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Augusta, GA-SC Market Area


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2022 population: 759,911   ( 46,809 from 2010 , 12,229 from 2020)
Land area: 8288.8 square miles
Population density: 91.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:397,068 52.25% 1.2%
Black:280,69436.94% 6.2%
Indian:2,6060.34% 29.5%
Asian:15,1792.00% 39.1%
2+ races:17,4662.30% 49.7%
Hispanic:46,8986.17% 51.7%
Total non-White:362,84347.75% 13.2%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:19,453 13.0
Deaths:21,21114.2
Net Migration: 12,7018.5
Net Immigration: 1,0950.7
Change in White population:4,634 0.6
Change in Non-White pop.:42,175 5.9




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
713,102
392,43455.03%
264,25137.06%
2,0120.28%
10,9131.53%
11,6701.64%
30,9114.33%
320,66844.97%

2000
657,852
378,79457.58%
246,42537.46%
1,7460.27%
7,6691.17%
6,7591.03%
15,7652.40%
279,05842.42%

1990
584,495
358,81361.39%
212,34636.33%
1,2260.21%
5,8251.00%
n/a
6,2851.08%
225,68238.61%

1980
532,131
327,81761.60%
192,80036.23%
6200.12%
3,2780.62%
n/a
7,1121.34%
204,31438.40%

1970
461,457
293,82463.67%
162,95235.31%
3310.07%
9770.21%
n/a
2,7390.59%
167,633 36.33%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
89,052 13.5
59,4639.0
2,9900.5
6,0350.9
13,640 2.1
41,610 6.3
1990's
NumberRate
95,704 16.4
58,0379.9
7,8951.4
2,9140.5
19,981 3.4
53,376 9.1
1980's
NumberRate
96,214 18.1
49,939 9.4
12,008 2.3
n/a
30,996 5.8
21,368 4.0
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
18,655 4.0
n/a
33,993 7.4
36,681 7.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Augusta, GA-SC Market Area

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
39.0
169,224 22.3%
590,687 77.7%
130,445 17.2%
274,131
2.65
179,670 65.5%
121,842 67.8%
24,015 13.4%
94,461 34.5%

2010
NumberPercent
37.4
174,528 24.5%
538,574 75.5%
94,198 13.2%
272,133
2.53
187,053 68.7%
124,610 66.6%
27,008 14.4%
85,080 31.3%

2000
NumberPercent
35.1
177,439 27.0%
480,413 73.0%
77,733 11.8%
244,017
2.60
175,111 71.8%
123,319 70.4%
24,934 14.2%
68,906 28.2%

1990
NumberPercent
31.5
165,955 28.4%
418,540 71.6%
64,554 11.0%
208,357
2.71
155,332 74.6%
116,452 75.0%
18,981 12.2%
53,025 25.4%

1980
NumberPercent
28.3
164,561 30.9%
367,570 69.1%
51,801 9.7%
176,189
2.92
137,011 77.8%
108,024 78.8%
14,118 10.3%
39,178 22.2%

