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Austin, TX vs Plano, TX

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Highlights
- Plano is 0% more densely populated than Austin.
- People are 34.0% more likely to be married in Plano.
- The Median Age is 4.9 years older in Plano.
People
 Austin, TXPlano, TXUnited States
 Population944,658282,181329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%50.4%50.5%
 Male Population50.9%49.6%49.5%
 Median Age33.938.838.4
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 Population - 2010806,214261,240309,327,143
 Population - 2000656,562222,030285,036,114
 Population - 1990465,622128,713251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now51.6%31.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now113.8%126.3%30.8%
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 Population Density2,944.83,937.393.4
 Land Area320.871.73,531,905.4
 Water Area6.60.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Austin, TXPlano, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%5.6%5.9%
 Age 5 to 95.4%6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.3%6.7%6.6%
 Age 15 to 172.9%4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.3%3.4%4.0%
 Age 21 to 246.1%4.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3422.4%13.6%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4416.8%15.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%13.8%12.6%
 Age 55 to 595.2%7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.6%6.0%6.3%
 Age 65 to 746.0%8.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.3%3.5%4.5%
 Age 85 and over1.0%1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Austin, TXPlano, TXUnited States
 White47.8%49.8%59.4%
 Black7.3%8.5%12.2%
 Asian8.1%22.2%5.6%
 Native American0.1%0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%0.1%0.2%
 Other0.3%0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%2.8%3.2%
 Hispanic33.1%15.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Austin, TXPlano, TXUnited States
 Married Population43.4%58.1%49.8%
     Currently Married41.9%57.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%1.1%1.8%
 Single Population56.6%41.9%50.2%
 Never Married43.0%28.3%33.8%
 Divorced10.6%9.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.0%3.9%5.6%
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 Household Size2.282.662.60
 Households404,121106,022124,010,992
 Family Households206,17675,24480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.6%38.4%30.5%
     Married couple, no children39.1%42.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households197,94530,77843,255,233
     Single householder, w/children16.0%10.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.3%9.3%10.8%

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

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Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for Plano    42 Reviews

I had lived in Plano for over 30 years. It is where I bought my first home as a single woman, where I married, and where I raised my children. I was fortunate enough  More

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We have lived in Plano for 20 years. It has been consistently rated very highly in surveys of best places to live in the US. Pros are the parks system; which includes  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for a while now. It's wonderful here. There's a ton to do, great jobs, great parks, and pretty good school. It's the perfect  More

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