The following are our best resources for current information and statistics on Austin and Travis County. All of these materials are available for use in our Reading Room and some are also available on the Internet. Our resources for current information on Austin also include local news media resources.
An annual report produced by the Texas Education Agency using information from school districts as required by state law. Contains district-wide and school-by-school statistics such as attendance and dropout rates and performance on TAAS tests during the previous school year.
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/aeis/index.html
Concise statistical profiles of 76 cities receiving high marks for business and living environment indicators. Appendices offer comparative statistics ranking many items including rent, health care costs, cost of living, hourly wages, per capita income, poverty rates, and much more.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' biennial survey of earnings for workers in a sample of occupations. Covers Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson counties. Includes a comparison of men's and women's salaries (1998). See also 1999 Austin Area Pay & Benefits Survey: Job Market Pricing Report.
http://stats.bls.gov/oes/1998/oes_0640m.htm
This periodical produced by the Public Information Office, City of Austin, serves as a communication tool between the City and the many neighborhoods in Austin. News items of general interest and announcements are made in this monthly periodical.
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/neighbor
Daily newspaper, indexed on-line since 1981 for items of local interest. Complete run from 1871 on microfilm. Available on CD-ROM for keyword searching and retrieval of full text articles from 1989 to 1995. The full text of articles (1989-present) is also available on the Internet at all Austin public libraries.
http://archives.statesman.com
Weekly source for business information in Central Texas. Includes list of new incorporations in the greater Austin area. Selected articles from the current issue are available on the WWW as well as major articles from issues dating back to June 1996.
http://www.amcity.com/austin/index.html
Local alternative newspaper with coverage of politics, entertainment, books, arts, and culture. Selected articles from all issues dating back to 1995 are available on the Internet.
http://www.auschron.com
A newcomer is defined by the Benchmark Company as someone who has been here three years or less. This data describes preferences in a wide diversity of areas like favorite restaurants, favorite financial institutions, and radio and TV stations used.
Annual summary of crime statistics. Includes criminal activity by census tract.
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/police/crimestats.htm
Using survey techniques, the Benchmark Company provides data that gives us a brief look at Austin's workers, keys for retaining employees, the lure of Austin now and in the future, and lifestyle indicators. For example, 85% of the adult 1100 respondents in this survey have completed at least some college and 36% feel the quality of life in Austin is improving while 35% feel it is not. Data for this survey was collected in March-April of 2000.
Annual compilation published by the Austin Business Journal containing lists of the largest Austin companies in different fields, such as real estate, banking and finance, and travel and meetings.
Lists local government officials and provides brief demographic data for the region.
http://www.capco.state.tx.us
Using U.S. Census data, the City of Austin Planning and Development Department reports changes in population, distribution of ethnic groups, housing stock, and household characteristics from 1970 and 1980 to 1990 with detail to the tract level. Comprehensive census information is available at the Census Bureau Web site. The Austin History Center also has PCensus for updated demographic data.
http://www.census.gov
http://www.census.gov/datamap/www/48.html
Sustainability indicators recognize the complexity and interdependence of the environment, economic development, and social equity. The Indicators Project is five years old and has produced three reports.
http://www.centex-indicators.org
Complete proposed and approved annual municipal budgets. Both the approved and the proposed budgets for the last five years are available on the City's Web site.
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/budget/
Contains all active ordinances of "a general and permanent nature." Includes the Austin City Charter and local amendments to Uniform Building Code, Plumbing Code, etc. Indexed and updated regularly.
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/law/default.htm
Minutes of meetings of City boards and commissions: Electrical Utility, Library Commission, Historic Landmark Commission, Water/Wastewater, Planning, etc. Incomplete runs since 1979. Some meetings are also available on videotape.
Weekly documentation of actions of the Austin City Council since 1971. Videotape recordings since April 1984. October 1995 through current Council minutes are available on the Internet.
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/council
List of information about the City of Austin’s boards and commissions. Includes the name, purpose, authority, membership, liaison, term and meetings of each board or commission.
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/boards/search.cfm
Annual Austin metro area directory, arranged by address and telephone number. Contains a Census Tract Marketing Section that includes streets and blocks in each trading zone and other marketing information. ZIP code Marketing Section lists market planning counts by ZIP code and an alphabetical list of streets for each ZIP code. Has a slightly different format than Polk’s Austin City Directory, which is arranged by names and by address.
This database is a helpful resource to locate assistance available in many areas such as financial, employment, health, education, housing, food, and many more.
http://www.rtmdesigns.net/uwcaparea/
Compiled annually by the Austin Chamber of Commerce, this list contains basic information about high-technology businesses and related statistical data. Includes lists of high-tech manufacturers and firms specializing in software development and service, as well as a list arranged by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC). Web addresses included.
Lists Austin (and other Texas-based) industries including the number of employees, sales figures, and SIC Codes.
Bimonthly magazine that includes articles about Austin’s commercial real estate market and listings of commercial properties for sale and lease.
Lists Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce membership, contains a Buyer's Guide with helpful Web site addresses and e-mail listings, and provides a guide to Chamber services.
http://www.austin-chamber.com
Reports the results of the Global Technopolis Study to generate baseline data about the current level of activity of Austin's technology companies in international markets and to gather information about how they view Austin as a "jumping off place." Two hundred small and mid-sized companies identified as doing business in international markets were contacted and 53 responded. Sponsors of the study include Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, the University of Texas at Austin, Foreign Business Management Consultants, KPMG LLP, Thompson & Knight and US Market Access, Inc.
