Austell is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 8,148 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Austell is the 116th largest community in Georgia.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Austell is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Austell is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Austell who work in office and administrative support (16.92%), sales jobs (12.53%), and management occupations (9.66%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.86% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Austell, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.46 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small city, Austell doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Austell citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.72% of adults in Austell have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Austell in 2022 was $36,388, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,552 for a family of four. However, Austell contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Austell is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Austell home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Austell residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Austell also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.70% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Austell include Irish, European, African, German, and Nigerian. The most common language spoken in Austell is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
