Augusta vs Winthrop

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

Augusta and Winthrop 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 2,666 in Winthrop). Winthrop has the higher median household income ($54,612 vs $48,756 in Augusta). Winthrop has the higher median home value ($240,700 vs $188,900 in Augusta).

Population, income & housing

	Augusta	Winthrop
Population	18,999	2,666
Median age	44.1 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$48,756	$54,612
Median home value	$188,900	$240,700
Median gross rent	$887	$899
Housing units	9,927	1,335
Homeownership rate	55.6%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	34.4%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Augusta	Winthrop
Population	18,605 → 18,999 (+2.1%)	2,467 → 2,666 (+8.1%)
Median household income	$43,796 → $48,756 (+11.3%)	$60,223 → $54,612 (-9.3%)
Median home value	$144,800 → $188,900 (+30.5%)	$196,100 → $240,700 (+22.7%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $887 (+23.0%)	$752 → $899 (+19.5%)

Augusta

Population

18,60518,999

Median household income

$43,796$48,756

Median home value

$144,800$188,900

Median gross rent

$721$887

Winthrop

Population

2,4672,666

Median household income

$60,223$54,612

Median home value

$196,100$240,700

Median gross rent

$752$899

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Augusta	Winthrop
Under 5	5.4%	1.1%
5 to 17	12.1%	27.5%
18 to 24	5.1%	4.4%
25 to 34	17.2%	10.2%
35 to 44	11.9%	17.0%
45 to 54	10.3%	9.1%
55 to 64	15.0%	14.9%
65 to 74	11.8%	12.4%
75 and over	11.2%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Augusta	Winthrop
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	90.7%
Black or African American	1.8%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Augusta	Winthrop
No high school diploma	5.3%	2.2%
High school graduate	37.8%	19.6%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Augusta	Winthrop
Drove alone	69.1%	73.3%
Carpooled	12.7%	1.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.0%	22.5%
Other means	0.9%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Augusta	Winthrop
1-unit, detached	52.5%	69.2%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	17.8%	12.9%
5 to 19 units	14.4%	8.2%
20 or more units	9.4%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Augusta	Winthrop
Poverty rate	19.4%	24.9%
Average household size	1.97	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	16	21
Median year structure built	1964	1971