Austin, Texas
The Austin/Round Rock Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) includes Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson counties in Texas.
Austin has seen strong population gains from migration, with 313,185 net new residents between 1994 and 2005. Austin has been widely considered one of the hot growth regions with the University of Texas and a strong high-tech industry.
PDF Maps, 1994-2005
Like some other high in-migration metros, Austin saw a dramatic drop in net migration between 2001 and 2002 when the economy cooled. Austin’s strong migration growth trend has since resumed.
The region draws new residents from all over the country, but it is a very strong attractor from other Texas metros — especially Houston and Dallas/Ft. Worth. There are also strong inflows from California, Chicago and the Miami area. Net outflow is negligible.
Migration Trend, 1994-2005
| Total Population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2005 | Change | % Change |
| 1,249,763 | 1,452,529 | +202,766 | +16.2% |
| Top Net Inflow Metro Areas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CBSA | IN | OUT | Net |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 78,442 | 56,957 | 21,485 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 68,295 | 58,856 | 9,439 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 22,817 | 15,514 | 7,303 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 13,877 | 8,252 | 5,625 |
| El Paso, TX | 9,220 | 3,649 | 5,571 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 12,902 | 7,811 | 5,091 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 9,422 | 4,952 | 4,470 |
| San Antonio, TX | 51,597 | 48,127 | 3,470 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 8,587 | 5,238 | 3,349 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 7,709 | 4,640 | 3,069 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL | 5,683 | 2,659 | 3,024 |
| Lubbock, TX | 6,595 | 3,605 | 2,990 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 6,929 | 4,065 | 2,864 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 4,941 | 2,539 | 2,402 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 6,340 | 4,062 | 2,278 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 7,481 | 5,233 | 2,248 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 8,095 | 6,001 | 2,094 |
| Waco, TX | 7,191 | 5,330 | 1,861 |
| Victoria, TX | 3,619 | 1,855 | 1,764 |
| San Angelo, TX | 3,546 | 1,880 | 1,666 |
| Top Net Outflow Metro Areas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CBSA | IN | OUT | Net |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN | 1,358 | 1,766 | -408 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 2,623 | 2,891 | -268 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 691 | 901 | -210 |
| Richmond, VA | 553 | 757 | -204 |
| Asheville, NC | 33 | 176 | -143 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 2,015 | 2,111 | -96 |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID | 567 | 647 | -80 |
| Boulder, CO | 1,216 | 1,293 | -77 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 331 | 405 | -74 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3,945 | 4,018 | -73 |
| Sumter, SC | 0 | 49 | -49 |
| Great Falls, MT | 0 | 38 | -38 |
| Bellingham, WA | 11 | 46 | -35 |
| Ocala, FL | 0 | 34 | -34 |
| Dover, DE | 0 | 33 | -33 |
| Yuba City, CA | 0 | 33 | -33 |
| Reno-Sparks, NV | 347 | 377 | -30 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 322 | 351 | -29 |
| Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL | 318 | 345 | -27 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 212 | 238 | -26 |
| Top Total Flow Metro Areas (IN + OUT) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBSA Title | IN | OUT | Net | TOTAL FLOWS |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 78,442 | 56,957 | 21,485 | 135,399 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 68,295 | 58,856 | 9,439 | 127,151 |
| San Antonio, TX | 51,597 | 48,127 | 3,470 | 99,724 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX | 22,817 | 15,514 | 7,303 | 38,331 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 13,877 | 8,252 | 5,625 | 22,129 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 12,902 | 7,811 | 5,091 | 20,713 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 8,428 | 6,919 | 1,509 | 15,347 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 9,422 | 4,952 | 4,470 | 14,374 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 8,095 | 6,001 | 2,094 | 14,096 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 8,587 | 5,238 | 3,349 | 13,825 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 7,395 | 5,764 | 1,631 | 13,159 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 7,003 | 5,930 | 1,073 | 12,933 |
| El Paso, TX | 9,220 | 3,649 | 5,571 | 12,869 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 7,481 | 5,233 | 2,248 | 12,714 |
| Waco, TX | 7,191 | 5,330 | 1,861 | 12,521 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 7,709 | 4,640 | 3,069 | 12,349 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 6,929 | 4,065 | 2,864 | 10,994 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 6,340 | 4,062 | 2,278 | 10,402 |
| Lubbock, TX | 6,595 | 3,605 | 2,990 | 10,200 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 4,772 | 4,698 | 74 | 9,470 |