Augusta is a relatively large city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 202,096 people and 63 associated neighborhoods, Augusta is the third largest community in Georgia.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Augusta is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Augusta is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Augusta who work in office and administrative support (12.23%), sales jobs (9.92%), and healthcare (7.03%). There are many members of the armed forces living in Augusta. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform. Also of interest is that Augusta has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The education level of Augusta citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.77% of adults in Augusta have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Augusta in 2022 was $28,503, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,012 for a family of four. However, Augusta contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Augusta is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Augusta home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Augusta residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Augusta include English, German, Irish, African, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Augusta is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
