About Augusta

Augusta is a very small town located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 3,213 people and just one neighborhood, Augusta is the 116th largest community in Arkansas.

Augusta is a blue-collar town, with 48.9% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Augusta is a town of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Augusta who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.17%), sales jobs (7.32%), and healthcare support services (4.55%).

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Augusta spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.33 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

Being a small town, Augusta does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Augusta Information and Demographics

The population of Augusta has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 7.16% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Augusta in 2000 was $12,871, which is lower middle income relative to Arkansas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $51,484 for a family of four.

Augusta is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Augusta home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Augusta is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Augusta include African, Irish, and German.

The most common language spoken in Augusta is English.