place

Buda, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Buda, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

15,487

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$123,766

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+6.8% since 2018

Buda added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone11,504 (72.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,712 (17.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,015 (6.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races349 (2.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone228 (1.4%)
  • Asian Alone50 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,128
  2. 2.Arabic666
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic27
  4. 4.Other Indo-European12

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

28.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

8.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

9.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

896

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$45,715

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care1,464
  2. 2.Public Administration1,082
  3. 3.Retail Trade990
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management973
  5. 5.Manufacturing873

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,553
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,965
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,029
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations920
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations523

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.82×)1,082
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.21×)226
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.18×)639
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.16×)827
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.12×)990

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$410,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,785/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,231 (28.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,142 (26.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999877 (20.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999517 (12.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999287 (6.7%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999129 (3.0%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

49.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

96.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

72.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$59,278

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.3 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

1.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,202 (77.5%)
  • Worked at Home1,509 (18.9%)
  • Carpooled291 (3.6%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.