Augusta-Richmond County, GA (Georgia) Houses and Residents

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Back to: Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia main profile, Georgia, Georgia smaller cities, Georgia small towns, Georgia forum, All US cities. Total population: 194,343 (Urban population: 182,719, Rural population: 11,624 (202 farm, 11,422 nonfarm)) Houses: 80,646 (72,384 occupied: 41,622 owner occupied, 30,762 renter occupied) % of renters here: 42% State: 33% Housing density: 267 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: When Will Columbus Overtake Augusta as Georgia's 2nd Largest City?  (215 replies) Where to live in Augusta, GA  (39 replies) Georgia 2nd Tier Cities, Why ALL THE HATE?  (417 replies) Augusta, Columbus, Macon, Savannah  (202 replies) 5 best and 5 worst places to live in GA?  (872 replies) 10 Biggest cities in the Metro  (25 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $195,027. Median contract rent in 2009: $519 (lower quartile is $387, upper quartile is $644) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $528 Median gross rent in Augusta-Richmond County, GA in 2009: $676 Housing units in Augusta-Richmond County with a mortgage: 25,775 (3,304 second mortgage, 2,322 home equity loan, 88 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 10,147 Median household income for houses/condes with a mortgage: $54,759 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $36,030 Median monthly housing costs: $741 Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $100,700 (it was $73,700 in 2000) Augusta-Richmond County: $100,700 Georgia: $162,800 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $72,200 - $154,900 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $166,561 Here: $166,561 State: $224,856 Townhouses or other attached units: $118,612 Here: $118,612 State: $183,253 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $730,835 Here: $730,835 State: $178,500 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $291,714 Here: $291,714 State: $202,248 Mobile homes: $51,353 Here: $51,353 State: $44,353 Median year house/condo built: 1976 Median year apartment built: 1976 Household type by relationship: Households: 184,545 In family households: 156,563 (30,373 male householders, 18,312 female householders) 30,558 spouses, 59,268 children (53,831 natural, 1,834 adopted, 3,603 stepchildren), 6,938 grandchildren, 1,682 brothers or sisters, 1,368 parents, 3,680 other relatives, 4,384 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 27,982 (9,955 male householders (8,073 living alone)), 13,720 female householders (12,087 living alone)), 4,307 nonrelatives In group quarters: 10,874 (3,203 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 18,676 2-persons, 12,761 3-persons, 9,575 4-persons, 4,889 5-persons, 1,797 6-persons, 987 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 20,160 1-person, 3,029 2-persons, 316 3-persons, 92 4-persons, 52 5-persons, 26 6-persons. 24,522 married couples with children. 19,590 single-parent households (2,559 men, 17,031 women). 93.3% of residents of Augusta-Richmond County speak English at home. 3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well). 1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.3% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 16% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 6,729 (3.4%) (59.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Augusta-Richmond County, GA: Less than $10,000: 360 $10,000 to $14,999: 261 $15,000 to $19,999: 482 $20,000 to $24,999: 427 $25,000 to $29,999: 497 $30,000 to $34,999: 577 $35,000 to $39,999: 646 $40,000 to $49,999: 1527 $50,000 to $59,999: 1966 $60,000 to $69,999: 2484 $70,000 to $79,999: 3089 $80,000 to $89,999: 3710 $90,000 to $99,999: 3627 $100,000 to $124,999: 8199 $125,000 to $149,999: 4138 $150,000 to $174,999: 2422 $175,000 to $199,999: 1543 $200,000 to $249,999: 1641 $250,000 to $299,999: 577 $300,000 to $399,999: 718 $400,000 to $499,999: 338 $500,000 to $749,999: 372 $750,000 to $999,999: 118 $1,000,000 or more: 83

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Augusta-Richmond County: Less than $100: 300 people $100 to $149: 62 $150 to $199: 597 $200 to $249: 495 $250 to $299: 505 $300 to $349: 702 $350 to $399: 1,001 $400 to $449: 1,231 $450 to $499: 1,851 $500 to $549: 2,138 $550 to $599: 2,692 $600 to $649: 2,096 $650 to $699: 2,732 $700 to $749: 2,408 $750 to $799: 1,979 $800 to $899: 3,476 $900 to $999: 2,342 $1,000 to $1,249: 2,829 $1,250 to $1,499: 440 $1,500 to $1,999: 217 $2,000 or more: 39 No cash rent: 1,501

Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.0%
Number of people working at home: 1,168 (1.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 2249 5 to 9 minutes: 8334 10 to 14 minutes: 14271 15 to 19 minutes: 18533 20 to 24 minutes: 15343 25 to 29 minutes: 4652 30 to 34 minutes: 9221 35 to 39 minutes: 1121 40 to 44 minutes: 1351 45 to 59 minutes: 3354 60 to 89 minutes: 1738 90 or more minutes: 1705

