James Hutto was born on June 8, 1824 in Alabama. In 1855 he moved his family to Williamson County TX where he became a very wealthy cattleman. In 1876 he sold 50 acres to the Texas Land Company of New York for railroad right-of-way and a town site. That same year the International-Great Northern Railroad laid tracks through the area which was named Hutto TX. This area became a sanctuary for German and Swedish immigrants who started farming and ranching the land. The town remained extremely small for well over 100 years until the area began a population explosion from the year 2000 on.
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The population of Hutto is 2% rural and 98% urban. The population has grown by 1478.2% since 2000 to 19,728 currently with 51.8% of residents being female and 48.3% male. The median resident age is 31.9 years compared to 34 for Texas overall. Median household income is up to $71,149 from 2000 when it was $53,295. The State of Texas median is $51,704. Per capita income has grown from $20,113 in 2000 to $25,581 present-day. Median house or condo value is up from $93,200 in 2000 to $144,522 compared to the state median of $132,000. The median rent is $1,339.
Average housing prices are as follows:
The population breakdown by race is:
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The population broken down by ancestry is:
Out of residents 25 and older 92.5% have a high school diploma or higher, 18.5% have a bachelor's degree or higher, and 3.6% have a graduate or professional degree. The unemployment rate is currently 2.2% and the average commute is 26.5 minutes. The cost of living index is 94.3 compared to the U.S. national index of 100.
The population breakdown by marital status 15 years and over is:
Out of Hutto's entire population, 1,092 residents are foreign born with 4.2% coming from Latin America and 1% from Africa. Only 5.9% of the city is from foreign soil compared to 16.5% in the entire state of Texas.
The median property taxes paid for housing with mortgages is $3,337 or 2.3% and without a mortgage is $3,319 or 2.3%.
Single-family building permits for new house constructions from 1997 to 2012 have been distributed as follows:
Hutto residents put two things above all else; safety and education. The people place a high value on not just finishing high school, but going to college as well. Since Hutto is part of the Great Austin Round Rock Area, many residents take advantage of the numerous education and employment opportunities that the bigger cities have to offer. It is extremely important to residents to have a safe place to raise families. As a byproduct of these values, Hutto has become one of the fastest growing cities in the United States.
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Hutto is one of the best places you could ever hope to raise a family and statistics back that up. Area Vibes ranks livability in Hutto as follows:
This compares to the overall livability score of both Texas and the United States of 72 out of 100. With such high scores, it is no wonder Hutto is ranked the 46th best place to live in Texas and 236th in the nation.
Great Schools rates the school system in Hutto a six out of a possible ten points. Even though this ranking stands just a bit above average it is important to look at each school separately as the city really is full of excellent schools with only a few dragging down the average.
Hutto's claim to fame is something citizens are very proud of. In 2000, the population stood at only 1,250 people. In just 16 years the population has exploded to nearly 20,000. This has literally put Hutto on the map as one of the historically fastest growing cities in United States history. That represents a population growth of over 1400%. The emphasis placed on family values, cooperation with law enforcement, high quality education, and close proximity to Austin have all combined to make Hutto a place that people are flocking to from all over the country.
