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Population (year 2000): 195,182. Estimated
population in July 2005: 190,782 (-2.3% change)
Males: 94,141 (48.2%), Females: 101,041 (51.8%)
Median resident age: 32.3 years
Median household income: $32,972 (year 2000)
Median house value: $76,800 (year 2000)
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%)
Ancestries: United States (9.1%), English
(5.8%), Irish (5.7%), German (5.7%), Scottish (1.4%), Italian
(1.4%).
Land area: 302.1 square miles
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%
3.4% Foreign born (1.2% Asia, 1.0% Europe, 0.9%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +8,297 (+4.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Augusta-Richmond County:
- ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL (about 3 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 3 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 24
miles; AIKEN, SC; FT enrollment: 2,636)
- PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 52 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)
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