It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) San Augustine has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. San Augustine has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in San Augustine than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, San Augustine may be for you.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.84 minutes getting to work every day.
Being a small city, San Augustine does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in San Augustine with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.66% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in San Augustine in 2022 was $18,798, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $75,192 for a family of four. San Augustine also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.26% of its population below the federal poverty line.
San Augustine is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call San Augustine home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of San Augustine residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. San Augustine also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.47% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in San Augustine include Irish, African, French, English, and German.
The most common language spoken in San Augustine is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
