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Population (year 2000): 5,359. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,566 (+22.5% change)
Males: 2,650 (49.4%), Females: 2,709 (50.6%)
Cobb County
Zip codes:
30106,
30168.
Median resident age: 32.1 years
Median household income: $38,933 (year 2000)
Median house value: $84,100 (year 2000)
Races in Austell:
- White Non-Hispanic (61.8%)
- Black (24.6%)
- Hispanic (11.1%)
- Other race (6.4%)
- Two or more races (2.3%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (12.0%), Irish
(11.0%), German (5.6%), English (5.4%), Subsaharan African
(1.8%), Italian (1.7%).
Elevation: 920 feet
Land area: 5.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Austell
- High school or higher: 64.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 5.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 33.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Austell city
- Never married: 23.7%
- Now married: 50.4%
- Separated: 3.5%
- Widowed: 5.4%
- Divorced: 17.0%
9.7% Foreign born (8.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,049 (+24.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Austell:
- WELLSTAR COBB HOSPITAL (3950 AUSTELL RD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Austell:
- EMORY PARKWAY MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; LITHIA
SPRINGS, GA)
- WELLSTAR DOUGLAS HOSPITAL (about 9 miles;
DOUGLASVILLE, GA)
- EMORY-ADVENTIST HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; SMYRNA,
GA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Austell:
- DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 12 miles; MARIETTA,
GA; ID: MGE)
- THE WILLIAM B HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTL (about 20
miles; ATLANTA, GA; ID: ATL)
- RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 52 miles; ROME, GA; ID:
RMG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Austell:
- FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT-BROWN FIELD (about 9 miles;
ATLANTA, GA; ID: FTY)
- COBB COUNTY-MC COLLUM FIELD (about 14 miles;
ATLANTA, GA; ID: RYY)
- SOUTH FULTON (about 20 miles; PALMETTO, GA; ID: 8A9)
Amtrak station near Austell:
- 17 miles: ATLANTA (1688 PEACHTREE ST. NW). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit
connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Austell:
- LIFE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; MARIETTA, GA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,881)
- SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 11
miles; MARIETTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,559)
- CHATTAHOOCHEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 11 miles;
MARIETTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,012)
- CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; ATLANTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 4,652)
- MOREHOUSE COLLEGE (about 16 miles; ATLANTA, GA; FT
enrollment: 2,867)
- MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE (about 16 miles; Atlanta, GA;
FT enrollment: 2,708)
- KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; KENNESAW,
GA; FT enrollment: 9,589)
Public high school in Austell:
- SOUTH COBB HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,041;
Location: 1920 CLAY ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Austell:
- COOPER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,045;
Location: 4605 EWING ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SANDERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 933;
Location: 1550 ANDERSON MILL ROAD, SOUTH; Grades: PK -
05)
- GARRETT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 905;
Location: 5235 POWDER SPRINGS ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CLARKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 439;
Location: 4455 WESLEY DRIVE; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Austell:
- CUMBERLAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 120;
Location: 2356 CLAY RD; Grades: 6 - 8)
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