Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia
Area Profile
201,528 residents. Jobs, income, climate, physical risk, development and airport access for Augusta-Richmond County, in Richmond County.
Missing required signals: opportunity, growth. AreaProfile withholds a score rather than inferring the missing dimensions.
Natural-hazard exposure is lower than in most comparable published city profiles, placing Augusta-Richmond County in the top 25% for physical resilience.
A major airport is 6 miles away, giving the area unusually direct access to the national air network.
At a glance
Jobs & opportunity
| Metric | Value | Compared with peers | Source period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income ±$2,918 | $55,485 | Bottom 32% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Per capita income ±$973 | $31,910 | Bottom 44% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Poverty rate | 20.1% | Top 24% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Average commute | 22.5 min | Bottom 28% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 24.7% | Top 40% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Labor force participation | 62.6% | Top 43% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Mean annual wage | $60,020 | Bottom 14% | 2025 OEWS |
| Median annual wage | $45,990 | Bottom 7% | 2025 OEWS |
| Occupation | People employed | Median annual wage |
|---|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | 8,710 | $26,620 |
| Retail Salespersons | 6,930 | $29,350 |
| Registered Nurses | 6,880 | $87,760 |
| Cashiers | 6,040 | $28,310 |
| General and Operations Managers | 4,230 | $102,360 |
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | 3,920 | $28,730 |
Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Housing & affordability
How it’s calculated →Median rent of $1,142 takes 25% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.
A median home costs 3.2 times median household income here, above the historic benchmark of about three times income.
| Metric | Value | Compared with peers | Source period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home price to income | 3.22 | Top 42% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Homeownership rate | 50.8% | Bottom 10% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Housing units ±241 | 91,432 | Top 1% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median gross rent ±$22 | $1,142 | Top 36% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median home value ±$5,510 | $178,400 | Bottom 48% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Rent as a share of income | 24.7% | Top 18% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Vacancy rate | 17.7% | Top 28% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.
Growth & development
How it’s calculated →Population has been broadly flat since 2020, at 201,737 in 2024.
No building-permit activity is published for this location by the Census Building Permits Survey.
Weather & climate
7 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 94°F and January a low of 35°F.
Normal annual precipitation is 44.1 inches.
| Metric | Value | Source period |
|---|---|---|
| Annual precipitation | 44.1" | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Annual snowfall | 0.8" | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Average January low | 35°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Average July high | 94°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Comfortable months | 7 | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Seasonal temperature swing | 35°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.
Physical risk
The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are hurricane, earthquake and lightning.
Low or minimal exposure: strong wind, tornado, heat wave, inland flooding, hail, cold wave, wildfire, winter weather, drought.
Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. City values are the population-weighted mean of the counties the city overlaps, using AreaProfile place-to-county land-area weights. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.
Taxes
AreaProfile does not yet publish tax comparisons. No tax dataset has met the source admission test for coverage, methodology transparency and update cadence, and the product rule is to omit a dimension rather than estimate it. The Area Score is calculated without a tax component and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.
Nothing on AreaProfile is individualized tax advice.
Access
4 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest 6 miles away.
| Airport | Code | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta Rgnl At Bush Fld | AGS | 6 mi | 8,001 ft |
| Columbia Metro | CAE | 68 mi | 8,601 ft |
| Donaldson Fld | GYH | 98 mi | 8,000 ft |
Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.
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Data & methodology
| Used for | Source | Source period | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access | Federal Aviation Administration Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service | NASR current cycle | 28-day NASR cycle |
| Physical risk | Federal Emergency Management Agency National Risk Index | National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0) | Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current) |
| Climate | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly) | 1991-2020 Normals | Every ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period) |
| Jobs | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics | 2025 OEWS | Annual (spring release) |
| Demographics, Housing, Income, Jobs | U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File) | 2024 ACS 5-Year | Annual (5-year estimates released each December) |
| Demographics | U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program | July 1, 2024 estimate | Annual (vintage released each spring) |
Profile recalculated August 29, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.