place

Taylor, TX

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

Population

16,767

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$75,508

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.3% since 2018

Taylor lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone9,828 (57.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race4,385 (25.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,268 (7.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,184 (6.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races263 (1.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone160 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,870
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic190
  3. 3.Other Indo-European44
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)42
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)41

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

9.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

1,056

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$35,387

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care1,288
  2. 2.Retail Trade1,181
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management966
  4. 4.Manufacturing863
  5. 5.Construction839

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,808
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,007
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,644
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,224
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations850

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.51×)839
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.42×)537
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.36×)1,181
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.13×)527
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.11×)781

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$246,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,181/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,270 (26.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999967 (20.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999662 (13.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999425 (8.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999394 (8.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999243 (5.1%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,863

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.9 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,833 (76.1%)
  • Worked at Home864 (11.3%)
  • Carpooled761 (9.9%)
  • Walked75 (1.0%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other73 (1.0%)
  • Bicycle36 (0.5%)

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.