Augusta vs Gardiner

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

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

Augusta has the higher population (18,999 vs 6,047 in Gardiner). Gardiner has the higher median household income ($58,152 vs $48,756 in Augusta). Gardiner has the higher median home value ($198,100 vs $188,900 in Augusta).

Population, income & housing

	Augusta	Gardiner
Population	18,999	6,047
Median age	44.1 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$48,756	$58,152
Median home value	$188,900	$198,100
Median gross rent	$887	$927
Housing units	9,927	3,065
Homeownership rate	55.6%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	29.0%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Augusta	Gardiner
Population	18,605 → 18,999 (+2.1%)	5,657 → 6,047 (+6.9%)
Median household income	$43,796 → $48,756 (+11.3%)	$49,627 → $58,152 (+17.2%)
Median home value	$144,800 → $188,900 (+30.5%)	$140,700 → $198,100 (+40.8%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $887 (+23.0%)	$733 → $927 (+26.5%)

Augusta

Population

18,60518,999

Median household income

$43,796$48,756

Median home value

$144,800$188,900

Median gross rent

$721$887

Gardiner

Population

5,6576,047

Median household income

$49,627$58,152

Median home value

$140,700$198,100

Median gross rent

$733$927

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Augusta	Gardiner
Under 5	5.4%	4.5%
5 to 17	12.1%	12.4%
18 to 24	5.1%	10.8%
25 to 34	17.2%	12.8%
35 to 44	11.9%	9.9%
45 to 54	10.3%	16.0%
55 to 64	15.0%	11.6%
65 to 74	11.8%	14.2%
75 and over	11.2%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Augusta	Gardiner
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	90.4%
Black or African American	1.8%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.3%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Augusta	Gardiner
No high school diploma	5.3%	6.5%
High school graduate	37.8%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Augusta	Gardiner
Drove alone	69.1%	73.1%
Carpooled	12.7%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	3.3%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.0%	11.2%
Other means	0.9%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Augusta	Gardiner
1-unit, detached	52.5%	60.3%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	17.8%	20.5%
5 to 19 units	14.4%	11.8%
20 or more units	9.4%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Augusta	Gardiner
Poverty rate	19.4%	11.3%
Average household size	1.97	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	16	28
Median year structure built	1964	1945