Augusta vs Lincoln

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

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

Lincoln has the higher population (868 vs 222 in Augusta). Lincoln has the higher median household income ($45,912 vs $43,333 in Augusta). Lincoln has the higher median home value ($286,200 vs $215,000 in Augusta).

Population, income & housing

	Augusta	Lincoln
Population	222	868
Median age	63.2 yrs	56.8 yrs
Median household income	$43,333	$45,912
Median home value	$215,000	$286,200
Median gross rent	$826	$764
Housing units	196	719
Homeownership rate	57.9%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.0%	27.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Augusta	Lincoln
Population	318 → 222 (-30.2%)	857 → 868 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$39,583 → $43,333 (+9.5%)	$32,538 → $45,912 (+41.1%)
Median home value	$191,100 → $215,000 (+12.5%)	$164,400 → $286,200 (+74.1%)
Median gross rent	$557 → $826 (+48.3%)	$664 → $764 (+15.1%)

Augusta

Population

318222

Median household income

$39,583$43,333

Median home value

$191,100$215,000

Median gross rent

$557$826

Lincoln

Population

857868

Median household income

$32,538$45,912

Median home value

$164,400$286,200

Median gross rent

$664$764

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Augusta	Lincoln
Under 5	5.9%	1.8%
5 to 17	4.1%	4.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.2%
25 to 34	9.5%	12.2%
35 to 44	6.3%	7.5%
45 to 54	4.1%	9.8%
55 to 64	27.5%	27.6%
65 to 74	23.0%	17.1%
75 and over	19.8%	13.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Augusta	Lincoln
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	94.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.5%	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	3.6%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Augusta	Lincoln
No high school diploma	3.5%	5.4%
High school graduate	50.0%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Augusta	Lincoln
Drove alone	44.2%	60.0%
Carpooled	11.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	20.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	7.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.8%	37.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Augusta	Lincoln
1-unit, detached	88.8%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	17.1%

Poverty & households

	Augusta	Lincoln
Poverty rate	16.7%	4.6%
Average household size	1.76	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	21	11
Median year structure built	1967	1976