Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), Georgia

Population, income, housing and health for Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), Georgia, with state and national figures.

Statistic	Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)	Georgia	United States
Total Population	201,528	10,940,407	334,922,499
Median Household Income	$55,485	$77,353	$80,734
Median Age	35.2	37.6	38.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.7%	34.9%	35.7%
Median Home Value	$178,400	$303,300	$332,700
Median Gross Rent	$1,142	$1,393	$1,413
Poverty Rate	20.1%	13.4%	12.5%
Unemployment Rate	8.6%	5.1%	5.2%
Foreign Born	3.8%	11.2%	14.1%
Homeownership Rate	50.8%	65.7%	65.2%
Average Commute Time	21.1	28.3	26.4
Worked from Home	9.1%	15.9%	15.1%
Married-Couple Households	30.5%	46.5%	46.9%

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Race and ethnicity in Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), Georgia

Statistic	Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	30.9%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.9%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	56.2%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.6%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	58.3	64.9	61.4

Age in Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), Georgia

Statistic	Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)	Georgia	United States
Median Age	35.2	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	22.8%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.9%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.9%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.4%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.6%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.3%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), Georgia

Statistic	Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)	Georgia	United States
Households	75,222	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.6	2.5
Family Households	57.8%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.5%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	27.3%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.4%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	45.4%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), Georgia

Statistic	Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,910	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.7%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.3%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.8%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.5%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	20.1%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	40.8%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	21.1%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), Georgia

Statistic	Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	91,432	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	58.3%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	20.6%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.7%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	49.2%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.9%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,520	$2,341	n/a

Education in Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), Georgia

Statistic	Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	12.1%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.0%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.3%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.7%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.0%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), Georgia

Statistic	Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.6%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.3%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.4%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.5%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	30.4%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.1%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.0%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), Georgia

Statistic	Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	61.0%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.0%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.8%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.2%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.8%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.1%	12.3%	16.7%

Cities near Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)

Figures are American Community Survey five-year estimates for the place itself, not for the county around it. Small places carry wide margins of error.