Cities / Texas / Abilene

Abilene, TX

128,053 people

Right Now

Weather

96.8°F

Clear

Today: Sunny, high 107°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Midland-Odessa)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 140.6 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

DFW

160 mi — Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

Population & People

Population

128,053

Median age

32.8

Median household income

$62,648

Poverty rate

16.1%

Unemployment rate

2.8%

Bachelor's degree+

27.3%

Avg. commute

14 min

Hispanic or Latino

27.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$183,700

Median gross rent

$1,157/mo

Homeownership rate

56.1%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,276

HUD Fair Market Rent (Taylor County, 14 mi from Abilene), 2026. Efficiency $1010, 1BR $1020, 2BR $1276, 3BR $1653, 4BR $1987. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Texas gasoline midgrade

$4.13

Texas commercial electricity

8.64¢/kWh

Texas industrial electricity

6.55¢/kWh

Texas residential electricity

15.47¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2904427.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2277203.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for Texas

529.31

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Source: FRED, Texas-specific series.

Nearby Airports

DFW

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

Austin Bergstrom International Airport

198 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Texas energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Texas economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).