Austell is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 7,896 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Austell is the 116th largest community in Georgia.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.62% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Austell is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Austell, the average commute to work is 32.87 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small city, Austell doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The citizens of Austell are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.75% of adults in Austell having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Austell in 2022 was $28,245, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,980 for a family of four. However, Austell contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Austell is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Austell home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Austell residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Austell include Irish, African, German, Moroccan, and Nigerian.

The most common language spoken in Austell is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.