Augusta vs La Harpe

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

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

La Harpe has the higher population (1,085 vs 710 in Augusta). La Harpe has the higher median household income ($49,028 vs $41,094 in Augusta). Augusta has the higher median home value ($86,500 vs $84,200 in La Harpe).

Population, income & housing

	Augusta	La Harpe
Population	710	1,085
Median age	42.1 yrs	50.1 yrs
Median household income	$41,094	$49,028
Median home value	$86,500	$84,200
Median gross rent	$639	—
Housing units	375	582
Homeownership rate	80.9%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Augusta	La Harpe
Population	517 → 710 (+37.3%)	1,319 → 1,085 (-17.7%)
Median household income	$37,976 → $41,094 (+8.2%)	$40,833 → $49,028 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$58,400 → $86,500 (+48.1%)	$68,200 → $84,200 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$544 → $639 (+17.5%)	$659 → $475 (-27.9%)

Augusta

Population

517710

Median household income

$37,976$41,094

Median home value

$58,400$86,500

Median gross rent

$544$639

La Harpe

Population

1,3191,085

Median household income

$40,833$49,028

Median home value

$68,200$84,200

Median gross rent

$659$475

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Augusta	La Harpe
Under 5	10.1%	5.2%
5 to 17	18.2%	14.4%
18 to 24	9.0%	4.7%
25 to 34	6.8%	8.8%
35 to 44	10.0%	13.2%
45 to 54	7.2%	12.6%
55 to 64	18.9%	11.9%
65 to 74	10.8%	17.6%
75 and over	9.0%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Augusta	La Harpe
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	93.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	3.4%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Augusta	La Harpe
No high school diploma	7.9%	12.2%
High school graduate	42.5%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Augusta	La Harpe
Drove alone	87.9%	84.3%
Carpooled	3.9%	2.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.6%	8.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	1.8%	4.3%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Augusta	La Harpe
1-unit, detached	84.8%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Augusta	La Harpe
Poverty rate	18.9%	9.7%
Average household size	2.30	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	1957	1965