Augusta vs Scotts

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

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

Augusta has the higher population (726 vs 145 in Scotts). Scotts has the higher median household income ($87,667 vs $58,958 in Augusta). Augusta has the higher median home value ($135,200 vs $132,800 in Scotts).

Population, income & housing

	Augusta	Scotts
Population	726	145
Median age	36.9 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,958	$87,667
Median home value	$135,200	$132,800
Median gross rent	$816	—
Housing units	338	50
Homeownership rate	60.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	31.2%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Augusta	Scotts
Population	971 → 726 (-25.2%)	114 → 145 (+27.2%)
Median household income	$55,536 → $58,958 (+6.2%)	$30,313 → $87,667 (+189.2%)
Median home value	$95,400 → $135,200 (+41.7%)	$111,100 → $132,800 (+19.5%)
Median gross rent	$785 → $816 (+3.9%)	—

Augusta

Population

971726

Median household income

$55,536$58,958

Median home value

$95,400$135,200

Median gross rent

$785$816

Scotts

Population

114145

Median household income

$30,313$87,667

Median home value

$111,100$132,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Augusta	Scotts
Under 5	4.3%	3.4%
5 to 17	19.6%	35.9%
18 to 24	6.9%	7.6%
25 to 34	15.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	12.4%	21.4%
45 to 54	16.3%	6.2%
55 to 64	14.3%	10.3%
65 to 74	8.0%	5.5%
75 and over	2.8%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Augusta	Scotts
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	42.1%
Black or African American	0.6%	30.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	27.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Augusta	Scotts
No high school diploma	5.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	36.0%	11.7%
Some college or associate's	42.7%	57.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Augusta	Scotts
Drove alone	87.8%	40.0%
Carpooled	8.5%	60.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Augusta	Scotts
1-unit, detached	76.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	14.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Augusta	Scotts
Poverty rate	6.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.28	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1955	1943