With 8,447 people, Austell is a city in Georgia. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 3,088 people. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 96% were living in the same home a year earlier. There are 1,332 people per square mile. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $284,900.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,938, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 96%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Austell
What changed most since 1990
White share89.6% → 14.1%(−75.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share8.9% → 66.8%(+57.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Population4,115 → 8,447(+105%)US over the same years: +35%
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)54%(197)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.9%(91)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era18.4%(67)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.9%(18)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 365 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
Austell, decade by decade
Austell 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
4,115
$66,033
$133,684
7.1%
23.5
2000
5,359
$70,922
$145,004
9.9%
68.1
2010
6,581
$64,136
$212,045
21.6%
75.2
2020
7,713
$57,115
$177,079
21.7%
74.1
2024
8,447
$72,938
$284,900
21.8%
63.5
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.
