CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Austin

Minnesota · 21,907 residents · 13.3 sq mi

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Austin is a city of 21,907 people in Minnesota. At a median age of 38.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $42,700. Households here earn about 28% less than in Minnesota as a whole. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

21,907

−6%vs 2000

vs 23,314 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.8

−2%vs 2000

vs 39.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

13.3 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202426K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(1,348)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(1,475)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(1,508)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(1,338)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.2%(1,143)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(2,984)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(2,883)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.3%(1,824)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.1%(2,442)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412%(2,622)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.8%(1,701)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.9%(639)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,257

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,750 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,811

−43%vs 2000

vs $20,651 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.3%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,700

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$276

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $381 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.0%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.8% in 2000

27.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.1%(20,998)

Black0.8%(180)

Hispanic / Latino6.1%(1,426)

Asian2.2%(513)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(21,548)

Black0.3%(56)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(135)

Asian1%(228)

Other0.3%(75)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican12.4%(3,264)

Central American3.7%(983)

Guatemalan2.4%(636)

Salvadoran0.9%(242)

South American0.6%(162)

Puerto Rican0.5%(120)

Honduran0.4%(105)

Ecuadorian0.2%(56)

Cuban0.2%(42)

Chilean0.1%(38)

Colombian0.1%(34)

Peruvian0.1%(34)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Dominican0.1%(30)

Spaniard0.1%(14)

Asian origin

Burmese4.5%(1,192)

Vietnamese1%(261)

Chinese0.6%(154)

Sri Lankan0.5%(137)

Filipino0.4%(97)

Cambodian0.4%(93)

Thai0.3%(76)

Japanese0.2%(46)

Indonesian0.1%(36)

Asian Indian0.1%(20)

Korean0.1%(17)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(35)

Ancestry

German21.8%(5,749)

Norwegian13.7%(3,624)

Irish8.4%(2,217)

English5.3%(1,406)

American4.2%(1,109)

Subsaharan African2.8%(734)

Swedish2.3%(606)

French1.9%(505)

Dutch1.7%(440)

Danish1.4%(378)

Polish1.2%(318)

Czech1.1%(286)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.9%(230)

Welsh0.8%(200)

French Canadian0.4%(103)

Belgian0.4%(102)

British0.2%(65)

Italian0.2%(63)

Russian0.2%(60)

Greek0.1%(39)

Swiss0.1%(38)

Finnish0.1%(37)

Austrian0.1%(25)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(20)

Guyanese0.1%(18)

Lithuanian0.1%(14)

Hungarian0%(13)

Nigerian0%(13)

Arab0%(11)

Serbian0%(11)

Ukrainian0%(10)

Somali0%(3)

Iranian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.2%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.7%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.6%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.1 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 11.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37.7%(3,952)

Married50.9%(5,326)

Widowed2.2%(229)

Divorced9.2%(962)

Women 15+

Never married30.7%(3,063)

Married49.9%(4,978)

Widowed8.4%(839)

Divorced10.9%(1,089)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.8%

−4.5 ptssince 2013

from 13.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.6%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 55.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.6%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.0%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.1%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 28.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.0%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 67.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.7%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 45.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)22.3%(274)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.2%(187)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.9%(442)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.2%(113)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,230 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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