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Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia



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Population in July 2007: 192,142. Population change since 2000: -1.5%
 

Males: 94,141  (48.2%)
Females: 101,041  (51.8%)

Bibb County

Median resident age:  32.3 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,231 (it was $32,972 in 2000)
Augusta-Richmond County  $37,231
Georgia:  $45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $92,200 (it was $76,800 in 2000)
Augusta-Richmond County  $92,200
Georgia:  $147,500

Median gross rent in 2005: $621.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 22.9%
(14.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 29.4% for Black residents)

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Races in Augusta-Richmond County:

  • Black (50.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (43.7%)
  • Hispanic (2.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Augusta-Richmond County: 82.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (9.1%), English (5.8%), Irish (5.7%), German (5.7%), Scottish (1.4%), Italian (1.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 420 feet

Land area: 302.1 square miles.

Population density: 635 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Augusta-Richmond County

  • High school or higher: 78.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
  • Unemployed: 9.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Augusta-Richmond County (balance)

  • Never married: 31.7%
  • Now married: 45.8%
  • Separated: 3.2%
  • Widowed: 7.1%
  • Divorced: 12.1%

6,729 residents are foreign born (1.2% Asia, 1.0% Europe, 0.9% Latin America).

This city:  3.4%
Georgia:  7.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $728 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $537 (0.7%)

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Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (147.5 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (655.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Augusta, GA (1.9 miles ), Gracewood, GA (4.8 miles ), North Augusta, SC (6.9 miles ), Martinez, GA (7.8 miles ), Belvedere, SC (8.7 miles ), Clearwater, SC (9.3 miles ), Fort Gordon, GA (9.5 miles ), Beech Island, SC (9.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1997: 457 buildings, average cost: $65,800
  • 1998: 653 buildings, average cost: $53,400
  • 1999: 606 buildings, average cost: $62,500
  • 2000: 464 buildings, average cost: $115,500
  • 2001: 518 buildings, average cost: $122,900
  • 2002: 537 buildings, average cost: $125,700
  • 2003: 649 buildings, average cost: $129,200
  • 2004: 811 buildings, average cost: $114,400
  • 2005: 586 buildings, average cost: $110,300
  • 2006: 776 buildings, average cost: $139,700

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Latitude: 33.43 N, Longitude: 82.02 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +25,187 (+12.9%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 65,749 (79.2%)


People in group quarters in Augusta-Richmond County
  • 4404 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 1459 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 1232 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 1219 people in state prisons
  • 744 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 554 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 498 people in nursing homes
  • 244 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 166 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 133 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 95 people in other group homes
  • 64 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 58 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Area code commonly used in this area: 706

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Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +8,297 (+4.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (11%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Utilities (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (23%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


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Augusta-Richmond County-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Georgia state average. It is 9% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/7/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.7 miles away from the Augusta-Richmond County city center killed one person and injured 9 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 1/13/1972, a category 3 tornado 26.6 miles away from the city center injured 21 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Augusta-Richmond County:
  • ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; AUGUSTA, GA)
  • GEORGIA REGIONAL HOSP AT AUGUSTA (about 4 miles; AUGUSTA, GA)
  • WALTON REHABILITATION HOSP (about 4 miles; AUGUSTA, GA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Augusta-Richmond County:
  • AUGUSTA RGNL AT BUSH FIELD (about 7 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; ID: AGS)
  • COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 72 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; ID: CAE)
  • ANDERSON RGNL (about 87 miles; ANDERSON, SC; ID: AND)
Other public-use airports nearest to Augusta-Richmond County:
  • DANIEL FIELD (about 2 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; ID: DNL)
  • TWIN LAKES (about 18 miles; GRANITEVILLE, SC; ID: S17)
  • EDGEFIELD COUNTY (about 26 miles; TRENTON, SC; ID: 6J6)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Augusta-Richmond County:
  • AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,778)
  • AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 4 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,300)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 25 miles; AIKEN, SC; FT enrollment: 2,636)
  • PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 48 miles; GREENWOOD, SC; FT enrollment: 2,406)
  • LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; Greenwood, SC; FT enrollment: 2,429)
  • GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; STATESBORO, GA; FT enrollment: 12,724)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 80 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 19,682)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • In listing hospitals near or around Augusta, Georgia: You listed 3: Walton Rebab (a small treatment hospital); Georgia Regional (a state psychiatric facility) and St. Joseph's (a private, for profit hospital). You failed to list: The Medical College of Georgia Hospital (the state's Flagship medical school and teaching hospital); University Hospital (Private, for-profit); Doctor's Hospital (private, for-profit); The Veterans Administration Hospital, Downtown and Midtown divisions(2 full-size hospitals in different parts of the city); and Eisenhower AMC (a full-size hospital at Fort Gordon, still within Richmond County).

