--- title: "Elon Musk Working to Move His Children and Mothers to Strange Compound" description: "Elon Musk wants to move his entire patchwork family into a collection of three mansions in Austin, Texas, a strange compound arrangement." date: "2024-10-29" modified: "2024-10-29" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/elon-musk-children-mothers-compound" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "elon musk" - "fertility rates" - "grimes" - "texas" --- # Elon Musk Working to Move His Children and Mothers to Strange Compound ![Elon Musk wants to move his entire patchwork family into a collection of three mansions in Austin, Texas, a strange compound arrangement.]() *\Image: Alessandra Benedetti - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images\* Multi-hyphenate billionaire and reproduction-obsessed father of 11 children Elon Musk wants to move his entire patchwork family into a collection of three mansions in Austin, Texas — a plan that sounds more than a bit like the beginning of a terrifying cult documentary. As the [*New York Times* reports](), Musk has told people close to him that he wants his many children — there are eleven known ones, ranging from infancy to young adulthood — and two of their three mothers to move into two properties near his own Austin mansion, which is a ten-minute walk away. And of course, Musk is likely far from done with having children. The entrepreneur has long cited [falling fertility rates]() as being the number one threat to humanity, making it his mission to father as many children as possible. Now that his brood has grown considerably, Musk wants to raise them inside a compound, an unusual living arrangement that's bound to draw attention. Given his increasingly fringe and [worryingly unhinged personal beliefs](), the *NYT*'s latest report drew hair-raising comparisons on social media. "Nontrivial chance Elon becomes a full-blown David Koresh type," *NYT* columnist Jammele Bouie [wrote in a post on Bluesky](), referring to the leader of the Branch Davidians sect, which culminated in the Waco Massacre in the early 1990s. The mansions, which Musk bought for $35 million total, are in a relatively dense part of town and which isn't gated, an unusual pick for somebody in Musk's income bracket. Musk was recently investigated by the Justice Department for [using Tesla resources to build a "glass house]()" on a massive plot of land near the EV maker's headquarters, suggesting he might have abandoned much grander ambitions for his family compound. Musk's obsession with spreading his own genes has led to some bizarre situations. According to the latest report, he went as far as to offer "his own sperm to friends and acquaintances, including the former independent vice-presidential candidate Nicole Shanahan" (who declined the offer, according to the *NYT*'s reporting.) In July, the [*NYT* previously reported]() that Musk had [volunteered his sperm]() to SpaceX employees to seed a Martian colony. It sounds like his plans to move his offspring live in a Texas compound are already well underway. The mother of three of his children, Shivon Zilis, an executive at Musk's brain-computer interface company Neuralink, has reportedly already moved into one of the two mansions. Claire "Grimes" Boucher, who is also the mother of three of his children, likely won't follow suit given the [ugly, extended custody battle]() between the two. Which brings us to the third candidate for one of the two Austin mansions: his first wife, Justine Musk, who is the mother of five of his much older children. There's still no word if she's planning to pick him up on his offer to join the compound. At least one of his children is extremely unlikely to visit the compound, though: Musk's transgender daughter Vivian Jenna Wilson, who detailed in an [*NBC News* interview]() this summer how she says she was [abused by Musk]() (Musk has since claimed in a [deranged tweet]() that she was "killed by the woke mind virus.") The mercurial CEO is surpassing the footsteps of his estranged father Errol Musk, who has had seven children with three different women. Whether Musk's compound will grow beyond his own abode and Zilis' mansion to fill the presumably still vacant third property remains to be seen. But given the practically infinite resources they have access to, and Musk's seemingly insatiable desire to father as many children as possible, it wouldn't be surprising. **More on Musk's children:** *[Elon Musk Accused of Withholding His Own Children From Visiting Grimes' Dying Grandmother After She Supported His Trans Daughter]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()