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Augusta Metro

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC · 7 counties · 641,231 residents (2025 est.) · 3,481 sq mi
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Augusta is home to 624,181 people. That puts it in the top 9% of US metro areas for household income. The foreign-born share is 4%. The typical home is worth $222,083, having more than doubled since 2000. Growth has run 23% since 2000, or 116,149 more people. About 29% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $70,929, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 53%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Augusta

Among the 37 metro and micro areas based in Georgia

  • 7th in household income$70,929
  • 6th in share with a bachelor's degree29.5%
  • 10th in home value$222,083
  • 18th in diversity score69.8
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
624,181
+23%since 2000
from 508,032 in 2000
641,231 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
179 / sq mi
+23%since 2000
from 146 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
38.5
+12%since 2000
from 34.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
3,481 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
425K479K534K588K642K19902000201020202024Augusta
2024624K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.9%(36,912)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.3%(39,460)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.5%(40,671)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.6%(40,906)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.4%(40,125)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.7%(85,263)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413%(81,143)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.6%(72,348)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.7%(79,178)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.6%(66,056)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845%(31,358)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.7%(10,761)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$70,929
+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $38,209 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$36,794
+100%since 2000
from $18,443 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
46.7%
+20.2 ptssince 2009
from 26.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2000
from 15.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.458
+2%since 2010
from 0.450 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade11%
US avg: 9.9%
Information10.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade6.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance6.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration2.9%
US avg: 4.8%
Education & health services2.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.9%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$222,083
+53%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $79,520 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,139
+26%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $495 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
68.1%
−1.9 ptssince 2000
from 70.0% in 2000
31.9% rent
Vacancy rate
14.4%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 12.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.64 people
+3%since 2009
from 2.56 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.9%
−5.9 ptssince 2009
from 23.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
45.4%
+3.4 ptssince 2009
from 42.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.1
+24%since 2009
from 2.5 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
65
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic59.7%(303,524)
Black34.8%(176,971)
Hispanic / Latino2.4%(12,067)
Asian1.4%(7,014)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic51.6%(322,197)
Black34.7%(216,572)
Hispanic / Latino6.6%(41,246)
Asian2.1%(12,848)
Other5%(31,318)
Diversity Score
70
+14%since 2009
from 61 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
36
−9%since 2020
from 40 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2.8%(17,577)
Puerto Rican1.5%(9,119)
Central American0.9%(5,371)
South American0.4%(2,283)
Dominican0.3%(1,727)
Spaniard0.3%(1,502)
Cuban0.2%(1,467)
Guatemalan0.2%(1,174)
Honduran0.2%(1,132)
Panamanian0.2%(1,091)
Salvadoran0.2%(1,081)
Colombian0.2%(851)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Costa Rican0.1%(571)
Peruvian0.1%(391)
Argentine0.1%(352)
Nicaraguan0.1%(322)
Chilean0.1%(296)
Venezuelan0%(211)
Ecuadorian0%(114)
Uruguayan0%(25)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.5%(3,109)
Chinese0.3%(1,978)
Filipino0.4%(1,950)
Vietnamese0.3%(1,868)
Korean0.3%(1,802)
Japanese0.1%(508)
Kazakh0.3%(478)
Thai0%(211)
Taiwanese0%(181)
Pakistani0%(136)
Bangladeshi0.1%(121)
Laotian0%(93)
+ 3 more asian origin groups with data
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(187)
Chamorro0%(119)
Fijian0%(56)
Guamanian0%(51)
Ancestry
American9.8%(61,108)
English9.5%(59,034)
German7.5%(46,664)
Irish6.8%(42,189)
Italian2.4%(14,998)
Scottish1.6%(9,990)
French1.2%(7,292)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(6,978)
Polish0.9%(5,570)
West Indian0.6%(3,760)
Norwegian0.4%(2,771)
+ 47 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.4%(2,659)
Dutch0.4%(2,528)
British0.3%(1,857)
Swedish0.3%(1,564)
Jamaican0.3%(1,426)
French Canadian0.2%(1,344)
Arab0.2%(1,327)
Greek0.2%(1,290)
Haitian0.2%(1,154)
Russian0.2%(1,149)
Hungarian0.2%(1,072)
Portuguese0.2%(968)
Swiss0.2%(965)
Czech0.1%(822)
Danish0.1%(610)
Nigerian0.1%(582)
Ukrainian0.1%(569)
Finnish0.1%(432)
Kenyan0.1%(418)
Egyptian0.1%(415)
Austrian0.1%(408)
Lithuanian0.1%(401)
Canadian0.1%(392)
Croatian0.1%(366)
Lebanese0.1%(347)
Slovak0.1%(346)
Guyanese0%(267)
Moroccan0.1%(240)
Romanian0%(227)
Turkish0%(196)
Iranian0%(174)
