Augusta County, Virginia

18 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 77,713
Median household income: $79,972
Median home value: $281,400

Augusta County, Virginia counts 77,713 residents. 18 cities and places have their primary county here. At $79,972, its median household income sits below Virginia's $90,974.

Between 2019 and 2023, Augusta County's population grew 3.5% from 75,079 to 77,713, while its median household income rose 27.5% from $62,711 to $79,972.

The typical home was built around 1988. 7.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 77,713
Median age: 44.9 yrs
Median household income: $79,972
Median home value: $281,400
Median gross rent: $1,057
Housing units: 32,890
Homeownership rate: 78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

75,07977,713

Median household income

$62,711$79,972

Median home value

$214,000$281,400

Median gross rent

$890$1,057

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	75,079	$62,711	$214,000	$890
2020	75,754	$65,076	$219,600	$900
2021	76,948	$69,082	$232,200	$950
2022	77,433	$76,124	$267,100	$1,019
2023	77,713	$79,972	$281,400	$1,057

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,474	4.5%
5 to 17	11,053	14.2%
18 to 24	5,649	7.3%
25 to 34	9,305	12.0%
35 to 44	9,468	12.2%
45 to 54	9,882	12.7%
55 to 64	11,749	15.1%
65 to 74	9,971	12.8%
75 and over	7,162	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	68,690	88.4%
Black or African American	3,314	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	127	0.2%
Asian	316	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	78	0.1%
Some other race	334	0.4%
Two or more races	1,923	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,931	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate40.8%

Some college or associate's26.7%

Bachelor's degree15.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,293	9.2%
High school graduate	23,475	40.8%
Some college or associate's	15,373	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	8,972	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,424	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone84.2%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	31,421	84.2%
Carpooled	2,769	7.4%
Public transit	89	0.2%
Walked	438	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,419	6.5%
Other means	187	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,025	25.9%
15 to 29 min	14,738	42.2%
30 to 44 min	7,753	22.2%
45 to 59 min	2,180	6.2%
60+ min	1,208	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 7.3% (5,455 of 74,391)

	Count	Share
Family households	20,980	68.5%
Nonfamily households	9,664	31.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	30,644	93.2%
Vacant	2,246	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	24,192	78.9%
Renter-occupied	6,452	21.1%

1-unit, detached80.1%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other9.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	26,351	80.1%
1-unit, attached	918	2.8%
2 to 4 units	695	2.1%
5 to 19 units	1,326	4.0%
20 or more units	654	2.0%
Mobile home & other	2,946	9.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 51015
State: Virginia
Land area: 967 sq mi
Water area: 3.68 sq mi
Center point: 38.1726, -79.1410

Cities & places

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