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Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area


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2024 population: 636,760   ( 25,780 from 2020)
Land area: 3480.7 square miles
Population density: 182.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:328,376 51.57% 1.3%
Black:229,71136.07% 4.7%
Indian:2,1730.34% 6.8%
Asian:15,4812.43% 16.1%
2+ races:16,2902.56% 14.3%
Hispanic:44,7297.02% 18.5%
Total non-White:308,38448.43% 7.5%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:31,439 12.9
Deaths:29,43512.0
Net Migration: 19,2227.9
Net Immigration: 4,2321.7
Change in White population:4,203 0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:21,577 3.5




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
610,980
324,17353.06%
219,43935.92%
2,0350.33%
13,3342.18%
14,2552.33%
37,7446.18%
286,80746.94%

2010
564,873
319,87056.63%
197,13534.90%
1,7010.30%
10,2481.81%
10,3241.83%
24,8104.39%
245,00343.37%

2000
508,032
303,52459.75%
176,97134.83%
1,4840.29%
7,3561.45%
6,0091.18%
12,0672.38%
204,50840.25%

1990
443,205
285,98764.53%
144,90632.70%
1,0360.23%
5,5881.26%
n/a
5,6881.28%
157,21835.47%

1980
389,511
252,50764.83%
127,06532.62%
5980.15%
3,1480.81%
n/a
5,6991.46%
137,00435.17%

1970
330,905
223,95167.68%
102,55030.99%
2720.08%
9490.29%
n/a
2,5820.78%
106,954 32.32%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
68,807 12.2
49,2238.7
18,8283.3
5,6141.0
4,303 0.8
41,804 7.4
2000's
NumberRate
70,128 13.8
43,7738.6
12,1822.4
3,3640.7
16,346 3.2
40,495 8.0
1990's
NumberRate
74,483 16.8
41,5409.4
10,0642.3
2,5220.6
17,537 4.0
47,290 10.7
1980's
NumberRate
72,909 18.7
34,687 8.9
19,828 5.1
n/a
33,480 8.6
20,214 5.2
1970's
NumberRate
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
NumberPercent
38.2
140,302 11.2%
1,107,438 88.8%
101,870 8.2%
221,531
2.69
145,508 65.7%
99,471 68.4%
19,645 13.5%
76,023 34.3%

2010
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units264,985 
Median Value$179,205 
Occupied221,53183.6%
Vacant43,45416.4%
Owned149,90267.7%
Rented71,62932.3%
Median Rent$1,036 
Single-Family Units189,51471.5%
    Detached177,51667.0%
    Attached11,9984.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units26,47410.0%
Mobile Homes33,75412.7%

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

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00013,2756.0%
$10,000 to $14,99910,8354.9%
$15,000 to $19,9999,6094.3%
$20,000 to $24,99910,1534.6%
$25,000 to $29,99910,9925.0%
$30,000 to $34,9999,5104.3%
$35,000 to $39,9998,5063.8%
$40,000 to $44,9998,1333.7%
$45,000 to $49,9998,5133.8%
$50,000 to $59,99916,3397.4%
$60,000 to $74,99921,5959.7%
$75,000 to $99,99928,37912.8%
$100,000 to $124,99920,6579.3%
$125,000 to $149,99913,0695.9%
$150,000 to $199,99915,9327.2%
$200,000 or more16,0347.2%
Median Household Income64,496 
Per Capita Income33,327 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.84 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI12,8945.8%
Public Assistance4,7882.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps32,35614.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed238,06365.6%
Unemployed16,9094.7%
In Armed Forces8,9602.5%
Total Labor Force263,93272.7%
Not in Labor Force99,03627.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 31.9%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector95,49785,69452.7%
Non-Profit4,8578,46036.5%
Self-Employed12,0408,17759.6%
Local Government8,10310,51143.5%
State Government6,03910,79835.9%
Federal Government9,1348,47051.9%
Total Private + Self107,53793,87153.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.28,13338,23942.4%
Total135,670132,11050.7%
Pct. Govt.19.8%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts34,23212.8%
Sales and Office Occupations55,52720.7%
Professional, Technical63,52323.7%
Service Occupations49,02218.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,1290.4%
All others66,04124.6%
White Collar 57.1%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance38,61514.4%
Manufacturing31,56911.8%
Retail trade29,10610.8%
Educational services23,0818.6%
Accommodation and food services21,8958.2%
Professional, scientific, technical18,1036.7%
Construction18,0436.7%
Public administration16,1516.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.15,2275.7%
Other services12,6394.7%
Transportation and warehousing12,0854.5%
Finance and insurance7,2872.7%
Utilities5,8402.2%
Wholesale trade4,1361.5%
Information3,9601.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation3,8801.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing3,7131.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2,2470.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction6430.2%
Management1250.0%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican16,1702.64%
Puerto Rican8,7151.42%
Cuban1,4180.23%
Dominican1,3660.22%
Total Central American3,9410.64%
Costa Rican4870.08%
Guatemalan8430.14%
Honduran9130.15%
Nicaraguan1320.02%
Panamanian8210.13%
Salvadoran7450.12%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1,7130.28%
Argentinean2130.03%
Bolivian60.00%
Chilean1000.02%
Colombian9250.15%
Ecuadorian2150.04%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian510.01%
Uruguayan420.01%
Venezuelan1400.02%
Other South American210.00%
Other Hispanic3,2100.52%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian3,0230.49%
Korean2,3500.38%
Filipino2,1780.36%
Vietnamese1,6810.27%
Chinese1,4870.24%
Japanese5600.09%
Bangladeshi920.02%
Cambodian710.01%
Laotian620.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English534,38492.7%
Spanish23,8094.1%
Other Indo-European3,9500.7%
German, other Germanic2,5750.4%
Korean1,9220.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun1,6000.3%
Other Asian1,5790.3%
Vietnamese1,3770.2%
Chinese1,1480.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American68,29311.1%
English48,2817.9%
German45,0947.4%
Irish40,8426.7%
Italian13,1152.1%
European10,9721.8%
Scottish8,8161.4%
French7,9721.3%
Scotch-Irish6,7231.1%
African6,7181.1%
Polish5,5740.9%
Dutch3,7460.6%
Welsh2,9840.5%
British2,8970.5%
Norwegian2,8270.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen601,05798.1%
Not a citizen11,8411.9%
Native585,99995.6%
Foreign-born26,8994.4%

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

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
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

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


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

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
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%
2024 537,006 513,566 23,440 4.4%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com