Andover vs Augusta

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

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

Andover has the higher population (15,508 vs 9,252 in Augusta). Andover has the higher median household income ($106,676 vs $60,581 in Augusta). Andover has the higher median home value ($272,600 vs $162,200 in Augusta).

Population, income & housing

	Andover	Augusta
Population	15,508	9,252
Median age	36.2 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$106,676	$60,581
Median home value	$272,600	$162,200
Median gross rent	$1,481	$950
Housing units	5,468	3,875
Homeownership rate	80.9%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.1%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Andover	Augusta
Population	13,062 → 15,508 (+18.7%)	9,368 → 9,252 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$89,302 → $106,676 (+19.5%)	$48,887 → $60,581 (+23.9%)
Median home value	$201,000 → $272,600 (+35.6%)	$125,900 → $162,200 (+28.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,304 → $1,481 (+13.6%)	$830 → $950 (+14.5%)

Andover

Population

13,06215,508

Median household income

$89,302$106,676

Median home value

$201,000$272,600

Median gross rent

$1,304$1,481

Augusta

Population

9,3689,252

Median household income

$48,887$60,581

Median home value

$125,900$162,200

Median gross rent

$830$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Andover	Augusta
Under 5	5.2%	5.0%
5 to 17	26.6%	16.7%
18 to 24	6.4%	10.5%
25 to 34	10.3%	12.9%
35 to 44	19.3%	10.4%
45 to 54	12.7%	11.6%
55 to 64	8.2%	12.8%
65 to 74	6.5%	12.9%
75 and over	4.9%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Andover	Augusta
White (non-Hispanic)	80.7%	89.5%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	1.4%
Asian	4.4%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Andover	Augusta
No high school diploma	2.3%	5.7%
High school graduate	15.9%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	30.6%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	21.5%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Andover	Augusta
Drove alone	82.2%	75.6%
Carpooled	6.5%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.3%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	9.0%
Other means	0.6%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Andover	Augusta
1-unit, detached	78.8%	78.3%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	3.5%
20 or more units	2.0%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Andover	Augusta
Poverty rate	3.2%	11.3%
Average household size	3.00	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	2001	1975