1,363,767 people (2024 Census estimate, +5.2% since 2020)
994 square miles of land · 1,372 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
89 active community water systems list Travis County in the area they serve, reporting 1,538,300 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF AUSTIN WATER & WASTEWATER surface water · local government · TX2270001 | 1,115,323 served |
| CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE surface water · local government · TX2270014 | 63,464 served |
| TRAVIS COUNTY WCID 17 surface water · local government · TX2270027 | 45,165 served |
| MANVILLE WSC buys surface water · local government · TX2270033 | 39,648 served |
| WEST TRAVIS COUNTY PUBLIC UTILITY AGENCY surface water · local government · TX2270235 | 35,664 served |
| WINDERMERE COMMUNITY buys surface water · private · TX2270161 | 21,231 served |
| CITY OF MANOR groundwater · local government · TX2270002 | 19,620 served |
| WELLS BRANCH MUD 1 buys surface water · local government · TX2270227 | 18,015 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
About 2,436 people were held in Travis County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 1,583.
Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.
9 school districts have their office in Travis County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $2.1 billion — $950.3 million to run schools, about $12,950 per student, plus $134.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $957.9 million local (mostly property tax), $81.8 million state, $216.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $1.5 billion.
Spent $379 million — $293.3 million to run schools, about $11,528 per student, plus $39 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $317.3 million local (mostly property tax), $36.1 million state, $38.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $519.3 million.
Spent $241.7 million — $124.8 million to run schools, about $10,944 per student, plus $31.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $171.8 million local (mostly property tax), $13.8 million state, $6.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $316.8 million.
Spent $320.8 million — $144.9 million to run schools, about $13,030 per student, plus $142.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $163.4 million local (mostly property tax), $14.3 million state, $34.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $405.7 million.
Spent $277.6 million — $117.8 million to run schools, about $12,727 per student, plus $128.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $130.3 million local (mostly property tax), $12.8 million state, $20.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $448.8 million.
Spent $235.9 million — $95.2 million to run schools, about $12,307 per student, plus $15.7 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $111.6 million local (mostly property tax), $9.2 million state, $6.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $130.6 million.
Spent $55.8 million — $20 million to run schools, about $11,123 per student, plus $17.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $30.1 million local (mostly property tax), $2.2 million state, $1.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $66.4 million.
Spent $12.9 million — $12.9 million to run schools, about $23,216 per student. Money in: $1,000 local (mostly property tax), $9.2 million state, $3.7 million federal.
And 1 more.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Relatively High compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Travis County about $376.3 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively High; social vulnerability: Very Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
1,552 bridges in Travis County: 993 in good condition, 558 fair, and 1 poor (0.1%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| LP 111 over MKT RR · built 1947 | 23,493 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $9.9 billion of work in Travis County in fiscal 2025, about $7,653 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-05. Early voting: 2026-10-19 to 2026-10-30. Mail ballot application must be received: 2026-10-23. Election Day: 2026-11-03.
Source: Texas Secretary of State, Sept. 28, 2026 · VoteTexas.gov — early voting · VoteTexas.gov
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Nearby counties: Hays County (24 mi) · Bastrop County (25 mi) · Caldwell County (28 mi) · Williamson County (29 mi) · Blanco County (42 mi) · Lee County (43 mi).