Austin is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Austin’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
Being a small city, Austin does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Austin citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.45% of adults in Austin have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Austin in 2022 was $35,561, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,244 for a family of four. However, Austin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Austin is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Austin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Austin residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Austin also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.36% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Austin include English, German, Irish, European, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Austin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