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  66.7%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.4%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Augusta-Richmond County compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2004)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 37$130,427$42,3010$0
Financial Administration 185$511,686$33,1900$0
Airports 59$168,928$34,3580$0
Other and Unallocable 98$253,846$31,0830$0
Local Libraries 51$150,255$35,35432$18,571
Transit 77$180,660$28,1550$0
Water Supply 130$299,215$27,6200$0
Natural Resources 0$0 6$4,477
Housing and Community Development(Local) 19$53,236$33,6230$0
Parks and Recreation 108$284,211$31,57960$28,109
Sewerage 48$150,713$37,6780$0
Solid Waste Management 33$72,208$26,2570$0
Health 23$57,301$29,8960$0
Welfare 36$87,090$29,0300$0
Streets and Highways 217$503,684$27,8530$0
Correction 211$549,699$31,2630$0
Fire - Other 16$35,422$26,5670$0
Firefighters 268$936,761$41,9450$0
Police - Other 58$160,855$33,28080$48,177
Police Protection - Officers 563$1,547,562$32,9850$0
Judicial and Legal 205$525,916$30,7850$0
Totals for Government 2442$6,659,675$32,726178$99,334


Augusta-Richmond County government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $10,881,000
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $168,612,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $18,054,000
    All Other: $14,035,000
    Solid Waste Management: $11,588,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,044,000
    Parking Facilities: $224,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $34,091,000
    Sewerage: $22,728,000
    Regular Highways: $8,336,000
    Fire Protection: $5,593,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,737,000
    Health - Other: $2,477,000
    General Public Buildings: $731,000
    General: $659,000
    Libraries: $263,000
    Corrections - Other: $208,000
    Central Staff Services: $31,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $30,795,000
    Water Utilities: $19,634,000
    Fire Protection: $17,165,000
    Corrections - Other: $16,465,000
    Solid Waste Management: $14,928,000
    Sewerage: $13,089,000
    Health Services - Other: $12,636,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $10,942,000
    Parks & Recreation: $10,526,000
    Air Transportation: $9,636,000
    Central Staff Services: $9,263,000
    Regular Highways: $8,963,000
    General - Other: $8,433,000
    Housing & Community Development: $7,436,000
    Financial Administration: $5,486,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,920,000
    Libraries: $1,938,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,838,000
    Welfare - Other: $586,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $251,000
    Parking Facilities: $193,000
  • Employee Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $34,498,000
    Total Federal Securities: $15,681,000
    Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $11,630,000
    Interest Revenue: $8,643,000
    Benefit Payments: $4,344,000
    Other Investments - Other: $1,700,000
    Total Cash & Deposits: $1,535,000
    Local Employee Contribution: $364,000
    Withdrawals: $33,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,751,000
    Housing & Community Development: $2,690,000
    Highways: $71,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $9,569,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $1,124,000
    Parks & Recreation: $208,000
    Police Protection: $192,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Libraries: $1,938,000
    Health: $1,771,000
    General: $351,000
    Welfare: $212,000
    Police Protection: $40,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $31,550,000
    General Support: $30,913,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $321,708,000
    Industrial Revenue: $131,458,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $6,122,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $319,057,000
    Industrial Revenue: $123,958,000
    Other, NEC: $5,572,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $7,500,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $2,651,000
    Other, NEC: $550,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $22,542,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $10,401,000
    Rents: $864,000
    Property Sale Other: $299,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $3,480,000
    Central Staff: $2,067,000
    Fire Protection: $1,973,000
    Solid Waste Management: $945,000
    Regular Highways: $932,000
    General - Other: $825,000
    Water Utilities: $586,000
    Judicial: $411,000
    Sewerage: $390,000
    Parks & Recreation: $297,000
    Housing & Community Development: $257,000
    Corrections - Other: $181,000
    Financial Administration: $162,000
    General Public Building: $60,000
    Health - Other: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $211,336,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $27,081,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $128,739,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $10,038,000
    All Other: $4,154,000
    Highways: $687,000
  • Tax - Property: $43,048,000
    Public Utilities: $14,299,000
    Other Selective Sales: $10,558,000
    NEC: $4,744,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $3,053,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $78,755,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $16,056,000

