Augusta vs Richland

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

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

Richland has the higher population (1,014 vs 726 in Augusta). Richland has the higher median household income ($84,333 vs $58,958 in Augusta). Richland has the higher median home value ($248,400 vs $135,200 in Augusta).

Population, income & housing

	Augusta	Richland
Population	726	1,014
Median age	36.9 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,958	$84,333
Median home value	$135,200	$248,400
Median gross rent	$816	$1,292
Housing units	338	385
Homeownership rate	60.8%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	47.2%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Augusta	Richland
Population	971 → 726 (-25.2%)	772 → 1,014 (+31.3%)
Median household income	$55,536 → $58,958 (+6.2%)	$74,219 → $84,333 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$95,400 → $135,200 (+41.7%)	$184,100 → $248,400 (+34.9%)
Median gross rent	$785 → $816 (+3.9%)	$850 → $1,292 (+52.0%)

Augusta

Population

971726

Median household income

$55,536$58,958

Median home value

$95,400$135,200

Median gross rent

$785$816

Richland

Population

7721,014

Median household income

$74,219$84,333

Median home value

$184,100$248,400

Median gross rent

$850$1,292

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Augusta	Richland
Under 5	4.3%	5.5%
5 to 17	19.6%	18.4%
18 to 24	6.9%	10.3%
25 to 34	15.6%	9.1%
35 to 44	12.4%	12.3%
45 to 54	16.3%	10.5%
55 to 64	14.3%	10.0%
65 to 74	8.0%	11.3%
75 and over	2.8%	12.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Augusta	Richland
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Augusta	Richland
No high school diploma	5.8%	2.2%
High school graduate	36.0%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	42.7%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	18.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Augusta	Richland
Drove alone	87.8%	71.9%
Carpooled	8.5%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	3.1%	16.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Augusta	Richland
1-unit, detached	76.6%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	13.8%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	14.2%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.3%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Augusta	Richland
Poverty rate	6.1%	9.4%
Average household size	2.28	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1955	1992