How does income in Leander compare with nearby cities?

In short

• The typical Leander household earned about $139,000 a year. That is the middle household, for 2020 to 2024.¹
• That is higher than the county, about $111,000. It is also higher than Round Rock and Georgetown.¹
• Leander and Cedar Park are too close to call. Their survey ranges overlap.¹

Numbers marked “our math” are our estimates, not official figures. The notes show the inputs and the steps.

How it works

• The Census Bureau asks a sample of homes about income each year. It pools five years to get numbers for cities.¹
• Each number has a margin of error. The true number is likely within that range, give or take.¹
• We show two measures. “Median household” is the middle household. “Per person” is all income divided by all residents, including children.¹

What the numbers show

Place	Median household income	Give or take	Income per person	Give or take
Leander	$139,048	$5,055	$60,586	$2,779
Cedar Park	$129,545	$10,860	$57,496	$2,500
Round Rock	$99,287	$4,128	$50,365	$2,138
Georgetown	$95,062	$4,700	$50,829	$1,936
Williamson County	$111,340	$1,581	$53,505	$723

Source: Census survey, 2020-2024, in 2024 dollars.¹

• Leander’s typical household earns about $28,000 more than the county’s (our math).¹²
• Leander’s range does not overlap Round Rock’s or Georgetown’s. So Leander is very likely higher than both.¹²
• Per person, the gap is smaller. Per-person income counts children too. Places with more children per home get a lower per-person number.¹

The other side

• These are five-year averages. They do not show the most recent year alone.¹
• The city’s own financial report uses a different number. It lists a county figure from a different federal agency. See leander jobs and income.
• A high middle income does not mean everyone is well off. About 6 of every 100 Leander residents lived in poverty.³

Questions to ask

• Which income data does the city use in its own reports?
• Where does the city post the income figures it relies on?

Changes to this page

• Nov. 2, 2026: Added questions to ask.

What you can do or watch next

• See leander jobs and income for the city’s ten-year numbers.
• Watch for the next Census five-year release, usually in December.

Footnotes

1. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (2024 inflation-adjusted dollars), table B19013 (median household income) and table B19301 (per capita income). Values and margins are shown in the table above. Margins of error are at 90% confidence. Retrieved from Census Reporter, a free site that republishes Census tables. Cross-check: the Leander and Williamson County estimates match Census QuickFacts. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹

2. Our math. $139,048 − $111,340 = $27,708. Leander low end $139,048 − $5,055 = $133,993; Round Rock high end $99,287 + $4,128 = $103,415; Georgetown high end $95,062 + $4,700 = $99,762. Cedar Park high end $129,545 + $10,860 = $140,405, above Leander’s low end, so the ranges overlap. ↩ ↩²

3. U.S. Census Bureau, QuickFacts, Leander city, Texas: persons in poverty 5.8% (census.gov/quickfacts). ↩