In Augusta, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.77 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Augusta does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Augusta with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 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.
