One thing noticeable about Abilene, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Abilene is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Abilene a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Abilene spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.41 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The percentage of people in Abilene who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.40% of adults in Abilene have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Abilene in 2022 was $29,272, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,088 for a family of four. However, Abilene contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Abilene is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Abilene home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Abilene residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Abilene also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.63% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Abilene include German, English, Irish, European, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Abilene is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
