Austin Metro
The city of Austin’s 66,469 African Americans represent 8.1% of the city’s total population of 820,611 and rank it 62nd in the nation among cities with the largest African American populations, while the metro area’s 99,981 African Americans represent 8% of its 1,249,763 residents. The metro area’s African Americans have total purchasing power of $2.9 billion annually and the 5,952 African American owned businesses rank Austin 40th in the nation.
