Augusta vs Blythe

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

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

Augusta has the higher population (201,504 vs 863 in Blythe). Augusta has the higher median household income ($53,134 vs $46,688 in Blythe). Augusta has the higher median home value ($162,900 vs $116,100 in Blythe).

Population, income & housing

	Augusta	Blythe
Population	201,504	863
Median age	34.9 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	$53,134	$46,688
Median home value	$162,900	$116,100
Median gross rent	$1,087	$1,065
Housing units	90,901	331
Homeownership rate	50.9%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Augusta	Blythe
Population	197,191 → 201,504 (+2.2%)	688 → 863 (+25.4%)
Median household income	$42,592 → $53,134 (+24.8%)	$56,786 → $46,688 (-17.8%)
Median home value	$108,000 → $162,900 (+50.8%)	$97,500 → $116,100 (+19.1%)
Median gross rent	$888 → $1,087 (+22.4%)	$893 → $1,065 (+19.3%)

Augusta

Population

197,191201,504

Median household income

$42,592$53,134

Median home value

$108,000$162,900

Median gross rent

$888$1,087

Blythe

Population

688863

Median household income

$56,786$46,688

Median home value

$97,500$116,100

Median gross rent

$893$1,065

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Augusta	Blythe
Under 5	6.6%	7.6%
5 to 17	16.5%	19.9%
18 to 24	10.9%	10.3%
25 to 34	16.1%	11.8%
35 to 44	12.2%	13.4%
45 to 54	10.6%	11.8%
55 to 64	12.3%	13.3%
65 to 74	9.3%	7.8%
75 and over	5.5%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Augusta	Blythe
White (non-Hispanic)	31.4%	67.0%
Black or African American	55.8%	19.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	1.7%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Augusta	Blythe
No high school diploma	12.1%	11.4%
High school graduate	31.8%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	41.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Augusta	Blythe
Drove alone	75.7%	85.5%
Carpooled	7.5%	8.3%
Public transit	1.6%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	4.3%
Other means	4.5%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Augusta	Blythe
1-unit, detached	58.5%	53.8%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	15.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.1%	46.2%

Poverty & households

	Augusta	Blythe
Poverty rate	21.1%	15.8%
Average household size	2.61	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	21	35
Median year structure built	1980	1992