New Augusta is a city of 590 people in Mississippi. 37.7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 53% less than in Mississippi as a whole. On income it ranks near the bottom among US cities. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $84,700. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $26,620, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about New Augusta
What changed most since 1990
Median age27.9 → 43.4(+15.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population666 → 590(−11%)US over the same years: +35%
Black share27.2% → 35.3%(+8.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
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)50%(6)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 12 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
New Augusta, decade by decade
New 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
666
$33,474
$78,242
12.0%
49.5
2000
715
$50,096
$85,253
10.6%
59.2
2010
644
$37,256
$64,736
11.7%
64.4
2020
554
$35,121
$97,206
5.8%
65.8
2024
590
$26,620
$84,700
20.5%
72.6
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.
