What is the population of Austin city?

Austin city has 3,588 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #160 of 976 in Indiana.

What is the median household income in Austin city?

Median household income in Austin city is $30,473 a year, 61.2% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Austin city?

Median gross rent is $698 a month and the median home value is $88,000, so rent absorbs about 27.5% of median household income.

Is Austin city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Austin city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 27.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Austin, IN population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Austin, Indiana (Austin, IN — Census place “Austin city”) is 3,588 residents, ranking #160 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $30,473, the median home is worth $88,000 and median gross rent runs $698 a month. Looking for the Austin Indiana ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Austin, IN: 47102.

Population: 3,588Austin city residents
Median household income: $30,473Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $88,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $698Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 45.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 64.8%Owner-occupied households

Austin ZIP codes (Indiana)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Austin.

The Austin IN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

47102

What the numbers mean in Austin city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Austin city median would spend about 27.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18% of residents and 64.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Austin city, IN in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Austin city is a small town in Indiana, with 3,588 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #160 of 976 ranked by population — larger than 83% of them. The median age here is 45.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Austin city earn a median of $30,473 a year, 61.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 50% below the $61,527 median for the 355 Indiana cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 18% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Austin city is valued at $88,000, 71% below the national figure and 40% below the $145,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $698 a month, 50.4% below the national figure, or roughly $8,376 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 27.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 64.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Austin city?: Austin city has 3,588 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #160 of 976 in Indiana.
What is the median household income in Austin city?: Median household income in Austin city is $30,473 a year, 61.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Austin city?: Median gross rent is $698 a month and the median home value is $88,000, so rent absorbs about 27.5% of median household income.
Is Austin city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Austin city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 27.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Austin city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.