Austell, GA

Census Place

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2021 Population

8,194

5.28% 1-year growth

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2021 Median Age

33.4

1.47% 1-year decrease

2021 Poverty Rate

5.07%

10.2% 1-year increase

2021 Median Household Income

$59,459

26.2% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$156,000

6.78% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Austell, GA had a population of 8.19k people with a median age of 33.4 and a median household income of $59,459. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Austell, GA grew from 7,783 to 8,194, a 5.28% increase and its median household income grew from $47,123 to $59,459, a 26.2% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Austell, GA are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (61.6%), White (Non-Hispanic) (25.1%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.13%), White (Hispanic) (4.78%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.99%).

None of the households in Austell, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.7% of the residents in Austell, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Austell, GA was $156,000, and the homeownership rate was 60%.

Most people in Austell, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Austell, GA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Austell, GA is home to a population of 8.19k people, from which 96.7% are citizens. As of 2021, 4.58% of Austell, GA residents were born outside of the country (375 people).

In 2021, there were 2.46 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.05k people) in Austell, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.06k White (Non-Hispanic) and 420 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96.7%

2021 Citizenship

96%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 96.7% of Austell, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Austell, GA was 96%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Austell, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Austell, GA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
5.05k ± 762
White (Non-Hispanic)
2.06k ± 609
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
420 ± 311

7.96%

Hispanic Population

652 people

7.96% of the people in Austell, GA are hispanic (652 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Austell, GA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

4.58%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

375 people

5.9%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

459 people

As of 2021, 4.58% of Austell, GA residents (375 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Austell, GA was 5.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Austell, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
109 ± 73
Gulf War (1990s)
79 ± 75
Gulf War (2001-)
65 ± 71

Austell, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.38 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Austell, GA employs 4.3k people. The largest industries in Austell, GA are Accommodation & Food Services (749 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (456 people), and Retail Trade (423 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($92,525), Transportation & Warehousing ($58,542), and Manufacturing ($55,054).

Employment

Occupations

4.3k

2021 Value

± 639

8.02%

1 Year growth

± 20.4%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Austell, GA grew at a rate of 8.02%, from 3.98k employees to 4.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Austell, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (828 people), Management Occupations (473 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (408 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Austell, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.3k

2021 Value

± 639

8.02%

1 Year growth

± 20.4%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Austell, GA grew at a rate of 8.02%, from 3.98k employees to 4.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Austell, GA, are Accommodation & Food Services (749 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (456 people), and Retail Trade (423 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Austell, GA, though some of these residents may live in Austell, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$34,568

Median earning men ± $9,659

$30,183

Median earning women ± $9,857

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,005), Manufacturing ($55,929), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Information ($93,799), Public Administration ($62,569), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,596).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Georgia to other states, or from other states to Georgia.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Georgia product (by dollars) was Motorized vehicles with $73.4B, followed by Mixed freight ($67.6B) and Machinery ($50.5B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Georgia products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$625B

2020 Value in Georgia

$1.3T

Projected 2050 Value in Georgia

109% growth

In 2020, total outbound Georgia trade was $625B. This is expected to increase 109% to $1.3T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Georgia trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Georgia to other states, or from other states to Georgia.

Most Common Trade Partners

Florida
$59.2B
Tennessee
$36.9B
North Carolina
$32.9B

In 2020, the top outbound Georgia domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Florida with $59.2B, followed by Tennessee with $36.9B and North Carolina and $32.9B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Georgia shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Austell, GA. Showing the available data for Georgia.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (49.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (49.2%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.24%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia|runoff election.

Raphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 1.01% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.946% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (2.29M), Some college (1.78M), and Bachelors Degree (1.52M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Austell, GA was $156,000 in 2021, which is 0.637 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $146,100 to $156,000, a 6.78% increase. The homeownership rate in Austell, GA is 60%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Austell, GA have an average commute time of 29.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Austell, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$156,000

Median Property Value 2021

±$18,139

$1,681

Median Property Taxes

±$380

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Austell, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Austell, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

60%

Homeownership

2021

71.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 60% of the housing units in Austell, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 61.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Austell, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 314.09

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Austell, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$59,459

Median Household Income

± $12,653

2.8k

Number of Households

± 477

In 2021, the median household income of the 2.8k households in Austell, GA grew to $59,459 from the previous year's value of $47,123.

The following chart displays the households in Austell, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Austell, GA is from Georgia.

0.475

2021 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.476

2020 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2021, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.141% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (75.2%)
Carpooled (13.8%)
Worked At Home (6.91%)

In 2021, 75.2% of workers in Austell, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.8%) and those who worked at home (6.91%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Austell, GA have a longer commute time (29.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 1.4% of the workforce in Austell, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Austell, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Austell, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Austell, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.07% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Austell, GA (415 out of 8.18k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Austell, GA is Black, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

81.2% of the population of Austell, GA has health coverage, with 42.4% on employee plans, 11.9% on Medicaid, 7.73% on Medicare, 18.6% on non-group plans, and 0.537% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Georgia was $6,587 in 2014. This is a 5.41% increase from the previous year ($6,249).

Primary care physicians in Cobb County, GA see 1308 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.25% decrease from the previous year (1352 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1415 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 495 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,308 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Cobb County, GA

Primary care physicians in Cobb County, GA see an average of 1,308 patients per year. This represents a 3.25% decrease from the previous year (1,352 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Cobb County, GA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.7% under 18 years, 21.4% between 18 and 34 years, 39.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 8.21% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.9% were men and 53.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

18.8%

Uninsured

42.4%

Employer Coverage

11.9%

Medicaid

7.73%

Medicare

18.6%

Non-Group

0.537%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Austell, GA declined by 0.563% from 18.9% to 18.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Austell, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.