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Austin, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Austin is a Census city of 3,818 people across 3.17 square miles of land, in Scott County. Median household income is $31,520, 65.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Austin
What Austin is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.17 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,204
- County holding the largest share of its areaScott County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Austin
How many people live in Austin
- Population3,818
- Median age45.2
- Population under 18639 plus or minus 193
- Share under 1816.7 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Population 65 and over724 plus or minus 203
- Share 65 and over19.0 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Households1,900
- Family households1,022
- Share of households that are families53.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Austin
Income and work in Austin
- Median household income$31,520 plus or minus $7,360
- Per capita income$23,062
- Civilian labor force1,734
- Employed1,642
- Unemployed92 plus or minus 75
- Unemployment rate5.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over2,798
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.6 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.8 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Austin
Housing in Austin
- Housing units2,181
- Occupied units1,900
- Vacant units281 plus or minus 124
- Vacancy rate12.9 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Owner occupied1,251 plus or minus 267
- Renter occupied649 plus or minus 228
- Ownership rate65.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$86,200 plus or minus $34,267
- Median gross rent, monthly$677 plus or minus $267
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.8 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Single family units1,604
- Share single family73.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more418 plus or minus 203
- Share in buildings of two or more19.2 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Mobile homes159 plus or minus 93
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Austin
How Austin gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,505
- Commuting under 15 minutes576 plus or minus 181
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.3 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more401 plus or minus 167
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.6 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Drove alone83.9 percent
- Carpooled11.0 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home5.1 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Austin
Flood risk in Austin
- NFIP communityCity of Austin
- NFIP community number180233
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/09/14(M)
The City of Austin participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180233 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Scott County, not Austin
Scott County context, not Austin figures
- Establishments in Scott County401
- Covered employment, Scott County8,042
- Average annual pay, Scott County$46,317
- Housing units permitted, Scott County73
Every figure in this section is published for Scott County as a whole and is not a measurement of Austin.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Austin questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Austin, Indiana?
3,818, in 1,900 households. Austin city covers 3.17 square miles of land, which is 1,204 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Austin in?
Scott County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Austin?
$31,520. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $86,200. Median gross rent is $677 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Austin in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Austin appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Austin, city of, community 180233, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Austin figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Scott County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Austin.
Is zoning published for Austin?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.