Austin

Population: 26,167
Median household income: $66,488
Median home value: $155,100

Austin, a community in Mower County, Minnesota, has 26,167 residents. At $66,488, its median household income sits below Mower County's $71,495.

Between 2019 and 2023, Austin's population grew 4.2% from 25,114 to 26,167, while its median home value rose 43.9% from $107,800 to $155,100.

70.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1957.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,167
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $66,488
Median home value: $155,100
Median gross rent: $860
Housing units: 10,969
Homeownership rate: 69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,11426,167

Median household income

$48,127$66,488

Median home value

$107,800$155,100

Median gross rent

$738$860

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,114	$48,127	$107,800	$738
2020	25,180	$48,730	$114,100	$815
2021	26,030	$54,320	$118,500	$830
2022	26,156	$61,667	$139,100	$877
2023	26,167	$66,488	$155,100	$860

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,948	7.4%
5 to 17	5,178	19.8%
18 to 24	2,275	8.7%
25 to 34	3,312	12.7%
35 to 44	3,668	14.0%
45 to 54	2,497	9.5%
55 to 64	2,767	10.6%
65 to 74	2,345	9.0%
75 and over	2,177	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,674	63.7%
Black or African American	1,372	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.0%
Asian	2,212	8.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	169	0.6%
Some other race	204	0.8%
Two or more races	822	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,702	18.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.4%

High school graduate32.6%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,248	13.4%
High school graduate	5,458	32.6%
Some college or associate's	5,174	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,352	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,534	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone77.8%

Carpooled13.0%

Public transit1.2%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,461	77.8%
Carpooled	1,584	13.0%
Public transit	145	1.2%
Walked	292	2.4%
Bicycle	30	0.2%
Worked from home	521	4.3%
Other means	123	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,662	65.9%
15 to 29 min	1,678	14.4%
30 to 44 min	891	7.7%
45 to 59 min	739	6.4%
60+ min	665	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 14.8% (3,797 of 25,620)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,609	65.6%
Nonfamily households	3,466	34.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,075	91.8%
Vacant	894	8.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,011	69.6%
Renter-occupied	3,064	30.4%

1-unit, detached70.9%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units9.5%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,781	70.9%
1-unit, attached	541	4.9%
2 to 4 units	752	6.9%
5 to 19 units	668	6.1%
20 or more units	1,039	9.5%
Mobile home & other	188	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2702908
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 43.6721, -92.9779