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METRO AREA · 2020 ACS

Augusta Metro

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC · 7 counties · 611,000 residents · 3,481 sq mi
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Augusta is a metro area of 611,000 people. The typical home is worth $151,328, having more than doubled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 4%. Growth has run 20% since 2000, or 102,968 more people. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households take in $56,838 at the median, 14% less than the US figure.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,838, below the US median
US median: $66,278
Mid-age
median age 38.7
US median: 38.8
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 27%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
611,000
+20%since 2000
from 508,032 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
176 / sq mi
+20%since 2000
from 146 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 280
Median age
38.7
+12%since 2000
from 34.4 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
3,481 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
425K479K534K588K642K19902000201020202024Augusta
2024624K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55.9%(35,874)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.3%(38,565)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 146.8%(41,301)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.7%(40,976)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.5%(39,777)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3413.3%(81,356)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4412.1%(74,040)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5411.8%(72,379)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6413.4%(82,111)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 7410.5%(64,368)
US avg: 10%
75 to 844.9%(30,150)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.7%(10,103)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$56,838
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $38,209 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$28,471
+54%since 2000
from $18,443 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
36.4%
+10.0 ptssince 2009
from 26.5% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
15.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2000
from 15.5% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Retail trade11.4%
US avg: 10%
Information11.2%
US avg: 11.1%
Wholesale trade6.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6.4%
US avg: 5.5%
Other services4.5%
US avg: 6.6%
Professional, scientific, technical4.1%
US avg: 4.7%
Public administration2.9%
US avg: 4.7%
Education & health services2.2%
US avg: 0.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.8%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.2%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.9%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.3%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$151,328
+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $79,520 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$929
+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $495 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
65.9%
−4.1 ptssince 2000
from 70.0% in 2000
34.1% rent
Persons per household
2.73 people
+7%since 2009
from 2.56 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
2.7
+6%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.
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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic52.2%(318,870)
Black34.4%(210,051)
Hispanic / Latino6.2%(37,863)
Asian2.1%(13,093)
Other3.5%(21,308)
Segregation Score
40
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
Mexican2.5%(15,431)
Puerto Rican1.5%(9,202)
Central American0.5%(3,152)
South American0.4%(2,051)
Colombian0.2%(1,363)
Honduran0.2%(1,227)
Spaniard0.2%(1,002)
Dominican0.2%(984)
Cuban0.2%(939)
Panamanian0.1%(582)
Costa Rican0.1%(493)
Guatemalan0.1%(442)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Salvadoran0%(242)
Argentine0.1%(237)
Nicaraguan0%(166)
Chilean0%(158)
Venezuelan0.1%(89)
Peruvian0%(77)
Uruguayan0%(51)
Bolivian0.1%(15)
Asian origin
Filipino0.4%(2,390)
Asian Indian0.4%(2,383)
Korean0.4%(2,198)
Vietnamese0.3%(1,648)
Chinese0.3%(1,498)
Japanese0.1%(594)
Pakistani0.1%(418)
Bangladeshi0.1%(101)
Cambodian0%(86)
Thai0%(83)
Taiwanese0%(54)
Hmong0%(37)
+ 4 more asian origin groups with data
Malaysian0%(22)
Laotian0%(19)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.2%(422)
Chamorro0.1%(172)
Fijian0%(12)
Ancestry
American12.4%(75,699)
English7%(42,576)
German6.8%(41,480)
Irish6.7%(40,966)
Italian2.1%(12,655)
Scottish1.5%(9,319)
French1.4%(8,227)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(6,895)
Polish1%(6,159)
Dutch0.6%(3,910)
British0.6%(3,325)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.5%(2,999)
West Indian0.5%(2,832)
Norwegian0.4%(2,729)
Swedish0.3%(1,869)
French Canadian0.3%(1,747)
Russian0.3%(1,483)
Jamaican0.2%(1,280)
Canadian0.2%(1,062)
Czech0.2%(932)
Greek0.2%(894)
Danish0.2%(873)
Swiss0.1%(825)
Hungarian0.1%(792)
Portuguese0.1%(787)
Ukrainian0.1%(489)
Austrian0.1%(460)
Moroccan0.1%(458)
Slovak0.1%(443)
Haitian0.1%(436)
Iranian0.1%(399)
Lebanese0.1%(308)
Romanian0%(254)
Guyanese0%(233)
Barbadian0%(221)
Ethiopian0.1%(219)
Syrian0.1%(203)
Lithuanian0%(176)
Egyptian0%(173)
Iraqi0.1%(153)
Brazilian0%(150)
Croatian0%(142)
Nigerian0%(120)
Israeli0%(115)
Finnish0%(113)
Latvian0%(97)
Belgian0%(95)
Slovene0%(87)
Turkish0%(83)
Serbian0%(35)
Armenian0%(34)
Arab0%(29)
Bulgarian0%(23)
Ghanaian0%(22)
Kenyan0%(14)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
26.6%
+6.4 ptssince 2000
from 20.2% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
88.2%
+10.0 ptssince 2000
from 78.2% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
10.3%
+3.1 ptssince 2000
from 7.2% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.1 min
+53%since 2000
from 15.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
82.5%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 80.8% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
6.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 7.2% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.1%
−2.3 ptssince 2011
from 9.4% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
60.2%
−0.9 ptssince 2011
from 61.1% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
70.5%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
34.6%
+2.3 ptssince 2009
from 32.3% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.1% in 2009
Female
51.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.9% in 2009
Foreign born
4.4%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.4% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
10.8%
−5.1 ptssince 2013
from 15.9% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
90.5%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
86.4%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
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
10.8%
−5.1 ptssince 2013
from 15.9% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
50.7%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
12.6%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
18.6%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
19.2%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
4.9%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
66.4%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
36.8%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)30.7%(16,801)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)30.6%(16,739)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era32.5%(17,782)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War4.5%(2,442)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II1.3%(694)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 54,770 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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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 611,000 residents according to the 2020 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 $56,838 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 $151,328, and the typical rent is about $929 a month.

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

About 26.6% 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 15.7% 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 167,795 residents, a change of about 38 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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