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Greater Austin

Austin-Round Rock
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Austin Skyline
Austin Skyline
Map showing the area of the Austin-Round Rock MSA
Map showing the area of the Austin-Round Rock MSA
Country United States
State Texas
Principal cities
Area
 • Urban 523.0 sq mi (1,355 km2)
 • MSA 4,279 sq mi (11,080 km2)
Population (2013)
 • Urban 1,362,416 37th
 • Urban density 2,604.8/sq mi (1,005.7/km2)
 • MSA 2,000,860(33rd)
 • MSA density 472.17/sq mi (182.31/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Municipal Population History 1950-2014
# Largest Cities in Greater Austin County 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2014 (estimate)
1 Austin Travis 132,459 186,545 251,808 345,496 472,020 656,562 790,390 912,791
2 Round Rock Williamson 1,438 1,878 2,811 11,812 30,923 61,136 99,887 112,744
3 Cedar Park Williamson 202 385 692 3,474 5,161 26,049 48,937 63,574
4 Georgetown Williamson 4,951 5,218 6,395 9,468 14,842 28,339 47,400 59,102
5 San Marcos Hays 9,980 12,713 18,860 23,420 28,738 34,733 44,894 58,892
6 Pflugerville Travis - - 549 745 4,444 16,335 46,936 54,644
8 Leander Williamson - - - 2,179 3,398 7,596 26,521 34,172
7 Kyle Hays n/a 1,023 1,629 2,093 2,225 5,314 28,016 32,881
9 Hutto Williamson n/a 400 545 659 630 1,250 14,698 21,170
10 Taylor Williamson 9,071 9,434 9,616 10,619 11,472 13,575 15,191 16,483
Metropolitan Area total 160,980 301,261 398,938 585,051 846,227 1,249,763 1,716,289 1,943,299

Austin–Round Rock is a five-county metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Texas, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget. Commonly referred to as Greater Austin, the metropolitan area is situated in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, and borders San Antonio–New Braunfels to the south.

Austin–Round Rock is the 35th largest metropolitan area in the United States, with a population over 2 million people and 16th largest GDP per Capita as of the 2014 U.S. census estimate. The metropolitan area is centered on the City of Austin—the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 11th-largest city in the United States with a population of 912,791 people. Austin's largest suburbs are Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown and San Marcos.

As of 2013 the U.S. Office of Management and Budget defines the Austin–Round Rock MSA as including Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson Counties.

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis includes the counties of Blanco, Burnet, Lee, Llano, Mason, and Milam Counties, in addition to the Austin MSA, in its definition of the Austin Economic Area. The Capital Area Council of Governments, an Austin-area intergovernmental cooperative, adds Blanco, Burnet, Fayette, Lee, and Llano Counties to the MSA counties in its definition of the metropolitan area. Other counties in Central Texas included by some sources are Burleson, Colorado, and Gillespie Counties.


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