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Number of public companies on major exchanges: 31, including four in the Fortune 500
Largest private employers include: Dell Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., H.E. Butt Grocery Co., Freescale Semiconductor Inc., IBM Corp., Home Depot, Target Corp.
Largest public employers include: State of Texas, the University of Texas at Austin, the City of Austin and the Austin Independent School District.
Job growth: 4.5 percent in 2005, the highest since the late-1990s tech boom.
Educated work force: 40 percent of Central Texas adults have college degrees, compared with 27 percent nationwide.
Median home price: $164,000 in 2005, up 6 percent from previous year.
Retail sales: $21.9 billion in 2005, up 6 percent from previous year.
Bank deposits: $19 billion in mid-2006, up 12 percent from previous year.
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Population
2005: 670,726
Growth 2000-05: 2%
2010: 690,438
Growth 2005-10: 3%
Gender
Male: 52%
Female: 48%
Race/ethnicity*
White/Caucasian: 63%
Hispanic: 35%
African American: 9%
Asian: 5%
Other race: 19%
Two or more races: 3%
Age
Average age: 33.1
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Marital status
Married (of age 15+): 47%
Single, never married (of age 15+): 39%
Widowed or divorced (of age 15+): 14%
Education
Age 25+ with less than a high school diploma: 17%
Age 25+ with a high school diploma: 17%
Age 25+ with some college: 21%
Age 25+ with an associate degree: 5%
Age 25+ with a bachelor's degree or more: 40%
Households
Population per household: 2.5
Average household income: $47,710
Owner occupied: 45%
Renter occupied: 55%
Households with children: 27%
Median home value: $147,125
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Source: Claritas 2005 (Claritas is a national leader in demographic analysis and projections.)
* Percentages do not add up to 100 percent because Hispanic is an ethnic group, not a racial group
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