Paynesville vs St. Augusta

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

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

St. Augusta has the higher population (3,576 vs 2,476 in Paynesville). St. Augusta has the higher median household income ($116,384 vs $72,105 in Paynesville). St. Augusta has the higher median home value ($323,400 vs $168,800 in Paynesville).

Population, income & housing

	Paynesville	St. Augusta
Population	2,476	3,576
Median age	40.6 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$72,105	$116,384
Median home value	$168,800	$323,400
Median gross rent	$791	$1,373
Housing units	1,236	1,200
Homeownership rate	69.2%	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.9%	34.1%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Paynesville	St. Augusta
Population	2,503 → 2,476 (-1.1%)	3,720 → 3,576 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$51,208 → $72,105 (+40.8%)	$85,521 → $116,384 (+36.1%)
Median home value	$129,400 → $168,800 (+30.4%)	$228,400 → $323,400 (+41.6%)
Median gross rent	$642 → $791 (+23.2%)	$947 → $1,373 (+45.0%)

Paynesville

Population

2,5032,476

Median household income

$51,208$72,105

Median home value

$129,400$168,800

Median gross rent

$642$791

St. Augusta

Population

3,7203,576

Median household income

$85,521$116,384

Median home value

$228,400$323,400

Median gross rent

$947$1,373

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Paynesville	St. Augusta
Under 5	6.6%	8.3%
5 to 17	12.3%	18.9%
18 to 24	12.0%	9.5%
25 to 34	14.8%	13.6%
35 to 44	8.4%	15.9%
45 to 54	8.2%	11.0%
55 to 64	9.9%	12.1%
65 to 74	12.4%	7.1%
75 and over	15.5%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Paynesville	St. Augusta
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	94.2%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Paynesville	St. Augusta
No high school diploma	6.9%	4.2%
High school graduate	33.9%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	15.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Paynesville	St. Augusta
Drove alone	83.1%	88.2%
Carpooled	3.3%	2.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	5.6%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	6.8%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Paynesville	St. Augusta
1-unit, detached	66.1%	90.5%
1-unit, attached	6.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	14.6%	0.6%
20 or more units	10.2%	7.8%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Paynesville	St. Augusta
Poverty rate	5.5%	4.2%
Average household size	2.18	3.10
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1970	2002