Austin vs Carlisle

A side-by-side comparison of Austin and Carlisle: population, income, housing, and more.

Austin and Carlisle are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Austin has the higher population (3,805 vs 2,175 in Carlisle). Austin has the higher median household income ($93,315 vs $34,858 in Carlisle). Austin has the higher median home value ($209,800 vs $132,600 in Carlisle).

Population, income & housing

	Austin	Carlisle
Population	3,805	2,175
Median age	30.1 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$93,315	$34,858
Median home value	$209,800	$132,600
Median gross rent	$1,284	$658
Housing units	1,504	1,021
Homeownership rate	78.4%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.8%	12.6%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Austin	Carlisle
Population	3,350 → 3,805 (+13.6%)	2,279 → 2,175 (-4.6%)
Median household income	$64,681 → $93,315 (+44.3%)	$41,125 → $34,858 (-15.2%)
Median home value	$143,400 → $209,800 (+46.3%)	$87,800 → $132,600 (+51.0%)
Median gross rent	$960 → $1,284 (+33.8%)	$779 → $658 (-15.5%)

Austin

Population

3,3503,805

Median household income

$64,681$93,315

Median home value

$143,400$209,800

Median gross rent

$960$1,284

Carlisle

Population

2,2792,175

Median household income

$41,125$34,858

Median home value

$87,800$132,600

Median gross rent

$779$658

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Austin	Carlisle
Under 5	11.4%	5.1%
5 to 17	19.9%	19.9%
18 to 24	6.1%	4.5%
25 to 34	20.4%	12.9%
35 to 44	18.9%	9.1%
45 to 54	8.3%	12.7%
55 to 64	7.3%	12.2%
65 to 74	5.0%	8.4%
75 and over	2.7%	15.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Austin	Carlisle
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	81.5%
Black or African American	1.9%	12.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	3.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Austin	Carlisle
No high school diploma	7.1%	10.0%
High school graduate	24.6%	50.7%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	16.9%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Austin	Carlisle
Drove alone	90.1%	77.6%
Carpooled	6.6%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	17.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Austin	Carlisle
1-unit, detached	94.9%	78.3%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Austin	Carlisle
Poverty rate	2.7%	19.4%
Average household size	2.73	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	2007	1978