New Augusta

Population: 459
Median home value: $85,000

New Augusta is a community in Perry County, Mississippi, home to 459 residents. Its median home value of $85,000 runs below the Perry County figure of $126,000.

Between 2019 and 2023, New Augusta's population declined 30.1% from 657 to 459, while its median home value rose 7.1% from $79,400 to $85,000.

Households average 2.20 people. 21.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 459
Median age: 37.7 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $85,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 258
Homeownership rate: 56.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
Unemployment rate: 8.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

657459

Median household income

$41,429$29,000

Median home value

$79,400$85,000

Median gross rent

$457$439

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	657	$41,429	$79,400	$457
2020	461	$28,977	$80,200	$433
2021	412	$29,000	$84,200	$442
2022	451	—	$90,700	$439
2023	459	—	$85,000	—

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1723.3%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 448.1%

45 to 5420.3%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over1.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	16	3.5%
5 to 17	107	23.3%
18 to 24	53	11.5%
25 to 34	50	10.9%
35 to 44	37	8.1%
45 to 54	93	20.3%
55 to 64	61	13.3%
65 to 74	36	7.8%
75 and over	6	1.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	244	53.2%
Black or African American	165	35.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.4%
Two or more races	26	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.4%

High school graduate24.4%

Some college or associate's41.3%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree13.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	35	12.4%
High school graduate	69	24.4%
Some college or associate's	117	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	25	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	37	13.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone89.2%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.2%

Other means4.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	165	89.2%
Carpooled	8	4.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	2.2%
Other means	8	4.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	25	13.8%
15 to 29 min	67	37.0%
30 to 44 min	58	32.0%
45 to 59 min	22	12.2%
60+ min	9	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 44.2% (200 of 453)

	Count	Share
Family households	122	58.4%
Nonfamily households	87	41.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	209	81.0%
Vacant	49	19.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	117	56.0%
Renter-occupied	92	44.0%

1-unit, detached53.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units20.9%

5 to 19 units6.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	137	53.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	54	20.9%
5 to 19 units	16	6.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	51	19.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2851040
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 5.14 sq mi
Water area: 0.19 sq mi
Center point: 31.2034, -89.0293