Augusta, MO Population

Overview

276

Total Population

51.4

Median age

54.71%

Female population %

82.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

76.9

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 51.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Augusta's population under 18 was 20.65%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Augusta's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.09% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Augusta, 17.39% were under the age of 15, 12.68% aged 15 to 29, 43.84% aged 30 to 64, 25.00% aged 65 to 84, and 1.09% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 26 more females than males in Augusta:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.71% females and 45.29% males in Augusta, MO.
The Augusta, MO gender ratio is 82.8:100 i.e. 82.8 men to 100 women (0.828).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 20.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 29.

Augusta's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Augusta population: 98.91% are White and 1.09% are multiracial.
Augusta's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 274 (99.28% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Augusta is White with a population of 273 (98.91% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 269 in the year 2014
From 2000 to 2010, Augusta's population increased by 28 (11.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Augusta's population increased by 2 (0.75%), 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 237.