2022 population: 624,083 ( 59,210 from 2010 , 13,100 from 2020)
Land area: 3480.7 square miles
Population density: 179.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	329,094	52.73%	2.9%
Black:	224,304	35.94%	13.8%
Indian:	2,106	0.34%	23.8%
Asian:	14,098	2.26%	37.6%
2+ races:	15,433	2.47%	49.5%
Hispanic:	39,048	6.26%	57.4%

Total non-White:	294,989	47.27%	20.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	16,179	13.2
Deaths:	15,985	13.1
Net Migration:	11,816	9.7
Net Immigration:	935	0.8

Change in White population:	9,224	1.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	49,986	8.8

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
564,873
319,870	56.63%
197,135	34.90%
1,701	0.30%
10,248	1.81%
10,324	1.83%
24,810	4.39%
245,003	43.37%

2000
508,032
303,524	59.75%
176,971	34.83%
1,484	0.29%
7,356	1.45%
6,009	1.18%
12,067	2.38%
204,508	40.25%

1990
443,205
285,987	64.53%
144,906	32.70%
1,036	0.23%
5,588	1.26%
n/a
5,688	1.28%
157,218	35.47%

1980
389,511
252,507	64.83%
127,065	32.62%
598	0.15%
3,148	0.81%
n/a
5,699	1.46%
137,004	35.17%

1970
330,905
223,951	67.68%
102,550	30.99%
272	0.08%
949	0.29%
n/a
2,582	0.78%
106,954	32.32%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
70,128	13.8
43,773	8.6
12,182	2.4
3,364	0.7

16,346	3.2
40,495	8.0

Number	Rate
1990's
74,483	16.8
41,540	9.4
10,064	2.3
2,522	0.6

17,537	4.0
47,290	10.7

Number	Rate
1980's
72,909	18.7
34,687	8.9
19,828	5.1
n/a

33,480	8.6
20,214	5.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
19,906	6.0
n/a

28,556	8.6
30,050	9.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro 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
Number	Percent
38.2
140,302	22.5%
483,781	77.5%
101,870	16.3%

221,531
2.69

145,508	65.7%
99,471	68.4%
19,645	13.5%
76,023	34.3%

2010
Number	Percent
36.7
139,648	24.7%
425,225	75.3%
70,690	12.5%

215,526
2.54

148,443	68.9%
100,175	67.5%
21,287	14.3%
67,083	31.1%

2000
Number	Percent
34.7
138,083	27.2%
369,949	72.8%
56,349	11.1%

188,047
2.61

135,239	71.9%
96,759	71.5%
18,613	13.8%
52,808	28.1%

1990
Number	Percent
31.3
125,181	28.2%
318,024	71.8%
44,646	10.1%

158,905
2.70

118,228	74.4%
89,805	76.0%
14,155	12.0%
40,677	25.6%

1980
Number	Percent
28.0
118,403	30.4%
271,108	69.6%
33,923	8.7%

129,528
2.89

100,637	77.7%
79,810	79.3%
10,608	10.5%
28,891	22.3%

2022 Housing Data for Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	13,275	6.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	10,835	4.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	9,609	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	10,153	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	10,992	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	9,510	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	8,506	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	8,133	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	8,513	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	16,339	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	21,595	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	28,379	12.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	20,657	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	13,069	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	15,932	7.2%
$200,000 or more	16,034	7.2%

Median Household Income	64,496
Per Capita Income	33,327

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	12,894	5.8%
Public Assistance	4,788	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	32,356	14.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	238,063	65.6%
Unemployed	16,909	4.7%
In Armed Forces	8,960	2.5%

Total Labor Force	263,932	72.7%
Not in Labor Force	99,036	27.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	95,497	85,694	52.7%
Non-Profit	4,857	8,460	36.5%
Self-Employed	12,040	8,177	59.6%

Local Government	8,103	10,511	43.5%
State Government	6,039	10,798	35.9%
Federal Government	9,134	8,470	51.9%

Total Private + Self	107,537	93,871	53.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	28,133	38,239	42.4%
Total	135,670	132,110	50.7%

Pct. Govt.	19.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	34,232	12.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	55,527	20.7%
Professional, Technical	63,523	23.7%
Service Occupations	49,022	18.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,129	0.4%
All others	66,041	24.6%

