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Arkansas · Census place 02740

Augusta, AR population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Augusta, Arkansas (Augusta, AR — Census place “Augusta city”) is 1,881 residents, ranking #153 of 625 places in Arkansas. Median household income is $49,744, the median home is worth $117,100 and median gross rent runs $619 a month. Looking for the Augusta Arkansas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Augusta, AR: 72006.

Population
1,881Augusta city residents
Median household income
$49,744Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$117,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$619Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
45 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
61%Owner-occupied households

Augusta ZIP codes (Arkansas)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Augusta.

The Augusta AR ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Augusta city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Augusta city median would spend about 14.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 27% of residents and 61% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Augusta city, AR in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Augusta city is a small town in Arkansas, with 1,881 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #153 of 625 ranked by population — larger than 75% of them. The median age here is 45 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Augusta city earn a median of $49,744 a year, 36.7% below the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $49,306 median for the 209 Arkansas cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 27% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.

The typical owner-occupied home in Augusta city is valued at $117,100, 61.4% below the national figure and 9% below the $128,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $619 a month, 56% below the national figure, or roughly $7,428 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 61% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Augusta city?
Augusta city has 1,881 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #153 of 625 in Arkansas.
What is the median household income in Augusta city?
Median household income in Augusta city is $49,744 a year, 36.7% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Augusta city?
Median gross rent is $619 a month and the median home value is $117,100, so rent absorbs about 14.9% of median household income.
Is Augusta city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
Homes cost about 2.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Augusta city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Augusta city data?
All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.