One of the benefits of Augusta is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.70 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Augusta is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of people in Augusta who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.71% of adults in Augusta have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Augusta in 2018 was $32,743, which is lower middle income relative to Maine, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,972 for a family of four. However, Augusta contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Augusta home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Augusta residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Augusta include English, French, Irish, French Canadian, and German.
The most common language spoken in Augusta is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
