Augusta is a very small town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 4,928 people and two associated neighborhoods, Augusta is the 34th largest community in West Virginia.
Augusta real estate is some of the most expensive in West Virginia, although Augusta house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.05% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One downside of living in Augusta, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.77 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Augusta does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Augusta are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.13% of adults in Augusta have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Augusta in 2022 was $31,491, which is upper middle income relative to West Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,964 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 German, Irish, English, Polish, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Augusta is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.