College Station

Population & Demographics

College Station, TX

College Station is home to 124,570 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 46,376 resident workers commute each day.

TexasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
124,570
people
Population

124,570 residents

Median age 22.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

College Station population & demographics

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

Population
124,570
Median age
22.9yrs
Median household income
$50,900
Median home value
$346,700
Median gross rent
$1,194/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
56.5%
Poverty rate
29.2%

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 College Station

How College Station 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).

White59.4%
Hispanic or Latino18.9%
Asian9.8%
Black8.1%
Two or more races3.1%
Some other race0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across College Station

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 College Station.

College Station at a glance
Employed Residents
46,376
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
6.5mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
35.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
12.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Bryan
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for College Station 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 College Station 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.

82
Commute Score

82 / 100

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

College Station

46,376 commutes, one dot at a time

College Station

Where 46,376 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1College Station0.0 mi16,271
2Bryan6.5 mi7,580
3Houston78.5 mi3,463
4Austin88.8 mi1,535
5Dallas155.1 mi752
6San Antonio153.9 mi572
7Temple72.4 mi356
8Waco83.6 mi341

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into College Station.

1College Station0.0 mi16,271
2Bryan6.5 mi9,055
3Houston78.5 mi1,654
4Austin88.8 mi917
5San Antonio153.9 mi731
6Dallas155.1 mi382
7Fort Worth161.5 mi380
8Navasota18.9 mi357

Top industries

The sectors that employ College Station’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%)
EDEducational Services38.8%
AFAccommodation and Food Services14.5%
RTRetail Trade9.6%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance9.6%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services7.8%
PAPublic Administration3.0%
COConstruction2.6%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)2.6%
REReal Estate and Rental and Leasing2.5%
Connectivity

Internet options for College Station

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

8 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps80% of homes
2 Gbps80%
5 Gbps79%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in College Station

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).