Demographics of Austin city, Minnesota

Austin city, Minnesota had 26,689 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +475 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Austin city, in four figures

26,689
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 26,358 ±28.; +1.8%
Change since July 2020: +475 people.; 36.2 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $68,057 ±$5,458
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Austin city, Minnesota's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Austin city, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Austin city, Minnesota's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Austin city, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	26,214	100.0	100.0
2021	26,301	100.3	100.2
2022	26,179	99.9	100.7
2023	26,272	100.2	101.6
2024	26,550	101.3	102.5
2025	26,689	101.8	103.1

Population of Austin city, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	26,214	—
2021	26,301	+87
2022	26,179	−122
2023	26,272	+93
2024	26,550	+278
2025	26,689	+139

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.2 ±1.2: for men 36.4 ±1.1 and for women 35.7 ±2.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Austin city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	1,881 ±152	7.1% ±0.6	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,360 ±392	20.3% ±1.5	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,197 ±299	8.3% ±1.1	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,961 ±451	26.4% ±1.7	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,470 ±401	20.8% ±1.5	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,489 ±348	17.0% ±1.3	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $68,057 ±$5,458, and income per person $31,514 ±$1,280, in 2024 dollars. The median is $89,062 ±$409 in Minnesota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Austin city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	1,479 ±278	14.6% ±2.7	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,110 ±343	20.9% ±3.4	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,165 ±341	21.4% ±3.3	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,415 ±246	14.0% ±2.4	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,895 ±250	18.7% ±2.4	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	633 ±178	6.3% ±1.8	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	413 ±111	4.1% ±1.1	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Austin city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	3,227 ±706	12.5% ±2.7	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,388 ±349	19.6% ±4.7	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,315 ±329	10.2% ±2.5	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	524 ±164	9.0% ±2.8	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Austin city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Austin city	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	10,909 ±211	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.7% ±1.2	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.3% ±2.0	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.5% ±3.0	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.5% ±3.0	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$163,900 ±$6,984	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$953 ±$72	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1957 ±1	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Austin city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,924 ±172	18.7% ±0.7	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,326 ±259	61.9% ±1.0	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,332 ±149	5.1% ±0.6	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,423 ±138	9.2% ±0.5	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 59	0% to 0.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	98 to 334	0.4% to 1.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	51 to 441	0.2% to 1.7%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	863 ±185	3.3% ±0.7	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Austin city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	16,107 ±568	61.1% ±2.2	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,214 ±558	19.8% ±2.1	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	414 ±183	1.6% ±0.7	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,623 ±465	17.5% ±1.8	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,082 ±324	7.9% ±1.2	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,541 ±392	9.6% ±1.5	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Austin city among the places of Minnesota

41st of 152 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Places of Minnesota near Austin city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Prior Lake city	28,016 ±57
Rosemount city	27,562 ±36
Elk River city	26,793 ±26
Shoreview city	26,714 ±100
Owatonna city	26,498 ±62
Austin city	26,358 ±28
Winona city	26,009 ±57
Chanhassen city	26,006 ±26
Faribault city	24,631 ±28
White Bear Lake city	23,908 ±155
Farmington city	23,902 ±51

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Austin city, Minnesota

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Minnesota by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 5 Places in Minnesota by foreign-born share
No. 6 Places in Minnesota by poverty rate
No. 58 Places in Minnesota by homeownership rate
No. 65 Places in Minnesota by median age
No. 92 Places in Minnesota by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026