Augusta

Population: 726
Median household income: $58,958
Median home value: $135,200

Augusta is a community in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, home to 726 residents. At $58,958, its median household income sits below Kalamazoo County's $70,525.

From 2019 to 2023, Augusta's population declined 25.2% from 971 to 726, while its median home value rose 41.7% from $95,400 to $135,200.

76.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1955.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 726
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $58,958
Median home value: $135,200
Median gross rent: $816
Housing units: 338
Homeownership rate: 60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

971726

Median household income

$55,536$58,958

Median home value

$95,400$135,200

Median gross rent

$785$816

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	971	$55,536	$95,400	$785
2020	842	$57,232	$99,300	$778
2021	861	$61,917	$105,100	$854
2022	955	$66,144	$122,700	$860
2023	726	$58,958	$135,200	$816

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5416.3%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over2.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	31	4.3%
5 to 17	142	19.6%
18 to 24	50	6.9%
25 to 34	113	15.6%
35 to 44	90	12.4%
45 to 54	118	16.3%
55 to 64	104	14.3%
65 to 74	58	8.0%
75 and over	20	2.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	654	90.1%
Black or African American	4	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	9	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	56	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate36.0%

Some college or associate's42.7%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	29	5.8%
High school graduate	181	36.0%
Some college or associate's	215	42.7%
Bachelor's degree	58	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	20	4.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone87.8%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	339	87.8%
Carpooled	33	8.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	3.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	91	24.3%
15 to 29 min	198	52.9%
30 to 44 min	54	14.4%
45 to 59 min	7	1.9%
60+ min	24	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 6.1% (44 of 726)

	Count	Share
Family households	189	59.2%
Nonfamily households	130	40.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	319	94.4%
Vacant	19	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	194	60.8%
Renter-occupied	125	39.2%

1-unit, detached76.6%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units14.2%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	259	76.6%
1-unit, attached	9	2.7%
2 to 4 units	17	5.0%
5 to 19 units	48	14.2%
20 or more units	1	0.3%
Mobile home & other	4	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2604160
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.02 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 42.3377, -85.3525