Abilene metropolitan area

Abilene metropolitan area
Abilene metropolitan area
Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Abilene, TX MSA
	Downtown Abilene
Interactive Map of Abilene–Sweetwater, TX CSA	City of Abilene Abilene, TX MSA Sweetwater, TX µSA
	City of Abilene Abilene, TX MSA Sweetwater, TX µSA
Country	United States
State	Texas
Largest city	Abilene
Other cities	Clyde; Merkel; Stamford;
Area
• Total	2,757 sq mi (7,140 km2)
Population
• Total	176,579
• Rank	243rd in the U.S.
• Density	62/sq mi (24/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

The Abilene metropolitan statistical area is a metropolitan statistical area in west-central Texas that covers three counties—Taylor, Jones, and Callahan. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 176,579.^[1]

Counties

Communities

Places with more than 100,000 people

Abilene (Principal city)

Places with fewer than 1,000 people

Unincorporated places

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, 160,245 people, 58,475 households, and 40,799 families were residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 81.52% White, 6.83% African American, 0.57% Native American, 1.07% Asian, 7.84% from other races, and 2.19% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 17.15% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $32,023 and for a family was $37,805. Males had a median income of $27,647 versus $19,523 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $19,523.