Augusta County vs York County

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

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

Augusta County has the higher population (77,713 vs 70,590 in York County). York County has the higher median household income ($108,326 vs $79,972 in Augusta County). York County has the higher median home value ($411,200 vs $281,400 in Augusta County).

Population, income & housing

	Augusta County	York County
Population	77,713	70,590
Median age	44.9 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$79,972	$108,326
Median home value	$281,400	$411,200
Median gross rent	$1,057	$1,777
Housing units	32,890	28,211
Homeownership rate	78.9%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	50.0%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Augusta County	York County
Population	75,079 → 77,713 (+3.5%)	67,982 → 70,590 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$62,711 → $79,972 (+27.5%)	$92,069 → $108,326 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$214,000 → $281,400 (+31.5%)	$327,100 → $411,200 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$890 → $1,057 (+18.8%)	$1,480 → $1,777 (+20.1%)

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

York County

Population

67,98270,590

Median household income

$92,069$108,326

Median home value

$327,100$411,200

Median gross rent

$1,480$1,777

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Augusta County	York County
Under 5	4.5%	5.2%
5 to 17	14.2%	18.2%
18 to 24	7.3%	8.7%
25 to 34	12.0%	11.2%
35 to 44	12.2%	14.5%
45 to 54	12.7%	11.6%
55 to 64	15.1%	13.3%
65 to 74	12.8%	9.7%
75 and over	9.2%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Augusta County	York County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	66.9%
Black or African American	4.3%	13.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.3%
Some other race	0.4%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.5%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Augusta County	York County
No high school diploma	9.2%	4.3%
High school graduate	40.8%	16.7%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	26.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	23.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Augusta County	York County
Drove alone	84.2%	75.0%
Carpooled	7.4%	8.1%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	1.2%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	6.5%	12.8%
Other means	0.5%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Augusta County	York County
1-unit, detached	80.1%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	12.4%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	11.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Augusta County	York County
Poverty rate	7.3%	5.4%
Average household size	2.43	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1988	1992