Augusta vs New Melle

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

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

New Melle has the higher population (510 vs 274 in Augusta). New Melle has the higher median household income ($103,750 vs $100,250 in Augusta). New Melle has the higher median home value ($407,100 vs $340,600 in Augusta).

Population, income & housing

	Augusta	New Melle
Population	274	510
Median age	51.8 yrs	54.4 yrs
Median household income	$100,250	$103,750
Median home value	$340,600	$407,100
Median gross rent	$1,357	$775
Housing units	154	216
Homeownership rate	92.1%	91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.6%	38.7%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Augusta	New Melle
Population	290 → 274 (-5.5%)	508 → 510 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$66,071 → $100,250 (+51.7%)	$88,750 → $103,750 (+16.9%)
Median home value	$204,800 → $340,600 (+66.3%)	$303,100 → $407,100 (+34.3%)
Median gross rent	$842 → $1,357 (+61.2%)	$1,125 → $775 (-31.1%)

Augusta

Population

290274

Median household income

$66,071$100,250

Median home value

$204,800$340,600

Median gross rent

$842$1,357

New Melle

Population

508510

Median household income

$88,750$103,750

Median home value

$303,100$407,100

Median gross rent

$1,125$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Augusta	New Melle
Under 5	2.2%	1.4%
5 to 17	19.0%	16.5%
18 to 24	1.5%	3.1%
25 to 34	5.8%	6.3%
35 to 44	9.5%	9.0%
45 to 54	20.4%	14.3%
55 to 64	15.0%	14.7%
65 to 74	22.3%	14.5%
75 and over	4.4%	20.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Augusta	New Melle
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	8.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Augusta	New Melle
No high school diploma	2.4%	4.7%
High school graduate	23.6%	21.6%
Some college or associate's	42.5%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	15.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Augusta	New Melle
Drove alone	74.1%	86.5%
Carpooled	4.4%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.1%	9.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Augusta	New Melle
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	New Melle
Poverty rate	3.6%	3.3%
Average household size	2.16	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	38	26
Median year structure built	1938	2001