Abilene is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 115,794 people and 35 constituent neighborhoods, Abilene is the 19th largest community in Texas.

Unlike some cities, Abilene isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Abilene are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Abilene is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Abilene who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.76%), sales jobs (12.04%), and teaching (7.69%).

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Abilene, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

One of the benefits of Abilene is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.27 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Abilene Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Abilene is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 22.01% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Abilene in 2000 was $16,577, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $66,308 for a family of four.

Abilene is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Abilene home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Abilene is White, followed by 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 19.50% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Abilene include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Abilene is English. Some people also speak Spanish.