CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Augusta

Maine · 21,325 residents · 55.1 sq mi

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Augusta is home to 21,325 people in Maine. At a median age of 36.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 57% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average. 2,765 more people live here than in 2000. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 36%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

21,325

+15%vs 2000

vs 18,560 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.1

−10%vs 2000

vs 40.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

55.1 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(1,367)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.1%(1,297)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.9%(1,260)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(1,347)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.3%(1,565)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.2%(3,464)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(3,094)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(2,147)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(2,115)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(1,923)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(1,343)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(403)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,790

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,921 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,209

−31%vs 2000

vs $19,145 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.8%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$80,900

+36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $78,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$386

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $427 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.6%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.5% in 2000

43.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.6%(17,740)

Black0.5%(87)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(160)

Asian1.3%(245)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(20,850)

Black0.4%(82)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(76)

Asian1.4%(298)

Other0.4%(95)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican0.7%(127)

Mexican0.6%(117)

Cuban0.5%(91)

Spaniard0.1%(27)

South American0.1%(19)

Ecuadorian0.1%(19)

Central American0%(2)

Guatemalan0%(2)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.5%(101)

Asian Indian0.4%(71)

Korean0.3%(59)

Burmese0%(9)

Pakistani0%(7)

Ancestry

English23.4%(4,465)

Irish16.7%(3,192)

French15.8%(3,022)

German5.6%(1,077)

French Canadian5.3%(1,008)

Italian5.2%(996)

American4.8%(923)

Scottish3.9%(751)

Polish2.2%(418)

Russian1.5%(295)

Swedish1%(199)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(163)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.8%(146)

Norwegian0.7%(128)

Canadian0.6%(105)

Welsh0.5%(101)

British0.4%(83)

Turkish0.4%(80)

Finnish0.4%(75)

Portuguese0.3%(66)

Iraqi0.3%(57)

Greek0.2%(47)

West Indian0.2%(36)

Czech0.2%(30)

Austrian0.1%(28)

Lithuanian0.1%(27)

Ukrainian0.1%(24)

Armenian0.1%(20)

Haitian0.1%(19)

Moroccan0.1%(18)

Slovak0.1%(18)

Swiss0.1%(17)

Hungarian0.1%(15)

Danish0%(9)

Subsaharan African0%(7)

Latvian0%(6)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest French population · Largest German population · Largest French Canadian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.3%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.4%

−7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.9%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.3 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 13.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married44.6%(3,151)

Married36.8%(2,603)

Widowed3.9%(278)

Divorced14.6%(1,034)

Women 15+

Never married37.9%(3,500)

Married29.9%(2,755)

Widowed9.8%(901)

Divorced22.4%(2,069)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.4%

−6.5 ptssince 2013

from 11.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.9%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 51.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.5%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.4%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 24.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

32.2%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 26.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 5.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.2%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 63.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.0%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 45.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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