Demographics of Augusta city, Maine

Augusta city, Maine had 19,155 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +223 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Augusta city, in four figures

19,155
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 19,077 ±35.; +1.2%
Change since July 2020: +223 people.; 42.5 ±2.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $47,979 ±$3,432
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Augusta city, Maine's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Augusta city, Maine'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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Augusta city, Maine's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Augusta city, Maine'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	18,932	100.0	100.0
2021	19,054	100.6	100.2
2022	19,074	100.8	100.7
2023	19,179	101.3	101.6
2024	19,180	101.3	102.5
2025	19,155	101.2	103.1

Population of Augusta city, Maine on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	18,932	—
2021	19,054	+122
2022	19,074	+20
2023	19,179	+105
2024	19,180	+1
2025	19,155	−25

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.5 ±2.4: for men 40.2 ±4.4 and for women 43.8 ±2.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Augusta city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maine	United States
Under 5	836 ±230	4.4% ±1.2	4.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,775 ±440	14.5% ±2.3	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,289 ±306	6.8% ±1.6	8.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,372 ±579	28.2% ±3.0	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,702 ±527	24.6% ±2.8	27.4% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,103 ±488	21.5% ±2.6	22.4% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $47,979 ±$3,432, and income per person $35,261 ±$2,795, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,733 ±$795 in Maine and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Augusta city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maine	United States
Under $25,000	1,996 ±359	21.1% ±3.7	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,931 ±538	31.0% ±5.5	18.4% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,810 ±310	19.1% ±3.2	16.8% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	794 ±195	8.4% ±2.0	13.0% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,217 ±306	12.9% ±3.2	18.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	281 ±126	3.0% ±1.3	9.1% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	424 ±173	4.5% ±1.8	9.4% ±0.3	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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maine	United States
All ages	3,352 ±655	18.2% ±3.6	10.7% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	775 ±340	21.5% ±8.8	13.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,750 ±399	18.0% ±3.9	10.5% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	827 ±231	16.4% ±4.2	9.7% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Augusta city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Augusta city	Maine	United States
Housing units	10,164 ±440	751,876 ±671	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.0% ±5.6	79.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.0% ±3.1	20.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	53.8% ±4.3	74.3% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	46.2% ±4.4	25.7% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$201,000 ±$17,689	$296,600 ±$2,876	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$919 ±$79	$1,139 ±$13	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1965 ±4	1977 ±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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maine	United States
Hispanic or Latino	442 ±181	2.3% ±0.9	2.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,730 ±476	87.7% ±2.5	89.9% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	437 ±184	2.3% ±1.0	1.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	247 ±109	1.3% ±0.6	1.1% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 100	0% to 0.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 242	0% to 1.3%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,063 ±333	5.6% ±1.7	4.2% ±0.2	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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maine	United States
Born in the state	12,864 ±587	67.4% ±3.1	59.6% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,462 ±547	28.6% ±2.9	35.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	91 to 365	0.5% to 1.9%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	523 ±168	2.7% ±0.9	4.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	354 ±134	1.9% ±0.7	2.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	50 to 288	0.3% to 1.5%	1.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Augusta city among the places and towns of Maine

13th of 81 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Maine page.

Places of Maine near Augusta city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Brunswick town	22,336 ±30
Sanford city	22,247 ±24
Saco city	20,819 ±34
Westbrook city	20,775 ±22
Windham town	19,188 ±27
Augusta city	19,077 ±35
Gorham town	18,300 ±20
Brunswick CDP	17,652 ±447
Waterville city	17,077 ±29
York town	13,986 ±22
Falmouth town	12,755 ±40

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026