Augusta

Population: 1,514
Median household income: $43,854
Median home value: $100,700

Augusta, a community in Bracken County, Kentucky, has 1,514 residents. At $43,854, its median household income sits below Bracken County's $59,521.

Between 2019 and 2023, Augusta's population grew 25.7% from 1,204 to 1,514, while its median home value fell 8.5% from $110,000 to $100,700.

72.4% of workers drive to work alone. 56.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,514
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $43,854
Median home value: $100,700
Median gross rent: $696
Housing units: 770
Homeownership rate: 53.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Unemployment rate: 9.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2041,514

Median household income

$37,813$43,854

Median home value

$110,000$100,700

Median gross rent

$568$696

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,204	$37,813	$110,000	$568
2020	1,329	$48,203	$90,200	$428
2021	1,238	$48,224	$95,000	$504
2022	1,599	$50,135	$89,100	$637
2023	1,514	$43,854	$100,700	$696

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.3%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 448.0%

45 to 5416.6%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	126	8.3%
5 to 17	251	16.6%
18 to 24	163	10.8%
25 to 34	206	13.6%
35 to 44	121	8.0%
45 to 54	252	16.6%
55 to 64	183	12.1%
65 to 74	146	9.6%
75 and over	66	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,370	90.5%
Black or African American	19	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	91	6.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	11	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.2%

High school graduate39.1%

Some college or associate's28.6%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	119	12.2%
High school graduate	381	39.1%
Some college or associate's	279	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	137	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	58	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone72.4%

Carpooled19.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	435	72.4%
Carpooled	116	19.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	37	6.2%
Other means	2	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	235	41.7%
15 to 29 min	42	7.4%
30 to 44 min	153	27.1%
45 to 59 min	71	12.6%
60+ min	63	11.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 27.3% (414 of 1,514)

	Count	Share
Family households	452	73.0%
Nonfamily households	167	27.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1943

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	619	80.4%
Vacant	151	19.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	329	53.2%
Renter-occupied	290	46.8%

1-unit, detached56.6%

1-unit, attached8.4%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units13.4%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other14.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	436	56.6%
1-unit, attached	65	8.4%
2 to 4 units	43	5.6%
5 to 19 units	103	13.4%
20 or more units	14	1.8%
Mobile home & other	109	14.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2102674
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.19 sq mi
Water area: 0.43 sq mi
Center point: 38.7726, -84.0002