Augusta: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 109,889

1990: 115,904

2000: 117,114

Percent change, 1990–2000: 1%

U.S. rank in 1980: 383rd

U.S. rank in 1990: 411th

U.S. rank in 2000: 462nd

City Residents:

1980: 21,819

1990: 21,325

2000: 18,560

2003 estimate: 18,618

Percent change, 1990–2000: -13%

U.S. rank in 1990: 1,256th (State rank: 6th)

U.S. rank in 2000: (State rank: 9th)

Density: 335.1 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 17,856

Black or African American: 93

American Indian and Alaska Native: 89

Asian: 250

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 2

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 160

Other: 270

Percent of residents born in state: 75.7%

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 928

Population 5 to 9 years old: 1,102

Population 10 to 14 years old: 1,096

Population 15 to 19 years old: 1,155

Population 20 to 24 years old: 1,142

Population 25 to 34 years old: 2,385

Population 35 to 44 years old: 2,869

Population 45 to 54 years old: 2,714

Population 55 to 59 years old: 1,054

Population 60 to 64 years old: 831

Population 65 to 74 years old: 1,607

Population 75 to 84 years old: 1,194

Population 85 years and older: 483

Median age: 40.3 years (2000)

Births (1998)

Total number: 222

Deaths (1998)

Total number: 269 (of which, 0 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $19,145

Median household income: $29,921

Total number of households: 8,591

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 1,312

$10,000 to $14,999: 864

$15,000 to $24,999: 1,446

$25,000 to $34,999: 1,283

$35,000 to $49,999: 1,371

$50,000 to $74,999: 1,431

$75,000 to $99,999: 510

$100,000 to $149,999: 247

$150,000 to $199,999: 37

$200,000 or more: 90

Percent of families below poverty level: 11.4% (65.6% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: Not reported