Augusta vs West Alton

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

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

West Alton has the higher population (511 vs 274 in Augusta). West Alton has the higher median household income ($128,438 vs $100,250 in Augusta). Augusta has the higher median home value ($340,600 vs $156,300 in West Alton).

Population, income & housing

	Augusta	West Alton
Population	274	511
Median age	51.8 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$100,250	$128,438
Median home value	$340,600	$156,300
Median gross rent	$1,357	$1,313
Housing units	154	223
Homeownership rate	92.1%	94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.6%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Augusta	West Alton
Population	290 → 274 (-5.5%)	388 → 511 (+31.7%)
Median household income	$66,071 → $100,250 (+51.7%)	$41,563 → $128,438 (+209.0%)
Median home value	$204,800 → $340,600 (+66.3%)	$104,700 → $156,300 (+49.3%)
Median gross rent	$842 → $1,357 (+61.2%)	$505 → $1,313 (+160.0%)

Augusta

Population

290274

Median household income

$66,071$100,250

Median home value

$204,800$340,600

Median gross rent

$842$1,357

West Alton

Population

388511

Median household income

$41,563$128,438

Median home value

$104,700$156,300

Median gross rent

$505$1,313

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Augusta	West Alton
Under 5	2.2%	1.8%
5 to 17	19.0%	26.8%
18 to 24	1.5%	4.5%
25 to 34	5.8%	11.9%
35 to 44	9.5%	21.7%
45 to 54	20.4%	10.4%
55 to 64	15.0%	11.5%
65 to 74	22.3%	9.8%
75 and over	4.4%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Augusta	West Alton
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	98.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
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%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Augusta	West Alton
No high school diploma	2.4%	6.4%
High school graduate	23.6%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	42.5%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Augusta	West Alton
Drove alone	74.1%	89.4%
Carpooled	4.4%	0.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.1%	10.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Augusta	West Alton
1-unit, detached	93.5%	97.3%
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%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Augusta	West Alton
Poverty rate	3.6%	1.8%
Average household size	2.16	3.21
Mean commute (minutes)	38	29
Median year structure built	1938	1963