Abilene, TX Housing Market & City Data

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123,420
Population Estimate
$118,441
Median Home Value
96.4%
Employment Rate
23.4%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$197
Median Listing Price$335,000
Median Days on Market42
Active Listings322
New Listings154
Total Listings (Active + Pending)690
Avg Listing Price$382,536
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-6%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY22%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.19
Family Dual Income52.9
Median Household Income$50,659
Median Individual Income$25,671
Home Ownership54.0%
Home Value$118,441
Median Rent$924
Rent Burden29.5%
Poverty16.5%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED12.9%
  • Highschool Education32.2%
  • Some College31.5%
  • Bachelors Degree15.2%
  • Graduate Degree8.2%
  • Total College or Above23.4%
  • Stem Degree36.2%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male51.3%
  • Female48.7%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married42.8%
  • Divorced14.4%
  • Never Married37.1%
  • Widowed5.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityAbilene
State IDTX
Population123,420

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1827.0%
19–2920.5%
30–3914.6%
40–499.6%
Age Group% of Population
50–5910.3%
60–698.7%
70–795.3%
80+4.0%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation61.3%
Unemployment Rate3.6%
Disabled15.3%

ETHNICITY

White72.2%
Black10.6%
Asian2.3%
Native American0.9%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other10.9%
Multiple3.1%

OTHER

Hispanic26.6%
Limited English2.8%
Health Uninsured13.8%
Veteran9.8%

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