Augusta, Maine Demographics

Augusta is 3rd in Maine out of 19 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Augusta is 3rd in Maine out of 29 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Augusta is 4th in Maine out of 19 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Augusta is 4th in Maine out of 19 other cities in Retail sales

Augusta is 5th in Maine out of 29 other cities in Size in square miles

Augusta is 6th in Maine out of 29 other cities in Households

Augusta is 7th in Maine out of 19 other cities in Current population (2012)

Augusta is 7th in Maine out of 19 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Augusta is 7th in Maine out of 29 other cities in Housing units

Augusta is 7th in Maine out of 29 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Size Demographics
	Augusta	Rank	Maine	US
Current population (2012)	18,946	7th	1,329,192	313,914,040
Size in square miles	55.1	5th	30,842.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	347.1	23rd	43.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Augusta	Rank	Maine	US
Residents younger than 5	5.4%	14th	5.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	18.3%	21st	20.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	18.0%	9th	17.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Augusta	Rank	Maine	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.6%	22nd	90.2%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	22.6%	21st	27.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Augusta	Rank	Maine	US
Race - White	94.1%	18th	95.3%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.1%	10th	1.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.7%	7th	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.5%	11th	1.1%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	3rd	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.3%	9th	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	8th	1.4%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	92.9%	18th	94.1%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Augusta	Rank	Maine	US
Female residents	51.4%	26th	51.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.3%	18th	3.3%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Augusta	Rank	Maine	US
Housing units	9,756	7th	725,577	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	45.5%	8th	19.3%	25.9%
Households	9,201	6th	551,601	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	55.1%	19th	72.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$133,400	25th	$176,600	$186,200
People per household	2.0	29th	2.3	2.6

Income Demographics
	Augusta	Rank	Maine	US
Income per capita	$22,069	22nd	$26,195	$27,915
Income per household	$34,446	26th	$47,898	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.3%	11th	12.8%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Augusta	Rank	Maine	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,111	7th	150,389	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,007,910	4th	$20,444,031	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$54,423	3rd	$15,520	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$78,712	4th	$2,515,827	$613,795,732