Augusta vs Defiance

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

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

Augusta has the higher population (274 vs 80 in Defiance). Defiance has the higher median household income ($199,519 vs $100,250 in Augusta). Since 2019, Augusta's population has grown faster (-5.5% vs -14.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Augusta	Defiance
Population	274	80
Median age	51.8 yrs	59.3 yrs
Median household income	$100,250	$199,519
Median home value	$340,600	—
Median gross rent	$1,357	—
Housing units	154	39
Homeownership rate	92.1%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.6%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Augusta	Defiance
Population	290 → 274 (-5.5%)	93 → 80 (-14.0%)
Median household income	$66,071 → $100,250 (+51.7%)	$53,015 → $199,519 (+276.3%)
Median home value	$204,800 → $340,600 (+66.3%)	—
Median gross rent	$842 → $1,357 (+61.2%)	—

Augusta

Population

290274

Median household income

$66,071$100,250

Median home value

$204,800$340,600

Median gross rent

$842$1,357

Defiance

Population

9380

Median household income

$53,015$199,519

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Augusta	Defiance
Under 5	2.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	1.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	5.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	9.5%	23.8%
45 to 54	20.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	15.0%	53.8%
65 to 74	22.3%	0.0%
75 and over	4.4%	22.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Augusta	Defiance
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	2.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Augusta	Defiance
No high school diploma	2.4%	12.5%
High school graduate	23.6%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	42.5%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Augusta	Defiance
Drove alone	74.1%	100.0%
Carpooled	4.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Augusta	Defiance
1-unit, detached	93.5%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Augusta	Defiance
Poverty rate	3.6%	0.0%
Average household size	2.16	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	38	—
Median year structure built	1938	1998