Augusta, Georgia population is 206,559 as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimate), ranking #119 nationally and #2 in Georgia. Cost of living runs 8.1% below the U.S. average (BEA RPP 2024); a family of four needs roughly $80,844/yr to break even (2025 modeled). This consolidated city-county profile draws on 11 federal datasets covering population, housing, income, employment, climate, and risk.
At a glance.
2025 population
206,559
+15 in the last year
Top 1% of 19,483 U.S. cities
Census Vintage 2025
Cost of living
RPP 91.9
−8.1% vs US
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro · BEA 2024
Family-of-4 budget
$80,844/yr
+0.9% vs US
Modeled 2025 · federal sources
Median HH income
$55,637
−28% vs US
ACS 2020–2024 5-yr
Median home value
$178,500
−41% vs US
ACS 2020–2024 5-yr
2-BR fair-market rent
$1,261/mo
HUD FY2026 · 40th pct
Avg July high
92°F
NOAA 1991–2020
Gigabit broadband
80%
ISP-reported, FCC BDC
How many people live in Augusta?
206,559 people live in Augusta as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025), the #119 largest U.S. city.
Source detail
2025 population
Source agency
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
Dataset
Census PEP
Vintage / period
Vintage 2025 (Jul 1, 2025)
Native geography
Census PEP subcounty place records for the included city universe.
Transformation
Copied from POPESTIMATE2025, joined by Census GEOID, and used for ranks, filters, and city pages.
Known limit: Annual estimate, not a decennial count; each new PEP vintage can revise the prior series.
Population shrank 0.0% from the April 2020 base to mid-2025.
Vintage 2025 · annual estimates
Recent history (V2025 series, 2020 base → 2025).
2020 base: 206,602 → 2025: 206,559 (-0.0%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2020 base
206,602
April 1, 2020
2020
206,581
July 1, 2020
2021
205,565
July 1, 2021
2022
206,837
July 1, 2022
2023
205,946
July 1, 2023
2024
206,544
July 1, 2024
2025
206,559
July 1, 2025
Vintage 2019 · not available
Earlier-vintage history is not available for Augusta. Consolidated city-county governments did not receive direct V2019 PEP estimates.
Augusta is the #119 largest of 19,483 U.S. cities and #2 in Georgia.
▸ Show the analyst detail (9 rows)
Measure
Value
Note
2020 base
206,602
April 1, 2020 census base
5-yr change
-43
2020 base → 2025; within V2025
5-yr change %
-0.0%
within V2025 only
1-yr change
+15
2024 → 2025 estimate
1-yr change %
+0.0%
within V2025 only
Density
683
people per sq mi, land only
Land area
302.3
sq mi (2025 Gazetteer)
U.S. rank by population
#119
of 19,483 cities
State rank by population
#2
of 538 in Georgia
Place type · consolidated_city
Augusta is a consolidated city-county.
Augusta is a consolidated city-county government. The population shown here is the consolidated total (SUMLEV=170), which combines the city government with the surrounding county. Separately-incorporated enclaves are excluded from this total but counted on their own rows. Density and land area are derived from the balance-entry geometry and are slightly overstated as a result. See the methodology for the SUMLEV=170 ↔ balance-entry mapping.
What is the median household income in Augusta?
Median household income is 28% below the U.S. median ($55,637 vs $77,719); 20.0% live in poverty — 7.5 points above the 12.5% U.S. rate.
Median household income$55,637
US
Augusta: $55,637 — 28% below the US median of $77,719.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS income data
Augusta
$55,637
United States
$77,719
Income and poverty estimates for Augusta from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates (window 2020–2024). Every figure is shown with its 90% margin of error (MOE). Cells where the ± margin exceeds half the estimate are flagged "low precision." See methodology §12.
Measure
Estimate
± margin / note
Median household income
55,637-28.4% vs US
±2,844
Per capita income
31,825-26.5% vs US
±949
Population in poverty
20.0%
share of population for whom poverty status is determined
Median home value is 41% below the U.S. median ($178,500 vs $303,400); median rent is 15% below ($1,141 vs $1,348); price-to-income ratio is 3.2×, making it 1.2× as affordable as the typical U.S. city (3.9×).
Median home value$178,500
US
Augusta: $178,500 — 41% below the US median of $303,400.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS home-value data
HUD 2-BR fair-market rent$1,261/mo
US
Augusta: $1,261/mo — 17% above the US median of $1,077/mo.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with a HUD Fair Market Rent
Poverty (Census SAIPE 2024, model-based), unemployment (BLS LAUS 2024 annual averages), and remote-work share (ACS 2020–2024) for Augusta. Numbers are labeled at their native grain — place-grain when BLS publishes it, otherwise per-county. We do not compute population-weighted county averages. See methodology §13.
Measure
Value
Grain
Unemployment rate (annual avg)
5.2%
Augusta (BLS sub-state LAUS)
Civilian labor force
84,493
2024 annual avg
Worked from home
9.1%-35.0% vs US
share of workers 16+ commuting from home · U.S. median: 14% · ACS
County context — Augusta sits in Richmond County:
County
Poverty rate
Median HH income
Unemployment
Richmond County
19.0%
$57,961
5.2%
What workers earn in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro — top occupations by employment plus six curated benchmarks (registered nurse, software developer, elementary teacher, general manager, retail salesperson, truck driver). Wages are metro-area medians from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). See methodology §25.
