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Abilene, TX is a thriving city with a population of 125,474 people and 1,166 people per square mile. It's the perfect place for year-round outdoor activities like kayaking on Fort Phantom Hill Lake or golfing at Abilene Country Club. The city also boasts an impressive array of businesses, from local favorites like The Mill Wine Bar & Events Center to national chains like Cabela’s. There are plenty of organizations to get involved in as well, such as Abilene Philharmonic and the United Way of Abilene. For sport fans, there’s minor league baseball at the Abilene Starzz Stadium and lots of rodeo action at Taylor County Expo Center!

The population in Abilene is 125,474. There are 1,176 people per square mile aka population density. The median age in Abilene is 32.1, the US median age is 38.4. The number of people per household in Abilene is 2.5, the US average of people per household is 2.6.

Family in Abilene
- 46.1% are married
- 11.9% are divorced
- 29.0% are married with children
- 19.4% have children, but are single
Race in Abilene

- 58.8% are White
- 9.8% are Black
- 2.1% are Asian
- 0.5% are Native American
- 0.2% claim Other
- 26.8% claim Hispanic ethnicity
- 1.9% Two or more races
- 0.0% Hawaiian, Pacific Islander

   Estimated Total Population by Age

  PeopleAbilene, TexasUnited States
  125,474.0329,725,481.0
  48.8%50.5%
  51.2%49.5%
  32.138.4
 
  124,691.0326,569,308.0
  117,806.0309,327,143.0
  115,930.0285,036,114.0
  106,654.0251,960,433.0
  7.3%15.6%
  16.7%30.8%
 
  1176.393.4
  106.6693531905.423
  5.425264836.791
 
  57.4%59.4%
  9.7%12.2%
  2.1%5.6%
  0.1%0.6%
  0.0%0.2%
  0.5%0.4%
  2.6%3.2%
  27.7%18.4%
 
  46.1%49.8%
  43.6%48.0%
  2.5%1.8%
  53.9%50.2%
  37.2%33.8%
  11.3%10.8%
  5.3%5.6%
 
  2.482.6
  45,504.0124,010,992.0
  29,124.080,755,759.0
  31.1%30.5%
  39.8%42.9%
  16,380.043,255,233.0
  19.4%15.8%
  9.7%10.8%
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I've lived in 9 states, traveled over much of the U.S., and Abilene TEXAS is by far the best city I've ever lived. I find it beautiful here, love the climate and low  More

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We moved to Abilene for a military assignment and have never got out of here. We stayed initially for children and grandchildren then elderly parents. Now we can't  More

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I've lived in Abilene for the last 45 years and It's the best place to raise a family. Great churches, schools, jobs and sense of community. There is always something  More

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