Augusta is a medium-sized city located in the state of Maine. With a population of 19,066 people and five associated neighborhoods, Augusta is the 12th largest community in Maine.Unlike some cities, Augusta isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Augusta are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Augusta is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Augusta who work in office and administrative support (15.87%), sales jobs (9.79%), and food service (8.93%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.47% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One of the benefits of Augusta is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.70 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. Augusta is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The overall education level of Augusta is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.71% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Augusta in 2022 was $32,743, which is lower middle income relative to Maine, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,972 for a family of four. However, Augusta contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Augusta include English, French, Irish, French Canadian, and German. The most common language spoken in Augusta is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
