Austell vs Fair Oaks

A side-by-side comparison of Austell and Fair Oaks: population, income, housing, and more.

Austell and Fair Oaks are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fair Oaks has the higher population (10,392 vs 8,351 in Austell). Austell has the higher median household income ($67,500 vs $61,681 in Fair Oaks). Austell has the higher median home value ($255,700 vs $198,400 in Fair Oaks).

Population, income & housing

	Austell	Fair Oaks
Population	8,351	10,392
Median age	34.0 yrs	28.9 yrs
Median household income	$67,500	$61,681
Median home value	$255,700	$198,400
Median gross rent	$1,426	$1,209
Housing units	3,175	3,595
Homeownership rate	63.0%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Austell	Fair Oaks
Population	7,205 → 8,351 (+15.9%)	9,518 → 10,392 (+9.2%)
Median household income	$53,551 → $67,500 (+26.0%)	$38,832 → $61,681 (+58.8%)
Median home value	$133,200 → $255,700 (+92.0%)	$126,000 → $198,400 (+57.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,074 → $1,426 (+32.8%)	$940 → $1,209 (+28.6%)

Austell

Population

7,2058,351

Median household income

$53,551$67,500

Median home value

$133,200$255,700

Median gross rent

$1,074$1,426

Fair Oaks

Population

9,51810,392

Median household income

$38,832$61,681

Median home value

$126,000$198,400

Median gross rent

$940$1,209

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Austell	Fair Oaks
Under 5	4.4%	7.2%
5 to 17	20.0%	23.4%
18 to 24	10.1%	11.3%
25 to 34	17.1%	18.3%
35 to 44	11.4%	13.3%
45 to 54	19.6%	12.9%
55 to 64	9.3%	7.8%
65 to 74	5.8%	3.0%
75 and over	2.2%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Austell	Fair Oaks
White (non-Hispanic)	16.5%	15.7%
Black or African American	63.2%	16.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.1%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.7%	62.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Austell	Fair Oaks
No high school diploma	14.1%	35.2%
High school graduate	30.7%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Austell	Fair Oaks
Drove alone	71.7%	64.3%
Carpooled	15.3%	21.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.8%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	5.2%
Other means	1.4%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Austell	Fair Oaks
1-unit, detached	76.4%	47.8%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	8.1%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	24.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.7%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Austell	Fair Oaks
Poverty rate	9.3%	18.3%
Average household size	2.77	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1988	1970