Augusta vs Waterville

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

Augusta and Waterville 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 16,704 in Waterville). Augusta has the higher median household income ($48,756 vs $47,489 in Waterville). Augusta has the higher median home value ($188,900 vs $173,700 in Waterville).

Population, income & housing

	Augusta	Waterville
Population	18,999	16,704
Median age	44.1 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$48,756	$47,489
Median home value	$188,900	$173,700
Median gross rent	$887	$957
Housing units	9,927	7,036
Homeownership rate	55.6%	45.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	32.2%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Augusta	Waterville
Population	18,605 → 18,999 (+2.1%)	16,577 → 16,704 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$43,796 → $48,756 (+11.3%)	$38,862 → $47,489 (+22.2%)
Median home value	$144,800 → $188,900 (+30.5%)	$125,000 → $173,700 (+39.0%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $887 (+23.0%)	$727 → $957 (+31.6%)

Augusta

Population

18,60518,999

Median household income

$43,796$48,756

Median home value

$144,800$188,900

Median gross rent

$721$887

Waterville

Population

16,57716,704

Median household income

$38,862$47,489

Median home value

$125,000$173,700

Median gross rent

$727$957

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Augusta	Waterville
Under 5	5.4%	4.5%
5 to 17	12.1%	13.8%
18 to 24	5.1%	22.1%
25 to 34	17.2%	10.1%
35 to 44	11.9%	12.1%
45 to 54	10.3%	6.7%
55 to 64	15.0%	13.3%
65 to 74	11.8%	10.3%
75 and over	11.2%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Augusta	Waterville
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	89.0%
Black or African American	1.8%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.3%
Asian	1.4%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.7%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Augusta	Waterville
No high school diploma	5.3%	8.7%
High school graduate	37.8%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	14.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Augusta	Waterville
Drove alone	69.1%	67.4%
Carpooled	12.7%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	3.3%	8.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.0%	15.7%
Other means	0.9%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Augusta	Waterville
1-unit, detached	52.5%	40.5%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	17.8%	31.0%
5 to 19 units	14.4%	15.0%
20 or more units	9.4%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Augusta	Waterville
Poverty rate	19.4%	25.4%
Average household size	1.97	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	16	17
Median year structure built	1964	1959