Beaumont vs New Augusta

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

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

Beaumont has the higher population (917 vs 459 in New Augusta). Beaumont has the higher median home value ($260,100 vs $85,000 in New Augusta). Since 2019, Beaumont's population has grown faster (+3.4% vs -30.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Beaumont	New Augusta
Population	917	459
Median age	42.9 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$80,302	—
Median home value	$260,100	$85,000
Median gross rent	$338	—
Housing units	653	258
Homeownership rate	83.8%	56.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.2%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Beaumont	New Augusta
Population	887 → 917 (+3.4%)	657 → 459 (-30.1%)
Median household income	$27,438 → $80,302 (+192.7%)	$41,429 → $29,000 (-30.0%)
Median home value	$70,900 → $260,100 (+266.9%)	$79,400 → $85,000 (+7.1%)
Median gross rent	$510 → $338 (-33.7%)	$457 → $439 (-3.9%)

Beaumont

Population

887917

Median household income

$27,438$80,302

Median home value

$70,900$260,100

Median gross rent

$510$338

New Augusta

Population

657459

Median household income

$41,429$29,000

Median home value

$79,400$85,000

Median gross rent

$457$439

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Beaumont	New Augusta
Under 5	0.2%	3.5%
5 to 17	5.6%	23.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	11.5%
25 to 34	15.3%	10.9%
35 to 44	33.3%	8.1%
45 to 54	19.2%	20.3%
55 to 64	12.1%	13.3%
65 to 74	5.8%	7.8%
75 and over	8.6%	1.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Beaumont	New Augusta
White (non-Hispanic)	36.4%	53.2%
Black or African American	33.5%	35.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	28.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.7%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Beaumont	New Augusta
No high school diploma	8.0%	12.4%
High school graduate	35.6%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	53.1%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	2.2%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	13.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Beaumont	New Augusta
Drove alone	38.4%	89.2%
Carpooled	57.4%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.2%
Other means	4.2%	4.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Beaumont	New Augusta
1-unit, detached	76.7%	53.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	20.9%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.5%	19.8%

Poverty & households

	Beaumont	New Augusta
Poverty rate	17.8%	44.2%
Average household size	1.73	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	12	28
Median year structure built	2001	1979