Demographics of Augusta County, Virginia

Augusta County, Virginia had 78,940 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,354 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Augusta County, in four figures

78,940
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.7%
Change since July 2020: +1,354 people.; 45.1 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $82,049 ±$4,414
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Augusta County, Virginia's population grew 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Augusta County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Augusta County, Virginia's population grew 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Augusta County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	77,586	100.0	100.0
2021	77,804	100.3	100.2
2022	77,931	100.4	100.7
2023	78,325	101.0	101.6
2024	78,764	101.5	102.5
2025	78,940	101.7	103.1

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Population of Augusta County, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	77,586	+96	−97	0	+187
2021	77,804	+218	−389	+30	+529
2022	77,931	+127	−483	+65	+565
2023	78,325	+394	−364	+134	+625
2024	78,764	+439	−403	+208	+646
2025	78,940	+176	−418	+45	+551

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.1 ±0.3: for men 43.2 ±0.5 and for women 47.2 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Augusta County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	3,264 ±138	4.2% ±0.2	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	11,076 ±595	14.2% ±0.8	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,890 ±484	7.5% ±0.6	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	18,677 ±614	23.9% ±0.8	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	21,500 ±665	27.6% ±0.9	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	17,626 ±882	22.6% ±1.1	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $82,049 ±$4,414, and income per person $40,342 ±$1,489, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Augusta County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	3,829 ±536	12.3% ±1.7	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,889 ±645	18.9% ±2.1	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,552 ±537	14.6% ±1.7	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,818 ±581	15.5% ±1.9	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	7,165 ±630	23.1% ±2.0	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,607 ±353	8.4% ±1.1	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,223 ±306	7.2% ±1.0	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Augusta County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	4,993 ±854	6.6% ±1.1	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,342 ±323	9.5% ±2.2	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,920 ±403	5.1% ±1.1	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,731 ±362	7.5% ±1.5	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Augusta County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Augusta County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	33,111 ±45	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.9% ±1.2	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.1% ±1.2	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.2% ±1.7	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.8% ±2.1	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$306,100 ±$11,496	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,136 ±$60	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±2	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Augusta County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,132 ±0	4.0% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	68,653 ±292	88.0% ±0.4	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,334 ±362	4.3% ±0.5	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	334 ±123	0.4% ±0.2	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	26 to 118	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 81	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	65 to 287	0.1% to 0.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,295 ±493	2.9% ±0.6	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Augusta County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	55,104 ±1,197	70.6% ±1.5	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	19,720 ±1,097	25.3% ±1.4	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,366 ±499	1.8% ±0.6	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,843 ±283	2.4% ±0.4	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	840 ±215	1.1% ±0.3	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,003 ±273	1.3% ±0.3	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Augusta County among the counties of Virginia

28th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Augusta County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Portsmouth city	96,777	−1.2%
Rockingham County	89,316	+6.6%
James City County	83,326	+6.2%
Bedford County	83,059	+4.4%
Lynchburg city	81,347	+3.0%
Augusta County	78,940	+1.7%
Fauquier County	76,503	+4.8%
York County	71,374	+1.6%
Pittsylvania County	59,490	−1.5%
Culpeper County	57,666	+9.3%
Campbell County	55,629	+0.1%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026