AustinMS
A town, founded in 1847.
Is Austin a good place to live?
We don’t grade Austin yet; the figures below are still real.
Moving to Austin: who provides what
Austin is unincorporated, so Tunica County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Austin.
Natural hazards: high risk in Austin, mostly earthquakes
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 74% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Austin, 39% come from earthquakes and 28% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Austin has mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 33° and about 1 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults have obesity in Austin than in most of Mississippi or the rest of the country
The share of adults in Austin who report frequent physical distress is 18%, above both the Mississippi town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 54% of adults have high blood pressure locally, and only 6 of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Austin. CDC measures, 31 in all: Austin beats Mississippi on 2 and trails on 18.
| Austin | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 27% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 36% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 54% | 45% | 35% |
| What stands out | Austin | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.2% | 13.6% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.2% | 7.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 20.8% | 11.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Austin
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Austin
About Austin
Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States
Austin is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Tunica County, Mississippi, United States. Per the 2020 Census, the population was 51. Once a thriving shipping port on the Mississippi River, Austin served as county seat from 1847 to 1888. Earlier county seats were Commerce and Peyton.
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- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 197 ft
Questions about Austin
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Austin, MS a good place to live?
We don’t grade Austin yet; the figures below are still real.
What is Austin, MS known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Sport McAllister and William Herschel Bobo.