Augusta, AR Population

Overview

2,024

Total Population

44.2

Median age

54.35%

Female population %

84:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

73.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Augusta's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Augusta is 44.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Augusta's population under 18 was 24.21%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Augusta's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.97% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Augusta, 19.47% were under the age of 15, 18.97% aged 15 to 29, 38.59% aged 30 to 64, 21.74% aged 65 to 84, and 1.24% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 176 more females than males in Augusta:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.35% females and 45.65% males in Augusta, AR.
The Augusta, AR gender ratio is 84:100 i.e. 84 men to 100 women (0.840).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 166.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 123.

Augusta's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Augusta population: 55.88% are White, 41.90% are Black or African American, 0.05% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.99% are some other race and 1.19% are multiracial.
Augusta's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,004 (99.01% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Augusta is White with a population of 1,131 (55.88% of the total population).

Augusta's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 2,621 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Augusta's population decreased by 378 (14.42%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Augusta's population decreased by 256 (11.41%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Augusta's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,924.