Where do affluent Indian Americans live in Texas?

Texas is the fastest-growing major Indian American state

Texas had 668,034 residents who identified as Asian Indian alone in 2024, second only to California's 970,717². The state added about 185,000 Asian Indian residents between 2019 and 2024, more than any other state, our calculation from ACS 1-year estimates^2,3. The median Asian Indian household in Texas earned $167,991, about twice the statewide median of $79,721^2,6.

The growth is concentrated in three metros: Dallas-Fort Worth (345,345 Asian Indian residents), Houston (172,224) and Austin (101,820)⁴. For context on other states, see states with the largest Indian American populations.

What HeyAlbert data shows

Dallas-Fort Worth: Collin and Denton counties

Dallas-Fort Worth is now the second-largest Asian Indian metro in the US after New York, and its Asian Indian median household income was $178,315 in 2024⁴. The wealthiest part of the region is its northern suburbs:

• Collin County (Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Allen): 149,186 Asian Indian residents, 11.9% of the county, median household income $207,224, against $124,316 for all county households¹
• Denton County: 68,004 residents, 6.5% of the county, median household income $196,335, homeownership 84.1%¹
• Dallas County (including Irving and Coppell): 85,182 residents, median household income $147,230¹

Collin County's Asian Indian population nearly doubled in five years, from 81,206 in 2019 to 149,186 in 2024^1,7. In the Census Bureau's 2020-2024 five-year estimates, the cities with the most Asian Indian residents in Texas are Frisco (about 42,400, 19.3% of the city), Irving (about 41,300, 16.1%) and Plano (about 35,900, 12.4%); in Coppell the share is 18.7%⁵.

Houston: Fort Bend County and Sugar Land

The Houston metro had 172,224 Asian Indian residents in 2024, with a median household income of $165,850⁴. Fort Bend County, southwest of the city, stands out: 79,466 Asian Indian residents, a median household income of $198,701, and a homeownership rate of 87.4%, among the highest of any large Asian Indian community in the country¹. Sugar Land, in Fort Bend, had about 14,100 Asian Indian residents, 12.9% of the city, in the 2020-2024 estimates⁵.

Houston's Asian Indian workforce leans toward health care: 25.6% of employed Asian Indians in the metro work in education and health care services, compared with 16.3% in Dallas-Fort Worth⁴. See our research on Indian American physicians.

Austin: the youngest tech hub

Austin crossed the Census Bureau's publication threshold for Asian Indian metro data in 2024, with 101,820 residents⁴. Its community is among the most educated in the country: 91.1% of Asian Indian adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor's degree and 56.9% hold a graduate or professional degree⁴. Professional, scientific and management services employ 38.4% of Asian Indian workers in the metro⁴, reflecting Austin's technology sector. Our post on the Bay Area covers the older tech hub Austin is often compared with.

Not one community but several

The county figures show real variation. In Collin County, 88.3% of Asian Indian adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher and 51.9% a graduate or professional degree¹. Dallas County's Asian Indian community has a lower median income ($147,230) and a homeownership rate of 46.9%, meaning more than half of those households rent¹. Harris County, which includes most of the city of Houston, has a median Asian Indian household income of $155,098¹. Averages for the state, or even for a metro, hide these differences, which matter for anyone trying to understand the market. Our analysis of the Indian American income distribution looks at the spread nationally.

Why Texas: jobs, housing and taxes

Three factors come up repeatedly. First, jobs: Dallas-Fort Worth's Asian Indian workforce is concentrated in professional services (32.6%) and finance, insurance and real estate (17.1%)⁴. Many work in technology and IT services, a sector we examine in Indian American IT services firms.

Second, housing. The median home value for Asian Indian homeowners was $648,500 in Dallas-Fort Worth and $516,100 in Houston, against $1,785,700 in the San Jose metro⁴. A family can buy far more house in Texas on a similar income.

Third, taxes. Texas does not have a personal income tax, as the Texas Comptroller notes⁸. Whether that drives moves is a separate question, which we weigh in whether Indian Americans are moving to Texas and Florida for tax reasons.

Why this matters for advisors and businesses

The Texas market has changed quickly. Collin and Fort Bend counties combine six-figure median incomes, high homeownership and fast growth, making them key markets for wealth managers, real estate professionals and philanthropic organizations. Families who own homes and businesses also bring estate and succession questions; see Indian American family businesses.