It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Austin has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Austin has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Austin than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Austin may be for you.
Being a small city, Austin does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in Austin with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.18% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Austin in 2022 was $20,683, which is low income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $82,732 for a family of four.
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 Native American. Important ancestries of people in Austin include Irish, German, English, Scottish, and British.
The most common language spoken in Austin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
