City profile · Large City
Austin, Texas
Reviewed Oct 12, 2026Who leads Austin, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Kirk Watson
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Form of government
- Mayor
- Party
- Democrat
- Population
- 979,882
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 12, 2026
- Confirmed by a reviewer against a source
- Last checked
- Oct 12, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourceci.austin.tx.us ↗
- Official leadership pageNot found yet
- City websiteci.austin.tx.us ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Kirk Watson CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 12, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 979,882
- Median household income
- $86,556
- Median age
- 34.2
- Land area
- 326.39 sq mi
- Population density
- 3,002.2 per sq mi
- County
- Travis County
- Metro area
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
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