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Austwell is a Census city of 149 people across 0.36 square miles of land, in Refugio County. Median household income is $30,000, 86.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Austwell
What Austwell is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.36 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land410 plus or minus 151
- County holding the largest share of its areaRefugio 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.
Austwell
How many people live in Austwell
- Population149 plus or minus 55
- Median age66.5 plus or minus 15.9
- Population under 1817 plus or minus 24
- Share under 1811.4 percent plus or minus 15.6
- Population 65 and over76 plus or minus 36
- Share 65 and over51.0 percent plus or minus 15.5
- Households86 plus or minus 28
- Family households42 plus or minus 20
- Share of households that are families48.8 percent plus or minus 17.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Austwell
Income and work in Austwell
- Median household income$30,000 plus or minus $11,398
- Per capita income$27,001 plus or minus $9,368
- Civilian labor force47 plus or minus 29
- Employed46 plus or minus 28
- Unemployed1 plus or minus 2
- Unemployment rate2.1 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over132 plus or minus 43
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.9 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Austwell
Housing in Austwell
- Housing units148 plus or minus 42
- Occupied units86 plus or minus 28
- Vacant units62 plus or minus 29
- Vacancy rate41.9 percent plus or minus 15.6
- Owner occupied74 plus or minus 27
- Renter occupied12 plus or minus 17
- Ownership rate86.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$98,800 plus or minus $56,893
- Single family units134 plus or minus 41
- Share single family90.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes14 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Austwell
How Austwell gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute44 plus or minus 28
- Commuting under 15 minutes12 plus or minus 22
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.3 percent plus or minus 46.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more30 plus or minus 18
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more68.2 percent plus or minus 60.0
- Drove alone69.6 percent plus or minus 30.5
- Carpooled26.1 percent plus or minus 28.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.3 percent plus or minus 8.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Austwell
Flood risk in Austwell
- NFIP communityCity of Austwell
- NFIP community number481086
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/26/14
The City of Austwell participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 481086 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.
Refugio County, not Austwell
Refugio County context, not Austwell figures
- Establishments in Refugio County136
- Covered employment, Refugio County2,263
- Average annual pay, Refugio County$52,440
- Housing units permitted, Refugio County14
Every figure in this section is published for Refugio County as a whole and is not a measurement of Austwell.
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.
Coverage
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
Austwell questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Austwell, Texas?
149, in 86 households. Austwell city covers 0.36 square miles of land, which is 410 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Austwell in?
Refugio 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 Austwell?
$30,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $98,800. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Austwell in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Austwell appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Austwell, city of, community 481086, 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 Austwell figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Refugio 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 Austwell.
Is zoning published for Austwell?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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