What is the population of Augusta city?

Augusta city has 18,999 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #10 of 155 in Maine.

What is the median household income in Augusta city?

Median household income in Augusta city is $48,756 a year, 37.9% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Augusta city?

Median gross rent is $887 a month and the median home value is $188,900, so rent absorbs about 21.8% of median household income.

Is Augusta city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.9× 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 21.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Augusta, ME population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Augusta, Maine (Augusta, ME — Census place “Augusta city”) is 18,999 residents, ranking #10 of 155 places in Maine. Median household income is $48,756, the median home is worth $188,900 and median gross rent runs $887 a month. Looking for the Augusta Maine ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Augusta, ME: 04330.

Population: 18,999Augusta city residents
Median household income: $48,756Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $188,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $887Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 44.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 55.6%Owner-occupied households

Augusta ZIP codes (Maine)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Augusta.

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

04330

What the numbers mean in Augusta city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Augusta city median would spend about 21.8% 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 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.4% of residents and 55.6% 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, ME in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Augusta city is a mid-size town in Maine, with 18,999 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #10 of 155 ranked by population — larger than 94% of them. The median age here is 44.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Augusta city earn a median of $48,756 a year, 37.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 17% below the $58,992 median for the 106 Maine 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 19.4% 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 $188,900, 37.7% below the national figure and 15% below the $221,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $887 a month, 36.9% below the national figure, or roughly $10,644 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 55.6% 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 18,999 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #10 of 155 in Maine.
What is the median household income in Augusta city?: Median household income in Augusta city is $48,756 a year, 37.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Augusta city?: Median gross rent is $887 a month and the median home value is $188,900, so rent absorbs about 21.8% of median household income.
Is Augusta city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.9× 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 21.8% 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. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.