Greater Austin

Greater Austin
Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos, Texas
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Downtown Austin in September 2018
Downtown Austin in September 2018
Map
Interactive map of the Austin Metropolitan Area
Country United States
State Texas
Principal cities
Area
 • MSA4,279 sq mi (11,080 km2)
Population
 (2020)[1] [2]
 • MSA
2,473,275 (26th)
 • MSA density533.62/sq mi (206.03/km2)
GDP
 • MSA$221.1 billion (2021)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

The Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos metropolitan statistical area, or Greater Austin, is a five-county metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Texas, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget.[4] The metropolitan area is situated in Central Texas on the western edge of the American South and on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, and borders Greater San Antonio to the south.

As of the 2020 U.S. census, the Austin–Round Rock–Georgetown MSA is the 28th-largest metropolitan area in the United States, with a total population of 2,352,426.[1] The metropolitan area contains the City of Austin—the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 10th-largest city in the United States with a population of 974,447 people.[5] Austin's largest suburbs are Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, San Marcos, Leander, and Pflugerville.

  1. ^ a b "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018 - United States -- Metropolitan Statistical Area; and for Puerto Rico more information; 2018 Population Estimates". 2018 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Austin-Round Rock, TX (MSA)". fred.stlouisfed.org.
  4. ^ "Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. 28 February 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 January 2017 – via National Archives.
  5. ^ "Austin is now the 10th Largest City in the U.S." Retrieved 19 May 2023.

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