Augusta vs Winslow

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

Augusta and Winslow 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 5,701 in Winslow). Winslow has the higher median household income ($56,506 vs $48,756 in Augusta). Winslow has the higher median home value ($200,100 vs $188,900 in Augusta).

Population, income & housing

	Augusta	Winslow
Population	18,999	5,701
Median age	44.1 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$48,756	$56,506
Median home value	$188,900	$200,100
Median gross rent	$887	$953
Housing units	9,927	2,703
Homeownership rate	55.6%	64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Augusta	Winslow
Population	18,605 → 18,999 (+2.1%)	4,928 → 5,701 (+15.7%)
Median household income	$43,796 → $48,756 (+11.3%)	$46,980 → $56,506 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$144,800 → $188,900 (+30.5%)	$130,000 → $200,100 (+53.9%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $887 (+23.0%)	$807 → $953 (+18.1%)

Augusta

Population

18,60518,999

Median household income

$43,796$48,756

Median home value

$144,800$188,900

Median gross rent

$721$887

Winslow

Population

4,9285,701

Median household income

$46,980$56,506

Median home value

$130,000$200,100

Median gross rent

$807$953

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Augusta	Winslow
Under 5	5.4%	3.3%
5 to 17	12.1%	16.7%
18 to 24	5.1%	8.3%
25 to 34	17.2%	12.3%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.9%
45 to 54	10.3%	16.4%
55 to 64	15.0%	12.0%
65 to 74	11.8%	9.2%
75 and over	11.2%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Augusta	Winslow
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	91.1%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Augusta	Winslow
No high school diploma	5.3%	5.3%
High school graduate	37.8%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Augusta	Winslow
Drove alone	69.1%	76.4%
Carpooled	12.7%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.0%	9.0%
Other means	0.9%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Augusta	Winslow
1-unit, detached	52.5%	60.3%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	17.8%	23.2%
5 to 19 units	14.4%	12.5%
20 or more units	9.4%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Augusta	Winslow
Poverty rate	19.4%	9.0%
Average household size	1.97	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	16	20
Median year structure built	1964	1966