Brazilian0%(172)
Israeli0%(155)
Belgian0%(136)
Slovene0%(104)
Serbian0%(92)
Syrian0%(86)
Armenian0%(74)
Ghanaian0%(73)
Bulgarian0%(29)
Latvian0%(21)
Iraqi0%(15)
Somali0%(11)
Ethiopian0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
29.5%
+9.2 ptssince 2000
from 20.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
89.3%
+11.2 ptssince 2000
from 78.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.9%
+4.7 ptssince 2000
from 7.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.9 min
+52%since 2000
from 15.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
78.5%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 80.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.9%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
9.7%
+7.0 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.3%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 7.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.3%
−3.1 ptssince 2011
from 9.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
60.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2011
from 61.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.8%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 70.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 13.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
38.1%
+5.8 ptssince 2009
from 32.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.8%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 48.1% in 2009
Female
51.2%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 51.9% in 2009
Foreign born
4.4%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
11.2%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 13.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.5%
+2.0 ptssince 2012
from 14.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.2%
−5.7 ptssince 2013
from 15.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
88.5%
+16.8 ptssince 2017
from 71.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.7%
+4.1 ptssince 2020
from 90.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 86.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
92.8%
−0.5 ptssince 2016
from 93.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
4.2%
+0.5 ptssince 2016
from 3.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married37.6%(91,910)
Married49.4%(120,745)
Widowed2.6%(6,241)
Divorced10.5%(25,736)
Women 15+
Never married32%(84,085)
Married45.4%(119,200)
Widowed9.4%(24,670)
Divorced13.2%(34,551)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.2%
−5.7 ptssince 2013
from 15.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
50.0%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 50.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.7%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 12.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.7%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 18.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
19.8%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 19.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
5.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 4.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
66.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 66.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
38.6%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 36.8% 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)37.3%(19,613)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.7%(16,659)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.3%(14,882)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(1,361)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(189)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 52,516 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
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990443,205$67,392$145,89317.2%55.6
2000508,032$69,604$144,85820.2%65.1
2010564,873$66,062$171,30023.0%69.4
2020611,000$68,890$183,41626.6%75.5
2024624,181$70,929$222,08329.5%69.8

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.

In this metro

Largest cities

AugustaCENTRAL201,999Evans36,998Aiken33,808Martinez33,750North Augusta26,982Grovetown17,939Thomson6,763Waynesboro5,511Belvedere5,180Harlem4,239Edgefield4,182Hephzibah3,815Clearwater3,319Burnettown3,267Gloverville2,505New Ellenton2,338Johnston2,233Graniteville2,056Jackson1,639Beech Island1,578Lincolnton1,433Langley1,310Murphys Estates1,064Warrenville1,042Sardis996Blythe798Appling702Wagener693Dearing534Trenton412

The 30 most populous of 39 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

7 component counties

Richmond CountyCENTRAL206,559Aiken CountyCENTRAL181,515Columbia CountyCENTRAL169,189Edgefield County29,808Burke County24,408McDuffie County21,640Lincoln County8,112
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC?

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC has about 624,181 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC?

The typical household in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC earns about $70,929 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC expensive?

In Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, the median home is worth about $222,083, and the typical rent is about $1,139 a month.

How educated are people in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC?

About 29.5% of adults age 25 and over in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC?

About 15.0% of people in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC live below the federal poverty line.

Has Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC grown since 1990?

Yes, Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC has grown since 1990. The population has added about 180,976 residents, a change of about 41 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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