Residents
About the City of Cedar Park
Cedar Park, Texas is a vibrant community situated on the northern border of Austin and just 17 miles from downtown. Cedar Park is named for an actual park that was a rail stop in the late 1800s. Cedar Park was incorporated as a City in 1973.
True to its namesake, Cedar Park now features 46 City-maintained parks within about 1,000 acres of City-owned parkland, along with 34 miles of trails. Today’s population is about 83,159. Cedar Park is the next major employment hub of the Austin MSA with a median age of 34.74 years – 51.21 percent with a Bachelor’s Degree or higher.
Cedar Park is home to two professional sports teams: the Texas Stars, AHL hockey team affiliate of the NHL Dallas Stars; and the Austin Spurs, NBA G-League basketball team affiliate San Antonio Spurs. The Stars and Spurs play at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, a City-owned multipurpose venue that holds up to 8,700 guests and hosts more than 130 events per year.
Cedar Park serves as national or regional headquarters for companies including National Oilwell Varco, Firefly Aerospace, Hyliion, ETS-Lindgren, ABEO, Corvalent, eDaptive Power (formerly Voltabox), Visual Lighting Technologies, Tresl, Dirigo Collaborative and James Avery Artisan Jewelry.
Lifestyle and jewelry television network Shop LC will soon become Cedar Park’s largest employer, as it brings 1,000 new jobs with the construction of its new headquarters. Perfect Game, the largest most comprehensive youth baseball and softball scouting organization, is also moving its headquarters to Cedar Park.
Visit www.cedarparktexas.gov, www.cedarparktexasedc.com, Facebook @CityofCedarParkTexas, Twitter @CedarParkTX and @CedarparkTX_EDC.
1Source: City of Cedar Park Development Services Department
2Source: Applied Geographic Solutions