2022 Housing Data for Augusta, GA-SC Market Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units332,183 
Median Value$162,307 
Occupied274,13182.5%
Vacant58,05217.5%
Owned187,02468.2%
Rented87,10731.8%
Median Rent$974 
Single-Family Units232,88970.1%
    Detached220,53766.4%
    Attached12,3523.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units28,3618.5%
Mobile Homes52,32515.8%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Augusta, GA-SC Market Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00017,5986.4%
$10,000 to $14,99915,1515.5%
$15,000 to $19,99913,1504.8%
$20,000 to $24,99913,1064.8%
$25,000 to $29,99913,4564.9%
$30,000 to $34,99912,1114.4%
$35,000 to $39,99911,5314.2%
$40,000 to $44,99910,4613.8%
$45,000 to $49,99910,9024.0%
$50,000 to $59,99920,8707.6%
$60,000 to $74,99926,2529.6%
$75,000 to $99,99934,17912.5%
$100,000 to $124,99925,1159.2%
$125,000 to $149,99915,1805.5%
$150,000 to $199,99917,8406.5%
$200,000 or more17,2296.3%
Median Household Income61,008 
Per Capita Income31,822 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.82 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI16,8156.1%
Public Assistance5,8852.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps43,73216.0%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed285,00164.6%
Unemployed20,4704.6%
In Armed Forces9,0682.1%
Total Labor Force314,53971.3%
Not in Labor Force126,91828.7%
Real Unemployment Rate 33.4%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector115,077101,68853.1%
Non-Profit5,86610,03936.9%
Self-Employed16,4239,83562.5%
Local Government9,71213,45041.9%
State Government7,12413,71634.2%
Federal Government9,7988,98352.2%
Total Private + Self131,500111,52354.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.32,50046,18841.3%
Total164,000157,71151.0%
Pct. Govt.19.5%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts40,07512.4%
Sales and Office Occupations65,56320.3%
Professional, Technical72,01822.3%
Service Occupations58,93018.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2,2170.7%
All others85,90126.6%
White Collar 55.1%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance45,06714.0%
Manufacturing41,22412.8%
Retail trade35,05210.9%
Educational services27,9658.7%
Accommodation and food services25,5587.9%
Construction21,6906.7%
Public administration19,5006.0%
Professional, scientific, technical19,4016.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.17,3585.4%
Transportation and warehousing15,5634.8%
Other services15,1374.7%
Finance and insurance8,6412.7%
Utilities6,6642.1%
Wholesale trade5,1931.6%
Information4,5211.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting4,4791.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation4,4231.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing4,1391.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction7770.2%
Management1350.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Augusta, GA-SC Market Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican20,6112.75%
Puerto Rican9,3651.25%
Cuban1,5050.20%
Dominican1,4040.19%
Total Central American5,5870.74%
Costa Rican5010.07%
Guatemalan2,3570.31%
Honduran1,0000.13%
Nicaraguan1320.02%
Panamanian8210.11%
Salvadoran7760.10%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1,8230.24%
Argentinean2130.03%
Bolivian60.00%
Chilean1000.01%
Colombian9370.12%
Ecuadorian2150.03%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian1430.02%
Uruguayan420.01%
Venezuelan1460.02%
Other South American210.00%
Other Hispanic3,5080.47%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian3,0660.41%
Korean2,3910.32%
Filipino2,3480.31%
Vietnamese1,6810.22%
Chinese1,5910.21%
Japanese5840.08%
Bangladeshi920.01%
Cambodian740.01%
Taiwanese660.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English657,57793.1%
Spanish29,0924.1%
Other Indo-European4,3370.6%
German, other Germanic2,7340.4%
Korean1,9570.3%
Other Asian1,7060.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun1,6910.2%
Vietnamese1,3770.2%
Chinese1,2130.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American85,66111.4%
English56,4017.5%
German49,9956.7%
Irish47,1336.3%
Italian14,7242.0%
European12,6211.7%
Scottish10,5701.4%
French8,7811.2%
African7,7871.0%
Scotch-Irish7,7011.0%
Polish6,0470.8%
Dutch4,2060.6%
Welsh3,1470.4%
British3,1030.4%
Norwegian3,0850.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen735,18798.0%
Not a citizen14,8592.0%
Native718,98395.9%
Foreign-born31,0634.1%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Augusta, GA-SC Market Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
19,472 3.8%43,827 8.6%162,870 31.8%155,294 30.3%79,306 15.5%50,996 10.0%
  Average years of education: 13.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 19,472 3.8%
9-12 Years 43,827 8.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 162,870 31.8%
Some College 155,294 30.3%
Bach. Degree 79,306 15.5%
Grad Degree 50,996 10.0%
Average years of education: 13.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Augusta, GA-SC Market Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 274,212 258,503 15,709 5.7%
1991 278,610 260,762 17,848 6.4%
1992 282,866 261,006 21,860 7.7%
1993 285,146 262,933 22,213 7.8%
1994 282,810 263,350 19,460 6.9%
1995 283,803 263,193 20,610 7.3%
1996 283,683 262,469 21,214 7.5%
1997 287,696 267,883 19,813 6.9%
1998 288,377 270,733 17,644 6.1%
1999 290,306 273,372 16,934 5.8%
2000 299,213 286,607 12,606 4.2%
2001 297,242 281,814 15,428 5.2%
2002 303,294 285,191 18,103 6.0%
2003 310,357 291,693 18,664 6.0%
2004 316,425 296,498 19,927 6.3%
2005 319,386 297,260 22,126 6.9%
2006 323,293 301,712 21,581 6.7%
2007 323,864 303,526 20,338 6.3%
2008 325,009 300,765 24,244 7.5%
2009 326,194 291,861 34,333 10.5%
2010 316,979 282,977 34,002 10.7%
2011 318,245 284,948 33,297 10.5%
2012 316,777 285,968 30,809 9.7%
2013 314,343 286,502 27,841 8.9%
2014 311,604 287,686 23,918 7.7%
2015 311,483 290,544 20,939 6.7%
2016 316,500 297,768 18,732 5.9%
2017 322,999 306,538 16,461 5.1%
2018 322,899 308,942 13,957 4.3%
2019 323,113 310,896 12,217 3.8%
2020 321,062 301,962 19,100 5.9%
2021 318,026 304,865 13,161 4.1%
2022 315,761 304,379 11,382 3.6%
2023 318,306 306,460 11,846 3.7%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com