Augusta vs Hunter

A side-by-side comparison of Augusta and Hunter: population, income, housing, and more.

Augusta and Hunter are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Augusta has the higher population (1,881 vs 139 in Hunter). Hunter has the higher median household income ($88,750 vs $49,744 in Augusta). Augusta has the higher median home value ($117,100 vs $92,300 in Hunter).

Population, income & housing

	Augusta	Hunter
Population	1,881	139
Median age	45.0 yrs	30.9 yrs
Median household income	$49,744	$88,750
Median home value	$117,100	$92,300
Median gross rent	$619	—
Housing units	971	60
Homeownership rate	61.0%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.1%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Augusta	Hunter
Population	2,203 → 1,881 (-14.6%)	151 → 139 (-7.9%)
Median household income	$26,232 → $49,744 (+89.6%)	$31,875 → $88,750 (+178.4%)
Median home value	$65,800 → $117,100 (+78.0%)	$75,000 → $92,300 (+23.1%)
Median gross rent	$470 → $619 (+31.7%)	—

Augusta

Population

2,2031,881

Median household income

$26,232$49,744

Median home value

$65,800$117,100

Median gross rent

$470$619

Hunter

Population

151139

Median household income

$31,875$88,750

Median home value

$75,000$92,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Augusta	Hunter
Under 5	10.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.6%	25.9%
18 to 24	10.8%	13.7%
25 to 34	7.3%	11.5%
35 to 44	9.2%	10.8%
45 to 54	9.4%	11.5%
55 to 64	15.3%	7.2%
65 to 74	14.6%	19.4%
75 and over	10.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Augusta	Hunter
White (non-Hispanic)	54.5%	87.8%
Black or African American	42.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	12.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Augusta	Hunter
No high school diploma	16.8%	15.5%
High school graduate	52.5%	59.5%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Augusta	Hunter
Drove alone	88.2%	77.9%
Carpooled	2.7%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.1%	7.4%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.8%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Augusta	Hunter
1-unit, detached	77.2%	41.7%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	58.3%

Poverty & households

	Augusta	Hunter
Poverty rate	27.0%	5.0%
Average household size	2.20	3.31
Mean commute (minutes)	17	20
Median year structure built	1978	1995