Everything you need to know about Augusta
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Living in Augusta
The big city. With 206,069 residents, Augusta is Georgia's second-largest community. Many residents work across the state line: 8% of workers have jobs outside Georgia, against 2% statewide.
Money and housing. The median home is worth $178,500 and the median household earns $55,600, both below the Georgia medians.
Schools. Augusta has 53 public schools in the Richmond County school district, enrolling about 30,024 students. There are about 14.8 students per teacher (14.4 statewide). Test results trail the state: in 2020–21, 13% of students were proficient in math and 20% in reading, against 35% and 39% across Georgia.
Written from U.S. Census Bureau data, NCES school data and EDFacts test results.
| Town | Median home | Median income | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta | $178,500 | $55,600 | 35.2 |
| Hephzibah | $185,700 | $65,100 | 36.4 |
| North Augusta | $233,600 | $86,100 | 42.3 |
| Martinez | $246,100 | $81,600 | 39.1 |
| Beech Island | $116,800 | $36,000 | 37.5 |
| Grovetown | $254,300 | $85,700 | 34.3 |
By the numbers
Augusta next to Georgia and the U.S.
| Augusta | GA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | |||
| Household income | $55,637▼ 28% | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Home value | $178,500▼ 41% | $303,300 | $332,700 |
| Rent | $1,141▼ 18% | $1,393 | $1,413 |
| Property tax | $1,508▼ 36% | $2,341 | $3,119 |
| Who lives here | |||
| Median age | 35.2 yrs▼ 6% | 37.6 yrs | 38.9 yrs |
| Bachelor’s or higher | 24.5%▼ 30% | 34.9% | 35.7% |
| Under 18 | 22.9% | 23.2% | 22% |
| 65 and older | 15.3% | 15% | 17.2% |
| Own their home | 51.2%▼ 22% | 65.7% | 65.2% |
| In poverty | 20%▲ 49% | 13.4% | 12.5% |
| Average commute | 21 min▼ 24% | 28 min | 26 min |
| Work from home | 9.1%▼ 43% | 15.9% | 15.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 (5-year estimates). ▲▼ = difference from GA.
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