Augusta vs Towanda

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

Augusta and Towanda 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 1,748 in Towanda). Towanda has the higher median household income ($71,048 vs $60,581 in Augusta). Augusta has the higher median home value ($162,200 vs $114,700 in Towanda).

Population, income & housing

	Augusta	Towanda
Population	9,252	1,748
Median age	39.0 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,581	$71,048
Median home value	$162,200	$114,700
Median gross rent	$950	$944
Housing units	3,875	702
Homeownership rate	70.6%	83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Augusta	Towanda
Population	9,368 → 9,252 (-1.2%)	1,311 → 1,748 (+33.3%)
Median household income	$48,887 → $60,581 (+23.9%)	$56,989 → $71,048 (+24.7%)
Median home value	$125,900 → $162,200 (+28.8%)	$79,500 → $114,700 (+44.3%)
Median gross rent	$830 → $950 (+14.5%)	$804 → $944 (+17.4%)

Augusta

Population

9,3689,252

Median household income

$48,887$60,581

Median home value

$125,900$162,200

Median gross rent

$830$950

Towanda

Population

1,3111,748

Median household income

$56,989$71,048

Median home value

$79,500$114,700

Median gross rent

$804$944

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Augusta	Towanda
Under 5	5.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	16.7%	29.1%
18 to 24	10.5%	6.5%
25 to 34	12.9%	12.7%
35 to 44	10.4%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.6%	10.1%
55 to 64	12.8%	14.0%
65 to 74	12.9%	6.6%
75 and over	7.2%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Augusta	Towanda
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.3%
Asian	0.1%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Augusta	Towanda
No high school diploma	5.7%	6.3%
High school graduate	32.9%	25.8%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	43.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Augusta	Towanda
Drove alone	75.6%	85.6%
Carpooled	12.8%	3.6%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	9.3%
Other means	1.7%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Augusta	Towanda
1-unit, detached	78.3%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	1.9%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	17.8%

Poverty & households

	Augusta	Towanda
Poverty rate	11.3%	12.1%
Average household size	2.44	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1975	1987