132,000
Downtown Employees
Where energy meets opportunity.
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Downtown Demographics
Data Updated Yearly
37
Median Age
171,935
Median Household Income
81.6
Residents with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher
236,396
Median Resident Net Worth
Source: Esri (2025), 78701 Zip Code
Pedestrian Counts
Q4 2025 Daily Averages Shown
161379
Total Pedestrian Count
111829
Out-of-Market Visitors
36521
Inbound Commuters
13029
Resident Pedestrian Count
Source: Placer.ai; Downtown Austin Alliance, Q4 2025
Downtown Development
Q4 2025 Data Shown
13
Recently Completed Projects (2024 & 2025)
7
Projects Under Construction
21
Planned & Proposed Projects
5052770
Recently Completed Square Feet (2024 & 2025)
2944293
Square Feet Under Construction
9009033
Planned & Proposed Square Feet
Source: Downtown Austin Alliance, January 2026
Office Market
Q4 2025 Data Shown
20.9
Overall Average Vacancy Rate
60.08
Overall Average Asking Rate
24.0
"Trophy Asset" Average Vacancy Rate
62.07
"Trophy Asset" Average Asking Rate
Source: CoStar, Downtown Austin Alliance, Q4 2025
*Note: “Trophy Asset” Class determined by analyzing properties that were completed after 2010 and under active construction
Residential Market
Q4 2025 Data Shown
3.61
Average Asking Rent Per Square Foot
0.5
Year-Over-Year Asking Rent Growth
83.1
Occupancy Rate
2.1
Market Concessions
Source: CoStar; Downtown Austin Alliance, Q4 2025
Hospitality & Tourism
Q4 2025 Data Shown
17953207
ABIA Passenger Count, January 2025 to October 2025
-1.18
ABIA Passenger Count Year-Over-Year Change, January 2025 to October 2025
251.70
12 Month Downtown Hotel Average Daily Rate (ADR)
65.7
12 Month Downtown Hotel Occupancy
Source: City of Austin; CoStar; Downtown Austin Alliance, Q4 2025
Austin Event Attendees
512722
SXSW 2024 Total Participants
440000
F1 2024 Attendees (Estimate)
450000
ACL Fest 2024 Attendees (Estimate)
Source: South by Southwest 2024 Economic Impact Report, F1 2024 Estimated Attendance (Media Sources), Austin City Limits 2024 Economic Analysis