Abilene

Population & Demographics

Abilene, TX

Abilene is home to 128,053 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 52,395 resident workers commute each day.

TexasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
128,053
people
Population

128,053 residents

Median age 32.8 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Abilene population & demographics

Who lives in Abilene — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
128,053
Median age
32.8yrs
Median household income
$62,648
Median home value
$183,700
Median gross rent
$1,157/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
27.3%
Poverty rate
16.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Abilene

How Abilene breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White56.8%
Hispanic or Latino27.1%
Black9.8%
Two or more races3.4%
Asian2.3%
Some other race0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Abilene

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Abilene.

Abilene at a glance
Employed Residents
52,395
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
20.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
62.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
8.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Dallas
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Abilene proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Abilene commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

88 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Abilene

52,395 commutes, one dot at a time

Abilene

Where 52,395 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Abilene, by worker count.

1Abilene0.0 mi32,641
2Dallas174.4 mi1,096
3Austin189.1 mi904
4Fort Worth142.6 mi865
5San Angelo79.6 mi721
6Lubbock146.0 mi629
7Houston317.2 mi611
8San Antonio218.1 mi575

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Abilene.

1Abilene0.0 mi32,641
2Potosi8.4 mi1,189
3San Angelo79.6 mi977
4Lubbock146.0 mi624
5Fort Worth142.6 mi517
6Sweetwater38.3 mi460
7Merkel15.5 mi460
8Midland141.2 mi376

Top industries

The sectors that employ Abilene’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance24.7%
RTRetail Trade11.7%
EDEducational Services10.6%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.4%
FIFinance and Insurance5.6%
MFManufacturing4.8%
COConstruction4.4%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.0%
PAPublic Administration3.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Abilene

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

7 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps90%
5 Gbps90%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Abilene

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