Austin vs Lonoke

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

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

Lonoke has the higher population (4,260 vs 3,805 in Austin). Austin has the higher median household income ($93,315 vs $49,323 in Lonoke). Austin has the higher median home value ($209,800 vs $123,700 in Lonoke).

Population, income & housing

	Austin	Lonoke
Population	3,805	4,260
Median age	30.1 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$93,315	$49,323
Median home value	$209,800	$123,700
Median gross rent	$1,284	$794
Housing units	1,504	2,024
Homeownership rate	78.4%	77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.8%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	12.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Austin	Lonoke
Population	3,350 → 3,805 (+13.6%)	4,238 → 4,260 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$64,681 → $93,315 (+44.3%)	$45,714 → $49,323 (+7.9%)
Median home value	$143,400 → $209,800 (+46.3%)	$127,400 → $123,700 (-2.9%)
Median gross rent	$960 → $1,284 (+33.8%)	$611 → $794 (+30.0%)

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

Lonoke

Population

4,2384,260

Median household income

$45,714$49,323

Median home value

$127,400$123,700

Median gross rent

$611$794

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Austin	Lonoke
Under 5	11.4%	4.2%
5 to 17	19.9%	18.0%
18 to 24	6.1%	9.4%
25 to 34	20.4%	9.4%
35 to 44	18.9%	13.8%
45 to 54	8.3%	15.3%
55 to 64	7.3%	10.8%
65 to 74	5.0%	12.7%
75 and over	2.7%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Austin	Lonoke
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	73.1%
Black or African American	1.9%	18.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.6%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Austin	Lonoke
No high school diploma	7.1%	14.6%
High school graduate	24.6%	44.3%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	16.9%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Austin	Lonoke
Drove alone	90.1%	76.6%
Carpooled	6.6%	19.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Austin	Lonoke
1-unit, detached	94.9%	87.8%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Austin	Lonoke
Poverty rate	2.7%	15.8%
Average household size	2.73	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	2007	1978