Augusta vs Fairchild

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

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

Augusta has the higher population (1,381 vs 418 in Fairchild). Augusta has the higher median household income ($50,080 vs $47,083 in Fairchild). Augusta has the higher median home value ($140,100 vs $102,000 in Fairchild).

Population, income & housing

	Augusta	Fairchild
Population	1,381	418
Median age	37.3 yrs	48.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,080	$47,083
Median home value	$140,100	$102,000
Median gross rent	$823	$717
Housing units	586	242
Homeownership rate	68.4%	69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	5.1%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Augusta	Fairchild
Population	1,431 → 1,381 (-3.5%)	584 → 418 (-28.4%)
Median household income	$49,500 → $50,080 (+1.2%)	$35,250 → $47,083 (+33.6%)
Median home value	$108,800 → $140,100 (+28.8%)	$67,600 → $102,000 (+50.9%)
Median gross rent	$689 → $823 (+19.4%)	$639 → $717 (+12.2%)

Augusta

Population

1,4311,381

Median household income

$49,500$50,080

Median home value

$108,800$140,100

Median gross rent

$689$823

Fairchild

Population

584418

Median household income

$35,250$47,083

Median home value

$67,600$102,000

Median gross rent

$639$717

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Augusta	Fairchild
Under 5	8.3%	2.4%
5 to 17	16.4%	13.6%
18 to 24	7.7%	8.9%
25 to 34	13.9%	11.0%
35 to 44	13.8%	11.0%
45 to 54	8.3%	19.9%
55 to 64	11.9%	20.8%
65 to 74	9.6%	7.7%
75 and over	10.1%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Augusta	Fairchild
White (non-Hispanic)	87.3%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	2.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.5%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Augusta	Fairchild
No high school diploma	12.8%	11.5%
High school graduate	46.4%	49.0%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Augusta	Fairchild
Drove alone	81.0%	68.8%
Carpooled	4.8%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.3%	14.5%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Augusta	Fairchild
1-unit, detached	77.0%	66.1%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	14.0%	11.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	Augusta	Fairchild
Poverty rate	19.4%	16.4%
Average household size	2.38	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	23	29
Median year structure built	1956	1968