Moving to Augusta, Maine
Population: 18,560. Estimated population in July 2024: 18,626 (+0.4% change)
Males: 8,785 (47.3%), Females: 9,775 (52.7%)
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.3 years
Median household income: $29,921
Median house value: $80,500
Population by Race
Races in Augusta:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Black (0.5%)
Ancestries: English (17.8%), French (17.8%), French Canadian (14.4%), Irish (14.2%), United States (8.2%), German (7.3%).
Elevation: 153 feet
Land area: 55.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Augusta
- High school or higher: 81.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Augusta city
- Never married: 26.0%
- Now married: 47.7%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 15.7%
3.4% Foreign born (1.5% North America, 1.0% Europe, 0.7% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -3,090 (-14.3%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Augusta:
- AUGUSTA MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (ARSENAL ST P O BOX 724)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Augusta:
- INLAND HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; WATERVILLE, ME)
- MAINEGENERAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; WATERVILLE, ME)
- MILES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; DAMARISCOTTA, ME)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Augusta:
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 33 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; Abbreviation: NHZ)
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 61 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Abbreviation: PWM)
- BANGOR INTL (about 74 miles; BANGOR, ME; Abbreviation: BGR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Augusta:
- AUGUSTA STATE (about 2 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Abbreviation: AUG)
- AUGUSTA (about 4 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Abbreviation: M00)
- LAKESIDE MARINA (about 9 miles; EAST WINTHROP, ME; Abbreviation: 03M)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Augusta:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (Full-time enrollment: 3,172; Location: 46 UNIVERSITY DR; Public; Website: www.UMA.Maine.edu)
- MID-STATE COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 23; Location: 218 WATER STREET; Private, for-profit; Website: www.midstatecollege.com)
- MAINE INSTRUMENT FLIGHT INCORPORATED (Location: AUGUSTA STATE AIRPORT; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Augusta:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 35 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 57 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Full-time enrollment: 7,381)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 68 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 76 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 92 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 117 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)
- PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 136 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; Full-time enrollment: 3,542)
Schools
Public high schools in Augusta:
- CONY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 946; Location: 120 CONY STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
- CAPITAL AREA TECHNOLOGY CENTER (Location: RR 7 BOX 2520; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Augusta:
- FARRINGTON SCHOOL (Students: 449; Location: 249 EASTERN AVENUE; Grades: KG – 06)
- ELLA R HODGKINS SCHOOL (Students: 387; Location: MALTA STREET; Grades: 07 – 08)
- SYLVIO J GILBERT SCHOOL (Students: 333; Location: SUNSET AVENUE; Grades: PK – 06)
- LINCOLN SCHOOL (Students: 253; Location: 40 LINCOLN STREET; Grades: KG – 06)
- LILLIAN PARKS HUSSEY SCHOOL (Students: 245; Location: GEDNEY STREET; Grades: PK – 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Augusta:
- ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 272; Location: 56 SEWALL STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
- ST AUGUSTINE SCHOOL (Students: 193; Location: 24 WASHINGTON ST; Grades: PK – 8)
- DIRIGERE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 35; Location: RR 5 BOX 7700; Grades: UG – UG)
Libraries
Library in Augusta:
- AUGUSTA – LITHGOW PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $519,432; Location: 45 WINTHROP STREET; 54,190 books; 2,071 audio materials; 1,004 video materials; 111 serial subscriptions)