Austell

Population: 8,351
Median household income: $67,500
Median home value: $255,700

Austell, a community in Cobb County, Georgia, has 8,351 residents. At $67,500, its median household income sits below Cobb County's $98,712.

From 2019 to 2023, Austell's population grew 15.9% from 7,205 to 8,351, while its median home value rose 92.0% from $133,200 to $255,700.

Households average 2.77 people. The median gross rent is $1,426.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,351
Median age: 34.0 yrs
Median household income: $67,500
Median home value: $255,700
Median gross rent: $1,426
Housing units: 3,175
Homeownership rate: 63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,205	$53,551	$133,200	$1,074
2020	7,783	$47,123	$146,100	$1,293
2021	8,194	$59,459	$156,000	$1,258
2022	8,109	$64,071	$199,700	$1,443
2023	8,351	$67,500	$255,700	$1,426

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1720.0%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3417.1%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5419.6%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over2.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	365	4.4%
5 to 17	1,671	20.0%
18 to 24	842	10.1%
25 to 34	1,427	17.1%
35 to 44	955	11.4%
45 to 54	1,640	19.6%
55 to 64	780	9.3%
65 to 74	485	5.8%
75 and over	186	2.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,380	16.5%
Black or African American	5,282	63.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	35	0.4%
Two or more races	426	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,228	14.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.1%

High school graduate30.7%

Some college or associate's31.5%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree10.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	770	14.1%
High school graduate	1,680	30.7%
Some college or associate's	1,725	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	705	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	593	10.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone71.7%

Carpooled15.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,023	71.7%
Carpooled	646	15.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	33	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	458	10.9%
Other means	58	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	775	20.6%
15 to 29 min	901	24.0%
30 to 44 min	1,229	32.7%
45 to 59 min	596	15.9%
60+ min	259	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 9.3% (773 of 8,351)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,153	71.5%
Nonfamily households	857	28.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,010	94.8%
Vacant	165	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,895	63.0%
Renter-occupied	1,115	37.0%

1-unit, detached76.4%

1-unit, attached6.5%

2 to 4 units10.6%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,427	76.4%
1-unit, attached	207	6.5%
2 to 4 units	338	10.6%
5 to 19 units	152	4.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	51	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1304252
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.37 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 33.8198, -84.6438