Quarterly statistical reports and annual summaries compiled by the City of Austin. Contains demographic, economic, and environmental indicators, and levels of development activity, and use of municipal utilities. (Since December 1984). Includes links to the 2000 Census figures.
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/growth/default.htm
Compiled periodically by Austin Human Resources Management Association in cooperation with the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce and the Central Texas Compensation and Benefits Association. This title is prepared by the Hay Group with data as of 2000. Based on a survey of job descriptions, salaries, and employee benefits found at public and private work places in the Austin area for non-exempt and selected exempt positions
http://www.ctcba.org/salary/
Another source for pay information is the Texas Workforce Commission Texas Occupational Wage Survey data that can be located at
http://www.twc.state.tx.us/lmi/lfs/area/msa/austinmsahome.html
Lists companies with Austin headquarters showing number of employees, location, and North american Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes. Also shows publicly traded companies in Austin indicating headquarters locations in Austin and elsewhere.
Coverage of city hall and local politics--hot off the wire. Published by editor Ken Martin.
http://www.infactdaily.com
Monthly summary by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Gives daily average, minimum and maximum temperature and rainfall levels as well as observations at three-hour intervals. More climatological data is available from NOAA at their Web site.
http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html
A Dun & Bradstreet subsidiary annually combines census data with updated estimates for population, household income, home value, education/labor indicators, length of residence, etc. Also has sections on business market factors, new construction information, and deposit date for financial institutions. Arranged by ZIP code and/or by census tract.
MAIN hosts local nonprofit Web sites free of charge and links to nearly 400 other nonprofits. The Business Assistance section of MAIN includes listings for most of the Chambers of Commerce in the metropolitan area. MAIN also links to guidelines for building accessible Web sites.
http://www.main.org
Biweekly newsletter focusing on Austin's current political and economic climates. Pulls information from other local, state, and national sources such as Builder's Report/i> and Texas Business Review.
Alphabetical listing of neighborhood associations and other groups. Latest edition is May 1995. Information is also available in the City of Austin Public Information Office’s
Community Registry. This registry is available on the Internet.
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/neighbor/
Survey results from November to December 1997 data collection exploring quality of life issues, TV viewership, shopping preferences, and more. Prepared by Jeff Montgomery & Associates.
This is a report researched and published on behalf of the Greater Austin Area Chamber of Commerce by ICF Kaiser International, Economic Strategy Group under the oversight of Senior Vice-President of The Economic Strategy Group, Ted Lyman.
Contains population estimates, property, valuations, new corporate announcements, and other information compiled by the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce.
Replaces the Standard Industrial Classification published in 1987. Data was compiled in 1997 and published in 1998 for this volume. Cross references to the 1987 SIC codes are provided.
http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html
Available through Austin Public Library's computerized catalog at all Library locations and available through the Austin Public Library Web site. To retrieve an organization's record, do a keyword search in the catalog: "organization file and [a keyword for that organization]".
/library/findit.htm
Lists businesses and residences within city limits of Austin by name, address, and telephone number. Includes a classified listing of businesses. Often includes individual’s place of employment and indicates which entries are for new householders and/or homeowners. Contains a demographic profile section by ZIP Code.
Monthly list of Travis County properties proposed for foreclosure.
http://www.co.travis.tx.us/tax_assessor/foreclosure/tax_sales.asp
Advertised to be everything you need to know to make your Austin business run smoothly. Compiled by the Austin Community Development Corporation.
Lists include an association index, indexes by subject, budget, executives, and acronyms.
The Capital Area Planning Council and Alamo Area Council of Governments produced this report in conjunction with their May 1998 Conference to consider solutions to local and regional shared problems.
Produced by Angelou Economic Advisors, Inc. in 1997, describing research of the current climate for business in this state. Provides an SIC code listing in the Executive Summary section.
Produced by the Texas Restaurant Association concerning eating and eating places around Texas. This directory includes Austin in the Austin-San Marcos Metropolitan Statistical Area and also includes a section for each county in Texas. The next issue will cover 1998 and production on it will begin in November 1999.
Authored by Rita Wright with the Bureau of Business Research at the University of Texas, this listing provides contact information for trade associations across the state. Latest edition available is year 2000, and re-publication is not planned.
Austin-based gay newspaper for Texas. Contains politics, events, art, entertainment, etc.
http://www.txtriangle.com
Quadrennial survey compiled by the Austin Transportation Study in cooperation with the State Department of Highways & Public Transportation, Travis County, and the City of Austin. Measures daily vehicular traffic counts on selected roadways and intersections within the ATS area. Hard copy available in collection through 1992. More recent reports available on the Internet.
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/ats/tv_doc.htm
Daily compilation of legal listings for Travis County. Includes deeds of trust (new homeowners), vehicle registrations, marriages, bankruptcies, assumed names, building permits, and court filings. See also the Travis County Web site.
http://www.co.travis.tx.us/
Texas State Teachers Association salary, benefit, and health information compiled from data from each public school operating a four-year high school.
Details demographic data concerning Austin and makes projections based on survey conducted by the company. This report is released each year in January.
http://www.angelou-econ.comreports_overview.html
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