Augusta vs Warsaw

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

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

Warsaw has the higher population (1,511 vs 710 in Augusta). Warsaw has the higher median household income ($58,074 vs $41,094 in Augusta). Warsaw has the higher median home value ($90,700 vs $86,500 in Augusta).

Population, income & housing

	Augusta	Warsaw
Population	710	1,511
Median age	42.1 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$41,094	$58,074
Median home value	$86,500	$90,700
Median gross rent	$639	$769
Housing units	375	810
Homeownership rate	80.9%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	13.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Augusta	Warsaw
Population	517 → 710 (+37.3%)	1,690 → 1,511 (-10.6%)
Median household income	$37,976 → $41,094 (+8.2%)	$54,758 → $58,074 (+6.1%)
Median home value	$58,400 → $86,500 (+48.1%)	$82,700 → $90,700 (+9.7%)
Median gross rent	$544 → $639 (+17.5%)	$631 → $769 (+21.9%)

Augusta

Population

517710

Median household income

$37,976$41,094

Median home value

$58,400$86,500

Median gross rent

$544$639

Warsaw

Population

1,6901,511

Median household income

$54,758$58,074

Median home value

$82,700$90,700

Median gross rent

$631$769

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Augusta	Warsaw
Under 5	10.1%	4.0%
5 to 17	18.2%	20.5%
18 to 24	9.0%	1.9%
25 to 34	6.8%	11.1%
35 to 44	10.0%	10.8%
45 to 54	7.2%	8.3%
55 to 64	18.9%	13.8%
65 to 74	10.8%	23.1%
75 and over	9.0%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Augusta	Warsaw
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	96.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Augusta	Warsaw
No high school diploma	7.9%	7.2%
High school graduate	42.5%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Augusta	Warsaw
Drove alone	87.9%	82.4%
Carpooled	3.9%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.6%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	10.3%
Other means	1.8%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Augusta	Warsaw
1-unit, detached	84.8%	83.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Augusta	Warsaw
Poverty rate	18.9%	11.5%
Average household size	2.30	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1957	1971