Augusta is home to 19,077 people in Maine. Households here earn about 36% less than in Maine as a whole. 3% of locals were born outside the United States. Owners hold 54% of the housing stock. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $201,000. At a median age of 42.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $47,979, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 41%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Augusta
What changed most since 1990
Population21,325 → 19,077(−11%)US over the same years: +35%
White share97.5% → 87.7%(−9.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$61,898 → $47,979(−22%)US over the same years: +14%
Augusta's population equals 15% of Kennebec County's. Its number of households without a car equals 32% of the county's. Its number of households earning $100,000 or more equals 11% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)27.9%(384)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.7%(243)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.8%(382)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.9%(123)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(25)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,375 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Augusta, decade by decade
Augusta population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
21,325
$61,898
$194,166
16.3%
6.1
2000
18,560
$54,506
$142,453
19.2%
10.7
2010
19,136
$47,723
$188,165
22.3%
17.1
2020
18,899
$47,078
$176,594
27.7%
27.0
2024
19,077
$47,979
$201,000
28.9%
28.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
