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.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Augusta is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 48.9% of the Augusta workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 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%).

One of the benefits of Augusta is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.33 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

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

Augusta ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 7.16% of people over 25 have a college degree.

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.