Round Rock Chamber of Commerce June 23, 2010 Round Rock, Texas
Round Rock Chamber of CommerceJune 23, 2010
Round Rock, Texas
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Population Growth
2009 2008 Change Growth
1. Houston 2,254,690 2,149,948 104,742 4.87%
2. Austin 786,484 736,172 50,312 6.83%
3. Dallas 1,278,484 1,248,184 30,300 2.43%
4. Fort Worth 717,136 688,222 28,914 4.20%
5. San Antonio 1,363,612 1,336,040 27,572 2.06%
6. Round Rock 111,180 100,596 10,584 10.52%
7. Wylie 43,215 34,044 9,171 26.94%
8. El Paso 618,251 609,327 8,924 1.46%
9. Horizon City 16,551 9,812 6,739 68.68%
10. Frisco 96,629 89,905 6,724 7.48%
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Population Growth, 2008-2009
10.52%
3.08%
1.80%0.86%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
Round Rock AUS-RR-SM Texas U.S.
Round Rock recently surpassed Wichita Falls, Richardson, Lewisville, and Midland to become the 27th largest city in Texas.
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Migration, 2008
38,000 people moved to Williamson County in 2008 – 67% from TX and 32% from
other states.
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Unemployment Rate
6.4%
8.0%
9.3%
6.0%
7.3%
9.1%
0.0%
1.0%
2.0%
3.0%
4.0%
5.0%
6.0%
7.0%
8.0%
9.0%
10.0%
11.0%
Round Rock Texas U.S.
May-10
May-09
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Housing AffordabilityMedian list price per sq. ft., May 2010
$88 $88 $114
$130
$223
$294
$0
$50
$100
$150
$200
$250
$300
$350
Round Rock Texas U.S. Austin California Los Angeles
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Building PermitsNumber of Privately-Owned Residential Units
727
1,000
565
450 445
879
760
398 422
93 119
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
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Educational Attainment, 2009Associate’s Degree +
44.5% 42.9%
34.0%30.9%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
55%
AUS-RR-SM Round Rock U.S. Texas
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Median Household Income, 2010
$51,960
$54,442
$64,649
$80,622
$0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000
Texas
U.S.
AUS-RR-SM
Round Rock
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Taxable Sales, 2009
Sector 2009 2008 Change
Retail Trade $997,222,700 $1,026,895,031 -2.89%
Manufacturing $990,436,888 $1,075,478,343 -7.91%
Accommodation/Food Svcs $222,266,870 $215,182,935 3.29%
Wholesale Trade $143,504,972 $179,336,069 -19.98%
Real Estate $97,471,266 $133,875,683 -27.19%
Construction $30,415,221 $46,237,095 -34.22%
Professional Services $20,295,866 $26,626,578 -23.78%
All Industries $2,610,093,259 $2,820,540,927 -7.46%
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Taxable Retail Sales Per Capita, 2009
$3,538
$5,283
$7,080
$7,437
$8,969
$14,394
$0 $4,000 $8,000 $12,000 $16,000
Pflugerville
Cedar Park
Austin
Georgetown
Round Rock
San Marcos
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Economic Development
• Continue supporting entrepreneurship—95% of your businesses have < 50 employees
• Think about ways to connect people—incubators, coworking , networking, downtown
• Targeting education and health care to diversify economy was a very smart play
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Data Sources
• Texas Site Search• Texas Workforce Commission• ESRI Business Analyst Online• U.S. Census Bureau• Texas State Data Center• Texas Comptroller• Forbes (migration map)