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	73,382	23.40%
Puerto Rican	1,031	0.33%
Cuban	467	0.15%
Dominican	22	0.01%

Total Central American	1,649	0.53%
Costa Rican	26	0.01%
Guatemalan	245	0.08%
Honduran	227	0.07%
Nicaraguan	394	0.13%
Panamanian	39	0.01%
Salvadoran	718	0.23%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	540	0.17%
Argentinean	91	0.03%
Bolivian	3	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	296	0.09%
Ecuadorian	27	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	35	0.01%
Uruguayan	11	0.00%
Venezuelan	77	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	5,765	1.84%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	1,249	0.40%
Vietnamese	776	0.25%
Korean	445	0.14%
Indian	292	0.09%
Chinese	281	0.09%
Japanese	196	0.06%
Cambodian	180	0.06%
Bhutanese	139	0.04%
Taiwanese	105	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	243,847	82.8%
Spanish	44,454	15.1%
German, other Germanic	929	0.3%
Other	892	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	879	0.3%
Other Indo-European	679	0.2%
Vietnamese	655	0.2%
Tagalog	623	0.2%
Other Asian	547	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	33,841	10.8%
Irish	29,274	9.3%
English	28,942	9.2%
American	19,248	6.1%
European	13,802	4.4%
Scottish	5,724	1.8%
French	4,405	1.4%
Italian	4,391	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	4,372	1.4%
Polish	2,454	0.8%
Dutch	2,241	0.7%
Swedish	1,723	0.5%
Norwegian	1,648	0.5%
Other Subsaharan African	1,488	0.5%
British	1,282	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	302,914	96.6%
Not a citizen	10,679	3.4%

Native	295,776	94.3%
Foreign-born	17,817	5.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
10,012	4.9%	15,907	7.8%	66,057	32.3%	66,039	32.3%	31,586	15.4%	14,930	7.3%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	10,012	4.9%
9-12 Years	15,907	7.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	66,057	32.3%
Some College	66,039	32.3%
Bach. Degree	31,586	15.4%
Grad Degree	14,930	7.3%
Average years of education: 12.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	131,682	123,677	8,005	6.1%
1991	131,830	124,119	7,711	5.8%
1992	133,895	125,074	8,821	6.6%
1993	135,593	127,440	8,153	6.0%
1994	138,458	130,787	7,671	5.5%
1995	140,732	133,428	7,304	5.2%
1996	142,080	134,869	7,211	5.1%
1997	140,892	134,470	6,422	4.6%
1998	141,692	135,281	6,411	4.5%
1999	139,201	133,003	6,198	4.5%

2000	141,226	134,980	6,246	4.4%
2001	141,522	135,014	6,508	4.6%
2002	144,062	136,259	7,803	5.4%
2003	146,901	138,572	8,329	5.7%
2004	146,361	139,009	7,352	5.0%
2005	147,033	140,385	6,648	4.5%
2006	147,780	141,442	6,338	4.3%
2007	146,002	140,474	5,528	3.8%
2008	149,308	143,363	5,945	4.0%
2009	151,643	142,229	9,414	6.2%

2010	139,013	128,786	10,227	7.4%
2011	139,926	129,860	10,066	7.2%
2012	138,821	130,709	8,112	5.8%
2013	138,969	131,260	7,709	5.5%
2014	138,632	132,460	6,172	4.5%
2015	135,514	129,987	5,527	4.1%
2016	133,767	127,903	5,864	4.4%
2017	134,343	129,108	5,235	3.9%
2018	135,614	131,005	4,609	3.4%
2019	136,592	132,337	4,255	3.1%

2020	134,334	126,443	7,891	5.9%
2021	136,855	130,230	6,625	4.8%
2022	137,065	132,061	5,004	3.7%
2023	138,919	133,797	5,122	3.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	142,672
Median Value	$134,967

Occupied	116,682	81.8%
Vacant	25,990	18.2%

Owned	78,012	66.9%
Rented	38,670	33.1%
Median Rent	$930

Single-Family Units	108,584	76.1%
Detached	106,234	74.5%
Attached	2,350	1.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	12,650	8.9%
Mobile Homes	12,948	9.1%

Abilene-Sweetwater, TX Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Abilene-Sweetwater, TX Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Abilene-Sweetwater, TX Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Abilene-Sweetwater, TX Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Abilene-Sweetwater, TX Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Abilene-Sweetwater, TX Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Abilene-Sweetwater, TX Market Area