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 63,468 (76%) Carpooled: 12,065 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 817 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 29 (0%) Subway or elevated: 20 (0%) Ferryboat: 8 (0%) Taxi: 242 (0%) Motorcycle: 43 (0%) Bicycle: 185 (0%) Walked: 4,196 (5%) Other means: 799 (1%) Worked at home: 1,168 (1%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 10152 $10,000 to $14,999: 5812 $15,000 to $19,999: 5958 $20,000 to $24,999: 5419 $25,000 to $29,999: 5561 $30,000 to $34,999: 5077 $35,000 to $39,999: 4901 $40,000 to $44,999: 4256 $45,000 to $49,999: 3838 $50,000 to $59,999: 5755 $60,000 to $74,999: 5922 $75,000 to $99,999: 5040 $100,000 to $124,999: 1987 $125,000 to $149,999: 871 $150,000 to $199,999: 709 $200,000 or more: 1102

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 89007

United States or American: 17803

English: 8678

German: 7900

Irish: 7432

Subsaharan African:: 2277

Italian: 2143

African: 2010

Scottish: 2005

Scotch-Irish: 1824

French (except Basque): 1483

European: 899

Polish: 851

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 639

French Canadian: 540

Norwegian: 517

Swedish: 491

Dutch: 461

British: 441

Welsh: 342

Jamaican: 278

Greek: 243

Russian: 233

Hungarian: 225

Arab:: 191

Portuguese: 182

Ukrainian: 156

Canadian: 150

Danish: 128

Nigerian: 127

Haitian: 116

Austrian: 106

Czechoslovakian: 102

Finnish: 85

Iranian: 85

West Indian: 76

Lebanese: 73

Northern European: 68

Cape Verdean: 66

Guyanese: 64

Czech: 62

Scandinavian: 60

Swiss: 59

Lithuanian: 58

Syrian: 56

Pennsylvania German: 52

Yugoslavian: 48

U.S. Virgin Islander: 45

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 42

Egyptian: 41

Croatian: 41

Ethiopian: 39

Belgian: 33

Barbadian: 33

Australian: 30

Acadian/Cajun: 29

Eastern European: 27

Brazilian: 27

Slovak: 27

Serbian: 20

Other Subsaharan African: 20

Bermudan: 17

German Russian: 15

Arab/Arabic: 13

Romanian: 12

Turkish: 12

Celtic: 12

Bahamian: 11

Dutch West Indian: 9

Estonian: 8

Kenyan: 8

Armenian: 8

Palestinian: 8

Macedonian: 8

Ghanian: 7

Slovene: 7

Israeli: 6

Belizean: 6

British West Indian: 6

Icelander: 4

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 117307
• Northeast: 11440
• Midwest: 9848
• South: 38992
• West: 5610

52% of Augusta-Richmond County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in Georgia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 815
• Nursery to 4th grade: 419
• 5th and 6th grade: 727
• 7th and 8th grade: 2,111
• 9th grade: 1,578
• 10th grade: 1,930
• 11th grade: 1,899
• 12th grade, no diploma: 2,231
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 16,581
• Less than 1 year of college: 3,920
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 8,675
• Associate degree: 3,595
• Bachelor's degree: 6,834
• Master's degree: 2,014
• Professional school degree: 1,386
• Doctorate degree: 584

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 963
• Nursery to 4th grade: 376
• 5th and 6th grade: 851
• 7th and 8th grade: 2,563
• 9th grade: 1,906
• 10th grade: 2,638
• 11th grade: 2,496
• 12th grade, no diploma: 2,725
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 18,649
• Less than 1 year of college: 4,986
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 10,293
• Associate degree: 4,211
• Bachelor's degree: 7,796
• Master's degree: 2,676
• Professional school degree: 1,001
• Doctorate degree: 355

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 11.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 18.7%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 8.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 10.7%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 11.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 10.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.1%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 15.6%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $42,672
• Black householders: $29,244
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $33,263
• Asian householders: $32,171
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $48,336
• Some other race householders: $89,008
• Two or more races householders: $30,623
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $26,939

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $113,270
• Black or African American householders: $94,004
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $96,054
• Asian householders: $107,395
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $104,525
• Some other race householders: $117,369
• Two or more races householders: $108,214
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $111,084

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 49,543
• One, attached: 3,086
• Two: 2,742
• 3 or 4: 5,235
• 5 to 9: 7,428
• 10 to 19: 2,208
• 20 to 49: 795
• 50 or more: 2,622
• Mobile homes: 6,987

Median worth of mobile homes: $39,900

House/condo owner moved in on average 15 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 ears ago

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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