Augusta vs Rose Hill

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

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

Augusta has the higher population (9,252 vs 4,353 in Rose Hill). Rose Hill has the higher median household income ($98,827 vs $60,581 in Augusta). Rose Hill has the higher median home value ($213,400 vs $162,200 in Augusta).

Population, income & housing

	Augusta	Rose Hill
Population	9,252	4,353
Median age	39.0 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,581	$98,827
Median home value	$162,200	$213,400
Median gross rent	$950	$998
Housing units	3,875	1,602
Homeownership rate	70.6%	82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	38.0%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Augusta	Rose Hill
Population	9,368 → 9,252 (-1.2%)	4,038 → 4,353 (+7.8%)
Median household income	$48,887 → $60,581 (+23.9%)	$75,491 → $98,827 (+30.9%)
Median home value	$125,900 → $162,200 (+28.8%)	$144,400 → $213,400 (+47.8%)
Median gross rent	$830 → $950 (+14.5%)	$1,058 → $998 (-5.7%)

Augusta

Population

9,3689,252

Median household income

$48,887$60,581

Median home value

$125,900$162,200

Median gross rent

$830$950

Rose Hill

Population

4,0384,353

Median household income

$75,491$98,827

Median home value

$144,400$213,400

Median gross rent

$1,058$998

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Augusta	Rose Hill
Under 5	5.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	16.7%	22.1%
18 to 24	10.5%	11.9%
25 to 34	12.9%	11.3%
35 to 44	10.4%	13.9%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.3%
55 to 64	12.8%	10.2%
65 to 74	12.9%	9.5%
75 and over	7.2%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Augusta	Rose Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	79.2%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	1.0%
Asian	0.1%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	11.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Augusta	Rose Hill
No high school diploma	5.7%	2.7%
High school graduate	32.9%	26.1%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	17.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Augusta	Rose Hill
Drove alone	75.6%	87.1%
Carpooled	12.8%	2.9%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	9.0%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Augusta	Rose Hill
1-unit, detached	78.3%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	0.7%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Augusta	Rose Hill
Poverty rate	11.3%	0.9%
Average household size	2.44	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1975	1992