Austin, By the Numbers

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  • Median household yearly income in Austin: $48,267 [link]
  • Equivalent purchasing power, adjusted for cost of living here: $53,275 [link]
  • Money Magazine's average: $43,961 [link]
  • National average yearly salary of an "Associate Store Team Leader" at Austin-based Whole Foods: $73,061 [link]
  • Amount Texas collected in sales tax revenue in June of 2006: $1.49 billion [link]
  • Percentage increase from last year: 15.6 [link]
  • Cost of new Lakeline Station project -- including up to 3,000 homes and 150,000 square feet of retail space -- in northwest Austin, near 183 and 620: $400 million [link]
  • Estimated number of years to complete: 8 [link]
  • Size of Austin's labor force, as of May 2006: 826,197 [link]
  • Total weight of air cargo shipped through Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in May, in pounds: 93 million [link]
  • Rank of ABIA among 19 small airports in J.D. Power and Associates' 2006 North America Airport Satisfaction Study, form the bottom: 3 [link]
  • Maximum grant to be given to a local arts organization by the City’s Cultural Arts Funding Program: $25,000 [link]
  • Number of works of art in the Blanton Museum collection: 17,000 [link]
  • Number of state parks that may have to say "Adios, Mofo" if recent budget cuts ordered by Governor Perry are implemented: 18 [link]
  • Total distance, in miles, to be swum by Austinites David Broyles and Rush Vann across the shark-infested Straits of Gibraltar, from the coast of Spain to Morocco, to raise money for US veterans: 13 [link]
  • Total distance, in miles, covered by Pure Austin fitness trainer Shawn Bostad during last week's 12-hour treadmill marathon: 70.4 [link]
  • Estimated capacity of renovated Austin Music Hall, after expansion work: 7,000 [link]
  • Top capacity of The Backyard, for general admission shows: 4,500 [link]
  • Minimum number of Austin "bands" on Myspace: 10,000 [link]
  • Number of fans claimed by Shaven Ass-Hair Mustache, a "Psychobilly/Death Metal/Afro-beat" band: 1 [link]

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Wow. This rocks. Could be blog post of the year.

10,000 austin bands on myspace, thats amazing.

I agree with omit. thanks allen!

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Hey there. I just wanted to let everyone know that the link for Swimming the Strait of Gilbraltar by Rush Vann and Dave Broyles is incorrect.

It should be swimthestrait06.com

thanks!

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