White Collar		57.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	38,615	346.0%
Manufacturing	31,569	282.9%
Retail trade	29,106	260.8%
Educational services	23,081	206.8%
Accommodation and food services	21,895	196.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	18,103	162.2%
Construction	18,043	161.7%
Public administration	16,151	144.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	15,227	136.4%
Other services	12,639	113.3%
Transportation and warehousing	12,085	108.3%
Finance and insurance	7,287	65.3%
Utilities	5,840	52.3%
Wholesale trade	4,136	37.1%
Information	3,960	35.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,880	34.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,713	33.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,247	20.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	643	5.8%
Management	125	1.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	16,170	2.64%
Puerto Rican	8,715	1.42%
Cuban	1,418	0.23%
Dominican	1,366	0.22%

Total Central American	3,941	0.64%
Costa Rican	487	0.08%
Guatemalan	843	0.14%
Honduran	913	0.15%
Nicaraguan	132	0.02%
Panamanian	821	0.13%
Salvadoran	745	0.12%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,713	0.28%
Argentinean	213	0.03%
Bolivian	6	0.00%
Chilean	100	0.02%
Colombian	925	0.15%
Ecuadorian	215	0.04%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	51	0.01%
Uruguayan	42	0.01%
Venezuelan	140	0.02%
Other South American	21	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3,210	0.52%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	3,023	0.49%
Korean	2,350	0.38%
Filipino	2,178	0.36%
Vietnamese	1,681	0.27%
Chinese	1,487	0.24%
Japanese	560	0.09%
Bangladeshi	92	0.02%
Cambodian	71	0.01%
Laotian	62	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	534,384	92.7%
Spanish	23,809	4.1%
Other Indo-European	3,950	0.7%
German, other Germanic	2,575	0.4%
Korean	1,922	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,600	0.3%
Other Asian	1,579	0.3%
Vietnamese	1,377	0.2%
Chinese	1,148	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	68,293	11.1%
English	48,281	7.9%
German	45,094	7.4%
Irish	40,842	6.7%
Italian	13,115	2.1%
European	10,972	1.8%
Scottish	8,816	1.4%
French	7,972	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	6,723	1.1%
African	6,718	1.1%
Polish	5,574	0.9%
Dutch	3,746	0.6%
Welsh	2,984	0.5%
British	2,897	0.5%
Norwegian	2,827	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	601,057	98.1%
Not a citizen	11,841	1.9%

Native	585,999	95.6%
Foreign-born	26,899	4.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
13,013	3.1%	31,978	7.7%	125,206	30.1%	128,983	31.0%	70,465	17.0%	45,972	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	13,013	3.1%
9-12 Years	31,978	7.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	125,206	30.1%
Some College	128,983	31.0%
Bach. Degree	70,465	17.0%
Grad Degree	45,972	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	423,294	402,102	21,192	5.0%
1991	428,796	404,804	23,992	5.6%
1992	434,906	403,282	31,624	7.3%
1993	438,296	406,386	31,910	7.3%
1994	434,786	406,848	27,938	6.4%
1995	434,000	404,536	29,464	6.8%
1996	432,724	402,506	30,218	7.0%
1997	438,106	409,682	28,424	6.5%
1998	439,936	414,922	25,014	5.7%
1999	444,646	421,654	22,992	5.2%

2000	471,558	452,936	18,622	3.9%
2001	470,606	448,356	22,250	4.7%
2002	482,688	456,328	26,360	5.5%
2003	495,572	468,416	27,156	5.5%
2004	508,970	479,272	29,698	5.8%
2005	513,948	480,210	33,738	6.6%
2006	518,848	485,962	32,886	6.3%
2007	523,776	493,004	30,772	5.9%
2008	527,682	491,854	35,828	6.8%
2009	530,380	479,512	50,868	9.6%

2010	513,654	463,100	50,554	9.8%
2011	518,120	467,814	50,306	9.7%
2012	517,698	470,696	47,002	9.1%
2013	515,004	472,312	42,692	8.3%
2014	511,274	474,004	37,270	7.3%
2015	513,580	480,724	32,856	6.4%
2016	523,648	493,786	29,862	5.7%
2017	535,768	509,314	26,454	4.9%
2018	536,148	513,610	22,538	4.2%
2019	537,182	517,528	19,654	3.7%

2020	534,142	503,214	30,928	5.8%
2021	530,238	509,308	20,930	3.9%
2022	525,614	507,172	18,442	3.5%
2023	528,860	509,532	19,328	3.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	264,985
Median Value	$179,205

Occupied	221,531	83.6%
Vacant	43,454	16.4%

Owned	149,902	67.7%
Rented	71,629	32.3%
Median Rent	$1,036

Single-Family Units	189,514	71.5%
Detached	177,516	67.0%
Attached	11,998	4.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	26,474	10.0%
Mobile Homes	33,754	12.7%

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area