Augusta County vs James City County

A side-by-side comparison of Augusta County and James City County: population, income, housing, and more.

Augusta County and James City County are counties in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

James City County has the higher population (80,046 vs 77,713 in Augusta County). James City County has the higher median household income ($107,046 vs $79,972 in Augusta County). James City County has the higher median home value ($419,200 vs $281,400 in Augusta County).

Population, income & housing

	Augusta County	James City County
Population	77,713	80,046
Median age	44.9 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$79,972	$107,046
Median home value	$281,400	$419,200
Median gross rent	$1,057	$1,491
Housing units	32,890	34,400
Homeownership rate	78.9%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	50.2%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Augusta County	James City County
Population	75,079 → 77,713 (+3.5%)	74,916 → 80,046 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$62,711 → $79,972 (+27.5%)	$87,678 → $107,046 (+22.1%)
Median home value	$214,000 → $281,400 (+31.5%)	$340,500 → $419,200 (+23.1%)
Median gross rent	$890 → $1,057 (+18.8%)	$1,327 → $1,491 (+12.4%)

Augusta County

Population

75,07977,713

Median household income

$62,711$79,972

Median home value

$214,000$281,400

Median gross rent

$890$1,057

James City County

Population

74,91680,046

Median household income

$87,678$107,046

Median home value

$340,500$419,200

Median gross rent

$1,327$1,491

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Augusta County	James City County
Under 5	4.5%	4.8%
5 to 17	14.2%	14.8%
18 to 24	7.3%	6.9%
25 to 34	12.0%	9.5%
35 to 44	12.2%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.7%	11.8%
55 to 64	15.1%	14.2%
65 to 74	12.8%	14.4%
75 and over	9.2%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Augusta County	James City County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	72.5%
Black or African American	4.3%	12.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.5%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Augusta County	James City County
No high school diploma	9.2%	4.8%
High school graduate	40.8%	18.9%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	24.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Augusta County	James City County
Drove alone	84.2%	75.2%
Carpooled	7.4%	6.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.6%
Walked	1.2%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.5%	15.7%
Other means	0.5%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Augusta County	James City County
1-unit, detached	80.1%	67.5%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	13.2%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	9.6%
20 or more units	2.0%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Augusta County	James City County
Poverty rate	7.3%	6.5%
Average household size	2.43	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1988	1997