Augusta vs Nauvoo

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

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

Nauvoo has the higher population (911 vs 710 in Augusta). Nauvoo has the higher median household income ($49,750 vs $41,094 in Augusta). Nauvoo has the higher median home value ($118,000 vs $86,500 in Augusta).

Population, income & housing

	Augusta	Nauvoo
Population	710	911
Median age	42.1 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$41,094	$49,750
Median home value	$86,500	$118,000
Median gross rent	$639	$800
Housing units	375	618
Homeownership rate	80.9%	81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Augusta	Nauvoo
Population	517 → 710 (+37.3%)	990 → 911 (-8.0%)
Median household income	$37,976 → $41,094 (+8.2%)	$53,370 → $49,750 (-6.8%)
Median home value	$58,400 → $86,500 (+48.1%)	$103,300 → $118,000 (+14.2%)
Median gross rent	$544 → $639 (+17.5%)	$696 → $800 (+14.9%)

Augusta

Population

517710

Median household income

$37,976$41,094

Median home value

$58,400$86,500

Median gross rent

$544$639

Nauvoo

Population

990911

Median household income

$53,370$49,750

Median home value

$103,300$118,000

Median gross rent

$696$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Augusta	Nauvoo
Under 5	10.1%	3.5%
5 to 17	18.2%	19.1%
18 to 24	9.0%	7.8%
25 to 34	6.8%	10.1%
35 to 44	10.0%	14.8%
45 to 54	7.2%	2.9%
55 to 64	18.9%	9.2%
65 to 74	10.8%	22.2%
75 and over	9.0%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Augusta	Nauvoo
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	96.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Augusta	Nauvoo
No high school diploma	7.9%	2.1%
High school graduate	42.5%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Augusta	Nauvoo
Drove alone	87.9%	77.0%
Carpooled	3.9%	1.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.6%	13.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	7.2%
Other means	1.8%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Augusta	Nauvoo
1-unit, detached	84.8%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	19.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Augusta	Nauvoo
Poverty rate	18.9%	32.8%
Average household size	2.30	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1957	1965