Augusta

Population & Demographics

Augusta, ME

Augusta is home to 19,077 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 8,902 resident workers commute each day.

MaineCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
19,077
people
Population

19,077 residents

Median age 42.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Augusta population & demographics

Who lives in Augusta — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
19,077
Median age
42.5yrs
Median household income
$47,979
Median home value
$201,000
Median gross rent
$919/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
28.9%
Poverty rate
18.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Augusta

How Augusta breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White87.7%
Two or more races5.6%
Hispanic or Latino2.3%
Black2.3%
Asian1.3%
Some other race0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%

Race across Augusta

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Augusta.

Augusta at a glance
Employed Residents
8,902
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
28.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
44.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
15.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Waterville
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Augusta proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Augusta commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

78 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Augusta

8,902 commutes, one dot at a time

Augusta

Where 8,902 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Augusta, by worker count.

1Augusta0.0 mi3,957
2Waterville16.9 mi391
3Portland51.6 mi271
4Lewiston26.4 mi240
5Gardiner7.8 mi237
6Bath28.2 mi206
7Auburn28.8 mi186
8Bangor59.1 mi171

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Augusta.

1Augusta0.0 mi3,957
2Waterville16.9 mi909
3Gardiner7.8 mi670
4Lewiston26.4 mi561
5Portland51.6 mi446
6Bangor59.1 mi442
7Hallowell3.0 mi437
8Winslow16.8 mi402

Top industries

The sectors that employ Augusta’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
PAPublic Administration25.6%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance22.4%
RTRetail Trade11.6%
AFAccommodation and Food Services5.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.2%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.5%
EDEducational Services4.3%
WSWholesale Trade3.6%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.0%
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