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Austin, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Austin is a Census city of 26,358 people across 13.47 square miles of land, in Mower County. Median household income is $68,057, 71.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 19 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Austin
What Austin is
- Census place typecity
- Land area13.47 sq mi
- Water area0.11 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,957
- County holding the largest share of its areaMower 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
- Population26,358
- Median age36.2
- Population under 187,241
- Share under 1827.5 percent
- Population 65 and over4,489
- Share 65 and over17.0 percent
- Households10,110
- Family households6,495
- Share of households that are families64.2 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$68,057
- Per capita income$31,514
- Civilian labor force12,610
- Employed12,048
- Unemployed562 plus or minus 180
- Unemployment rate4.5 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over16,920
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Austin
Housing in Austin
- Housing units10,909
- Occupied units10,110
- Vacant units799 plus or minus 224
- Vacancy rate7.3 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Owner occupied7,230
- Renter occupied2,880
- Ownership rate71.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$163,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$953
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.8 percent
- Single family units8,577
- Share single family78.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,219
- Share in buildings of two or more20.3 percent
- Mobile homes113 plus or minus 67
- Median year structure built1957
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 commute11,358
- Commuting under 15 minutes7,063
- Share commuting under 15 minutes62.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,172
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.1 percent
- Drove alone75.2 percent
- Carpooled13.5 percent
- Public transport1.6 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked2.8 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home5.3 percent plus or minus 1.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Austin
SBA loans in Austin (7(a))
- Approvals19
- Gross approval$7,482,700
- Average approval$393,826
- Median approval$240,000
- Largest approval$2,848,000
- Jobs supported184
- Jobs per approval9.7
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more21.1 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders11
- Distinct industries by NAICS13
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Austin, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Austin
SBA loans in Austin (504)
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$16,621,000
- Average approval$1,108,067
- Median approval$360,000
- Largest approval$5,500,000
- Jobs supported167
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Austin, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Austin
Flood risk in Austin
- NFIP communityCity of Austin
- NFIP community number275228
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 5
- Currently effective map date09/04/13
The City of Austin participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 275228 and carries Community Rating System class 5, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Mower County, not Austin
Mower County context, not Austin figures
- Establishments in Mower County800
- Covered employment, Mower County16,932
- Average annual pay, Mower County$61,042
- Housing units permitted, Mower County55
Every figure in this section is published for Mower 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, Minnesota?
26,358, in 10,110 households. Austin city covers 13.47 square miles of land, which is 1,957 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?
Mower 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?
$68,057. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $163,900. Median gross rent is $953 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Austin businesses?
19 7(a) approvals totaling $7.5 m since FY2020, across 11 lenders, median approval $240,000, plus 15 504 approvals worth $16.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Austin, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Austin borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Austin. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Austin in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Austin appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Austin, city of, community 275228, carrying Community Rating System class 5, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Mower 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.
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