Augusta, ME Population

Overview

18,895

Total Population

45.0

Median age

51.95%

Female population %

92.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

58.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

414

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 45.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Augusta's population under 18 was 17.54%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Augusta's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.07% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Augusta, 13.86% were under the age of 15, 17.90% aged 15 to 29, 45.17% aged 30 to 64, 20.06% aged 65 to 84, and 3.02% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 737 more females than males in Augusta:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.95% females and 48.05% males in Augusta, ME.
The Augusta, ME gender ratio is 92.5:100 i.e. 92.5 men to 100 women (0.925).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 973.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 820.

Augusta's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Augusta population: 92.61% are White, 1.28% are Black or African American, 0.92% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.91% are Asian, 0.59% are some other race and 3.70% are multiracial.
Augusta's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 414 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18,481 (97.81% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Augusta is White with a population of 17,498 (92.61% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 19,096 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Augusta's population increased by 511 (2.75%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Augusta's population decreased by 184 (0.96%), 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 2009 at 18,507.