Austwell vs Refugio

A side-by-side comparison of Austwell and Refugio: population, income, housing, and more.

Austwell and Refugio are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Refugio has the higher population (2,729 vs 153 in Austwell). Refugio has the higher median household income ($56,193 vs $38,571 in Austwell). Austwell has the higher median home value ($96,700 vs $85,000 in Refugio).

Population, income & housing

	Austwell	Refugio
Population	153	2,729
Median age	62.2 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$38,571	$56,193
Median home value	$96,700	$85,000
Median gross rent	—	$748
Housing units	134	1,133
Homeownership rate	81.0%	59.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Austwell	Refugio
Population	133 → 153 (+15.0%)	2,806 → 2,729 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$50,114 → $38,571 (-23.0%)	$52,929 → $56,193 (+6.2%)
Median home value	$76,800 → $96,700 (+25.9%)	$78,300 → $85,000 (+8.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$583 → $748 (+28.3%)

Austwell

Population

133153

Median household income

$50,114$38,571

Median home value

$76,800$96,700

Refugio

Population

2,8062,729

Median household income

$52,929$56,193

Median home value

$78,300$85,000

Median gross rent

$583$748

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Austwell	Refugio
Under 5	3.3%	6.2%
5 to 17	3.9%	24.2%
18 to 24	5.2%	8.2%
25 to 34	0.0%	10.6%
35 to 44	4.6%	12.1%
45 to 54	26.1%	10.7%
55 to 64	13.1%	10.0%
65 to 74	16.3%	9.8%
75 and over	27.5%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Austwell	Refugio
White (non-Hispanic)	59.5%	23.3%
Black or African American	3.9%	13.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	35.9%	60.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Austwell	Refugio
No high school diploma	22.4%	17.7%
High school graduate	20.1%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	46.3%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Austwell	Refugio
Drove alone	69.5%	80.9%
Carpooled	27.1%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	1.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Austwell	Refugio
1-unit, detached	91.8%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	10.4%

Poverty & households

	Austwell	Refugio
Poverty rate	17.0%	30.1%
Average household size	1.82	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	37	19
Median year structure built	1968	1966