Austell vs Kennesaw State University

A side-by-side comparison of Austell and Kennesaw State University: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Austell has the higher population (8,351 vs 2,455 in Kennesaw State University). Since 2019, Austell's population has grown faster (+15.9% vs -31.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Austell	Kennesaw State University
Population	8,351	2,455
Median age	34.0 yrs	19.7 yrs
Median household income	$67,500	—
Median home value	$255,700	—
Median gross rent	$1,426	—
Housing units	3,175	27
Homeownership rate	63.0%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	19.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Austell	Kennesaw State University
Population	7,205 → 8,351 (+15.9%)	3,568 → 2,455 (-31.2%)
Median household income	$53,551 → $67,500 (+26.0%)	—
Median home value	$133,200 → $255,700 (+92.0%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,074 → $1,426 (+32.8%)	—

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

Kennesaw State University

Population

3,5682,455

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Austell	Kennesaw State University
Under 5	4.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	20.0%	1.5%
18 to 24	10.1%	97.5%
25 to 34	17.1%	1.0%
35 to 44	11.4%	0.0%
45 to 54	19.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	9.3%	0.0%
65 to 74	5.8%	0.0%
75 and over	2.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Austell	Kennesaw State University
White (non-Hispanic)	16.5%	50.5%
Black or African American	63.2%	37.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	14.7%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Austell	Kennesaw State University
No high school diploma	14.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	30.7%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Austell	Kennesaw State University
Drove alone	71.7%	47.7%
Carpooled	15.3%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	5.9%
Walked	0.8%	31.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.2%
Worked from home	10.9%	5.9%
Other means	1.4%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Austell	Kennesaw State University
1-unit, detached	76.4%	0.0%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	100.0%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Austell	Kennesaw State University
Poverty rate	9.3%	—
Average household size	2.77	—
Mean commute (minutes)	29	16
Median year structure built	1988	—