Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos is a five-county metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Texas, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget. The metropolitan area straddles on the eastern edge of the American Southwest and is situated in Central Texas. Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos is the 35th largest metropolitan area in the United States, with a population of over 1.7 million people as of the 2009 U.S. census estimate. The metropolitan area is centered around the city of Austin—the fourth-largest city in Texas with a population of nearly 800,000 people. As of 2009 the U.S. Office of Management and Budget defines the Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos MSA as including Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson Counties. The...