Austell is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 8,244 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Austell is the 116th largest community in Georgia. Austell has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Austell, where the median household income is $72,938.00.Unlike some cities, Austell isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Austell are a mix 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 (18.04%), management occupations (9.33%), and sales jobs (9.31%). Also of interest is that Austell has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.18% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Austell, the average commute to work is 32.49 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The citizens of Austell are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.76% of adults in Austell having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Austell in 2022 was $37,605, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $150,420 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 15.51% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Austell include African, European, Irish, Nigerian, and German. The most common language spoken in Austell is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
