Augusta vs Parchment

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

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

Parchment has the higher population (2,012 vs 726 in Augusta). Augusta has the higher median household income ($58,958 vs $54,572 in Parchment). Parchment has the higher median home value ($178,400 vs $135,200 in Augusta).

Population, income & housing

	Augusta	Parchment
Population	726	2,012
Median age	36.9 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,958	$54,572
Median home value	$135,200	$178,400
Median gross rent	$816	$1,024
Housing units	338	1,002
Homeownership rate	60.8%	56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	9.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Augusta	Parchment
Population	971 → 726 (-25.2%)	1,953 → 2,012 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$55,536 → $58,958 (+6.2%)	$50,000 → $54,572 (+9.1%)
Median home value	$95,400 → $135,200 (+41.7%)	$121,400 → $178,400 (+47.0%)
Median gross rent	$785 → $816 (+3.9%)	$754 → $1,024 (+35.8%)

Augusta

Population

971726

Median household income

$55,536$58,958

Median home value

$95,400$135,200

Median gross rent

$785$816

Parchment

Population

1,9532,012

Median household income

$50,000$54,572

Median home value

$121,400$178,400

Median gross rent

$754$1,024

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Augusta	Parchment
Under 5	4.3%	5.4%
5 to 17	19.6%	15.9%
18 to 24	6.9%	15.1%
25 to 34	15.6%	22.4%
35 to 44	12.4%	14.7%
45 to 54	16.3%	7.1%
55 to 64	14.3%	9.7%
65 to 74	8.0%	4.8%
75 and over	2.8%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Augusta	Parchment
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	67.2%
Black or African American	0.6%	14.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	3.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	10.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Augusta	Parchment
No high school diploma	5.8%	5.5%
High school graduate	36.0%	27.2%
Some college or associate's	42.7%	43.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Augusta	Parchment
Drove alone	87.8%	86.6%
Carpooled	8.5%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.7%
Walked	0.5%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	5.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Augusta	Parchment
1-unit, detached	76.6%	57.2%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	15.5%
5 to 19 units	14.2%	19.2%
20 or more units	0.3%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Augusta	Parchment
Poverty rate	6.1%	8.9%
Average household size	2.28	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	25	19
Median year structure built	1955	1954