Augusta vs Patterson

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

Augusta and Patterson 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 273 in Patterson). Patterson has the higher median household income ($49,750 vs $49,744 in Augusta). Augusta has the higher median home value ($117,100 vs $47,900 in Patterson).

Population, income & housing

	Augusta	Patterson
Population	1,881	273
Median age	45.0 yrs	49.6 yrs
Median household income	$49,744	$49,750
Median home value	$117,100	$47,900
Median gross rent	$619	$583
Housing units	971	159
Homeownership rate	61.0%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.1%	4.4%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Augusta	Patterson
Population	2,203 → 1,881 (-14.6%)	437 → 273 (-37.5%)
Median household income	$26,232 → $49,744 (+89.6%)	$24,896 → $49,750 (+99.8%)
Median home value	$65,800 → $117,100 (+78.0%)	$35,400 → $47,900 (+35.3%)
Median gross rent	$470 → $619 (+31.7%)	$470 → $583 (+24.0%)

Augusta

Population

2,2031,881

Median household income

$26,232$49,744

Median home value

$65,800$117,100

Median gross rent

$470$619

Patterson

Population

437273

Median household income

$24,896$49,750

Median home value

$35,400$47,900

Median gross rent

$470$583

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Augusta	Patterson
Under 5	10.3%	12.5%
5 to 17	12.6%	13.2%
18 to 24	10.8%	8.1%
25 to 34	7.3%	7.0%
35 to 44	9.2%	5.5%
45 to 54	9.4%	12.5%
55 to 64	15.3%	17.2%
65 to 74	14.6%	20.5%
75 and over	10.6%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Augusta	Patterson
White (non-Hispanic)	54.5%	82.1%
Black or African American	42.4%	12.8%
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%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Augusta	Patterson
No high school diploma	16.8%	22.7%
High school graduate	52.5%	44.8%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Augusta	Patterson
Drove alone	88.2%	84.7%
Carpooled	2.7%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.1%	3.1%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.3%
Other means	2.6%	6.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Augusta	Patterson
1-unit, detached	77.2%	75.5%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.0%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	22.0%

Poverty & households

	Augusta	Patterson
Poverty rate	27.0%	12.1%
Average household size	2.20	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	17	16
Median year structure built	1978	1976