Triangle Technology - Explore Austin

Austin takes its technology seriously and there is plenty of action to go around. Actually, nothing is small about this Texas town where 110,000 people, one-tenth of the metro population, are employed by 925 high-tech companies. Spurred in the late 50s by a city economic development effort and scientist Jack Kilby's invention of the integrated circuit at Texas Instruments, Austin has more patents per capita than any other city in the country. What started as Dell, IBM, and Motorola has spawned dozens of fourth- and fifth-generation start-ups. No wonder it's called the "City of Ideas"

Austin Facts

Austin was founded in 1839.

Austin is the 27th largest city in the United States.

Area: 2,705 square miles in metro areas

Time Zone: Central Time

Sales Tax: 8.25 percent

Austin is within 200 miles of San Antonio, Houston, and Dallas.

Austin is ranked 7th in the Best Cities for Business

Austin has 11,800 acres of land used for recreation.

Austin is the 4th most visited city in Texas.

Austin Vital Statistics
Weather:
Mean temperature - 68
Mean low temperature - 58
Mean high temperature - 79
Average rainfall - 32 in.
Average days of sunshine - 300

Population:
Metropolitan Austin Area 1,057,000
City of Austin 567,566