Population

131,588

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$183,700

Owner-occupied units

Abilene, TX

Texas · 32.455° N, 99.738° W · 107 sq mi

Abilene is a city in Texas, with a population of 131,588 and about 1,234 residents per square mile. The median household earns $62,648 a year, and the median home is worth $183,700.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

107 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,234

People per square mile

Rank by population

#228

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#86

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$62,648

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,157

Per month

Homeownership

56.1%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

15.6 min

One way

People

Median age

32.8

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

27.3%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

7.4%

Households

46,917

2.47 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 29.6^%

Retail trade 13.4^%

Arts, food & hospitality 9.1^%

Professional & business services 8.1^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Texas

Name

Elon Musk

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$388B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Austin

Source of wealth

Tesla, SpaceX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Texas · private sector

Employer

Walmart

Sector

Retail

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Texas

Company

Exxon Mobil

Revenue

$349.6B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Spring

Ticker

XOM

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Texas

State bird

Northern Mockingbird

State flower

Bluebonnet

State capital

Austin

Nickname

The Lone Star State

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