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest tracked occupation in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro (8,710 jobs, median $26,620/yr).
▸ Show all 13 occupations
Occupation
Employment
Median annual
Median hourly
Fast Food and Counter Workers
8,710
$26,620
$12.80
Cashiers
6,040
$28,310
$13.61
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
3,920
$28,730
$13.81
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
3,900
$36,640
$17.62
Office Clerks, General
3,850
$39,530
$19.00
Waiters and Waitresses
3,820
$18,390
$8.84
Stockers and Order Fillers
3,790
$34,160
$16.42
Retail Salespersons · benchmark
6,930
$29,350
$14.11
Registered Nurses · benchmark
6,880
$87,760
$42.19
General and Operations Managers · benchmark
4,230
$102,360
$49.21
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · benchmark
3,250
$47,920
$23.04
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · benchmark
All items run 8.1% below the U.S. average (RPP 91.9); rents run 29.4% below (RPP 70.6) — the metro's housing affordability is the main driver.
Cost of living (RPP, all items)RPP 91.9
US
Augusta's cost of living runs 8.1% below the U.S. average (RPP 91.9 vs 100).
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of metro/non-metro areas with a BEA price parity
BEA Regional Price Parity (all items)
RPP 91.9
−8.1% vs U.S. average · BEA 2024 · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2-BR
$1,261/mo
FY2026 · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area
State income tax (top marginal rate)
5.39%
flat · TY2025
Family-of-four monthly budget total
$6,737/mo
3BR rent + food + childcare + taxes + transport · federal sources
Single-adult monthly budget total
$4,384/mo
1BR rent + food + taxes + transport · federal sources
Local income tax
—
not applicable in Georgia · no modeled local income tax
Household budget figures are arithmetic floors using current federal sources at the grains documented in methodology. Not a recommended salary, not a poverty threshold, not a composite score.
Hottest month: July (92°F avg high). Coldest: January (36°F avg low). Annual precipitation: 45.7 in.
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) for Augusta from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. See methodology §15 for the gridded vs. station source path.
Average monthly highs & lows · 30-year normal (NOAA 1991–2020). Every number on this chart is an average.
bar = avg daily high → avg daily lowprecip in inches below each barprecip in millimeters below each bar
12 non-satellite ISPs serve the area; 80% of locations have gigabit-capable service per ISP filings.
Fixed broadband availability for Augusta from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Data Collection (BDC), as of June 30, 2025. Every speed and provider count below is an ISP-reported advertised maximum — not measured throughput. Actual delivered speeds typically run 60–80% of advertised. See methodology §16.
Measure
Value
Note
Providers serving this city
12 + satellite
distinct ISPs, excluding satellite-only
Fiber providers
9
offer fiber-to-the-premises somewhere in the BDC
Units with ≥100/20 Mbps fixed
100.0%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Locations with ≥100 Mbps upload
80.2%
derived: max(fiber ≥100/20, gigabit). Fiber is symmetric; gigabit is ≥100 up by definition
Units with ≥1 Gbps fixed
80.2%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Total broadband-serviceable units
105,576
residential locations in the FCC Fabric (not households)
Source: FCC BDC · as of June 30, 2025 · methodology →
In-state context.
Augusta sits at state rank #2 among 538 cities in Georgia. Nearby in the state ranking:
Just above in the profiled set: Fayetteville, NC · #118 · 209,120 residents.
Just below in the profiled set: Little Rock, AR · #120 · 206,427 residents.
Quick travel facts for Augusta
Quick travel facts.
Nearest commercial airport
Augusta Regional At Bush Field(AGS) ·
6 mi 10 km from city centroid
Best months to visit
Apr, Oct, Nov · months when the avg high sits in 65–80°F and precipitation is at or below the city's median monthly precip
Sources: elevation from USGS Elevation Point Query Service (3DEP) · nearest airport from OurAirports CSV (FAA-aligned, type=large/medium, scheduled_service=yes) · best months derived from NOAA 1991-2020 normals · methodology →
Frequently asked questions about Augusta.
How many people live in Augusta, GA?
Augusta has 206,559 residents as of July 1, 2025, making it the #119 largest city in the United States and #2 in Georgia. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025.
Is Augusta growing or shrinking?
Augusta has shrunk 0.0% since the April 2020 census baseline, losing 43 residents. The most recent year ticked up slightly (+15 residents, +0.0% from 2024 to 2025). Source: Census PEP Vintage 2025.
What was Augusta's population in the 2020 census?
206,602 at the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Source: Census PEP Vintage 2025.
What county is Augusta in?
Augusta is in Richmond County, Georgia.
How big is Augusta?
Augusta covers 302.3 square miles of land, with a population density of about 683 residents per square mile. Source: Census Gazetteer 2025.
What is the median household income in Augusta?
$55,637, about 28% below the U.S. median. Source: ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.
The GEOID for Augusta is 1304200. These are the official datasets used by this profile's main data modules; click "methodology" for inclusion rules and the V2019 ↔ V2025 seam, or "source" for the raw publisher page. The headline population value above includes a source-detail disclosure with publisher, dataset, vintage, native geography, transformation, and caveat.
