Augusta vs Plymouth

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

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

Augusta has the higher population (710 vs 512 in Plymouth). Augusta has the higher median household income ($41,094 vs $39,750 in Plymouth). Augusta has the higher median home value ($86,500 vs $55,500 in Plymouth).

Population, income & housing

	Augusta	Plymouth
Population	710	512
Median age	42.1 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$41,094	$39,750
Median home value	$86,500	$55,500
Median gross rent	$639	$796
Housing units	375	251
Homeownership rate	80.9%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	20.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Augusta	Plymouth
Population	517 → 710 (+37.3%)	445 → 512 (+15.1%)
Median household income	$37,976 → $41,094 (+8.2%)	$38,750 → $39,750 (+2.6%)
Median home value	$58,400 → $86,500 (+48.1%)	$38,800 → $55,500 (+43.0%)
Median gross rent	$544 → $639 (+17.5%)	$636 → $796 (+25.2%)

Augusta

Population

517710

Median household income

$37,976$41,094

Median home value

$58,400$86,500

Median gross rent

$544$639

Plymouth

Population

445512

Median household income

$38,750$39,750

Median home value

$38,800$55,500

Median gross rent

$636$796

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Augusta	Plymouth
Under 5	10.1%	8.0%
5 to 17	18.2%	14.1%
18 to 24	9.0%	8.2%
25 to 34	6.8%	6.6%
35 to 44	10.0%	12.3%
45 to 54	7.2%	11.5%
55 to 64	18.9%	9.0%
65 to 74	10.8%	17.2%
75 and over	9.0%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Augusta	Plymouth
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Augusta	Plymouth
No high school diploma	7.9%	17.4%
High school graduate	42.5%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Augusta	Plymouth
Drove alone	87.9%	72.3%
Carpooled	3.9%	20.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	7.6%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Augusta	Plymouth
1-unit, detached	84.8%	87.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Augusta	Plymouth
Poverty rate	18.9%	29.5%
Average household size	2.30	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	22	34
Median year structure built	1957	1948