AustwellTX
A town of 114, settled in 1912.
Is Austwell a good place to live?
Austwell’s average trip to work is 42 minutes, above both the Texas town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). No town among the 643 in Texas we compare has a higher median age than Austwell. Austwell has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
114 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Austwell: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Austwell, and how to reach them.
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 Austwell.
Austwell stands out in Texas and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is higher
Austwell’s FEMA risk score is 89 of 100, above both Texas’ towns (47 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). Since 2007, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Austwell.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median household income in Austwell is lower than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
The median household income in Austwell is $30,000. Most working residents leave Austwell for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Corpus Christi (13%), Refugio (9%) and San Antonio (7%).
| Austwell | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $30,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Austwell, expect mild winters and hot summers
Austwell has warm winters and warm summers. Austwell’s July high is 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Austwell is
Austwell beats the Texas average on 9 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 20% of Austwell adults have diabetes. Of the 642 Texas towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who binge drink than Austwell.
| Austwell | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 35% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Austwell | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.3% | 17% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.9% | 10.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 11.7% | 5.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Austwell
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Austwell; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Austwell residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
100% of working residents leave Austwell for work
Where Austwell’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Austwell
City in Texas, United States
Austwell ( AW-swel) is a city in northeastern Refugio County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Austwell had a population of 118.
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 23 ft
- ZIP code
- 77950
- Area code
- 361
Questions about Austwell
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Austwell, TX a good place to live?
Austwell has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.