Augusta vs Oakland

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

Augusta and Oakland 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 2,714 in Oakland). Augusta has the higher median household income ($48,756 vs $44,846 in Oakland). Augusta has the higher median home value ($188,900 vs $142,800 in Oakland).

Population, income & housing

	Augusta	Oakland
Population	18,999	2,714
Median age	44.1 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,756	$44,846
Median home value	$188,900	$142,800
Median gross rent	$887	$932
Housing units	9,927	1,324
Homeownership rate	55.6%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Augusta	Oakland
Population	18,605 → 18,999 (+2.1%)	2,389 → 2,714 (+13.6%)
Median household income	$43,796 → $48,756 (+11.3%)	$57,794 → $44,846 (-22.4%)
Median home value	$144,800 → $188,900 (+30.5%)	$166,000 → $142,800 (-14.0%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $887 (+23.0%)	$817 → $932 (+14.1%)

Augusta

Population

18,60518,999

Median household income

$43,796$48,756

Median home value

$144,800$188,900

Median gross rent

$721$887

Oakland

Population

2,3892,714

Median household income

$57,794$44,846

Median home value

$166,000$142,800

Median gross rent

$817$932

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Augusta	Oakland
Under 5	5.4%	7.5%
5 to 17	12.1%	18.5%
18 to 24	5.1%	3.5%
25 to 34	17.2%	14.0%
35 to 44	11.9%	10.9%
45 to 54	10.3%	19.3%
55 to 64	15.0%	10.0%
65 to 74	11.8%	8.4%
75 and over	11.2%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Augusta	Oakland
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	90.5%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Augusta	Oakland
No high school diploma	5.3%	4.8%
High school graduate	37.8%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Augusta	Oakland
Drove alone	69.1%	83.6%
Carpooled	12.7%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.0%	7.3%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Augusta	Oakland
1-unit, detached	52.5%	49.4%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.8%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	14.4%	21.9%
20 or more units	9.4%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	22.0%

Poverty & households

	Augusta	Oakland
Poverty rate	19.4%	17.2%
Average household size	1.97	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	16	21
Median year structure built	1964	1974