Georgetown is fastest-growing city of its size for 3rd straight year

[Neil Narayan]

An analysis of the data also shows that the city north of Austin grew 10.6% year-over-year, making it the fastest-growing city of at least 50,000 people. Kyle, south of Austin, ranked No. 2 with a 9% increase to 62,548 people, up from its third-spot ranking last year, while Leander, northwest of Austin, saw a 7.6% boost in population to 80,067 people, according to the data.

In the new data set, Austin's population is pegged at 979,882 in 2023 — up 0.5% from the year prior — dropping it from the 10th to the 11th most populous city in the country behind Jacksonville, Florida, which has an estimated population of 985,843.

Still, the Austin metro isn't stagnating. The new data shows that a number of Austin suburbs with at least 5,000 people logged big gains: Dripping Springs (23.3%), Liberty Hill (14.9%), Georgetown (10.6%), Kyle (9%) and Leander (7.6%). Only five of the qualifying 25 local cities saw a population decrease, topped by Bee Cave (-2.7%).