With 3,915 people, Austin is a city in Arkansas. Households here earn about 87% more than in Arkansas as a whole. Since 2000 the city has more than tripled, up 3,310 people. The median age is 30.5, younger than the US median of 38.9. Few US cities rank higher on income. 81% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $113,764, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
44% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 49%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Austin
What changed most since 1990
Population244 → 3,915(+1,505%)US over the same years: +35%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$31,801 → $113,764(+258%)US over the same years: +14%
Adults with a bachelor's degree4.9% → 44.0%(+39.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Austin's population equals 5.2% of Lonoke County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 0.8% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.4% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)64.7%(163)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)44%(111)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era16.7%(42)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 252 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Austin, decade by decade
Austin population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
244
$31,801
$91,683
4.9%
0.0
2000
605
$80,268
$148,101
13.8%
16.0
2010
2,038
$83,220
$191,042
26.1%
21.1
2020
3,460
$92,900
$179,988
34.4%
34.5
2024
3,915
$113,764
$220,500
44.0%
24.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