6.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,389 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.89%
Georgia average:  10.98%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($266 average AGI)
Bibb County:  0.09%
Georgia average:  0.39%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Houston County, GA  0.84% ($30,753 average AGI)
from Jones County, GA  0.55% ($28,245)
from Monroe County, GA  0.31% ($34,433)


7.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,389 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.16%
Georgia average:  9.55%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($144 average AGI)
Bibb County:  0.04%
Georgia average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Houston County, GA  0.91% ($33,733 average AGI)
to Jones County, GA  0.66% ($34,040)
to Monroe County, GA  0.40% ($52,333)


Strongest AM radio stations in Augusta-Richmond County:
  • WKIM (1230 AM; 1 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: FREDDIE LEE HANDY)
  • WRDW (1480 AM; 10 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
  • WTEL (1630 AM; 10 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
  • WGAC (580 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
  • WINZ (1340 AM; 1 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFAM (1050 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: J.J. & B. BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPCH (1380 AM; 4 kW; NORTH AUGUSTA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTHB (1550 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA)
  • WKZK (1600 AM; daytime; 1 kW; NORTH AUGUSTA, SC; Owner: GOSPEL RADIO, INC.)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Augusta-Richmond County:
  • WGOR (93.9 FM; MARTINEZ, GA; Owner: WGOR LICENSE, LLC)
  • WEKL (102.3 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAFJ (88.3 FM; BELVEDERE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WZNY (105.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBBQ-FM (104.3 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAKB (96.9 FM; WRENS, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF AUGUSTA, LLC)
  • WLPE (91.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • WSLT (98.3 FM; CLEARWATER, SC; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFXA-FM (103.1 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF AUGUSTA, LLC)
  • WKSP (96.3 FM; AIKEN, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKXC-FM (99.5 FM; AIKEN, SC; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
  • WACG-FM (90.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WTHB-FM (100.9 FM; WAYNESBORO, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF AUGUSTA, LLC)
  • WKSX-FM (92.7 FM; JOHNSTON, SC; Owner: EDGEFIELD-SALUDA RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
  • WPRW-FM (107.7 FM; MARTINEZ, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYFA (107.1 FM; WAYNESBORO, GA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WAEG (92.3 FM; EVANS, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF AUGUSTA, LLC)
  • WRMK-LP (100.3 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: THE GOOD NEWS CHURCH)
  • WCHZ (95.1 FM; HARLEM, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE,LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Augusta-Richmond County:
  • WAAU-LP (Channel 18; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: THOMAS J. PIPER)
  • WJBF (Channel 6; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WRDW-TV (Channel 12; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WRDW LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WAGT (Channel 26; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WAGT TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WFXG (Channel 54; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
  • WBPI-LP (Channel 49; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WATCHMAN BROADCASTING PRODUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.)
  • W58CZ (Channel 58; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WBEK-CA (Channel 16; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: AVN, INC.)
  • WCES-TV (Channel 20; WRENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • W56EE (Channel 56; JOHNSTON, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)

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