Abilene is a relatively large city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 129,043 people and 38 associated neighborhoods, Abilene is the 29th largest community in Texas.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Abilene. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.93% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Another interesting thing about Abilene, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.46 minutes getting to work every day.

The percentage of people in Abilene who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.10% of adults in Abilene have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Abilene in 2022 was $31,019, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $124,076 for a family of four. However, Abilene contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Abilene is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Abilene home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Abilene residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Abilene also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.89% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Abilene include English, German, Irish, European, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Abilene is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.