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Augusta, Maine: commercial real estate data.
Augusta is a Census city of 19,077 people across 55.14 square miles of land, in Kennebec County. Median household income is $47,979, 53.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 15 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Augusta
What Augusta is
- Census place typecity
- Land area55.14 sq mi
- Water area2.89 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land346
- County holding the largest share of its areaKennebec County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Augusta
How many people live in Augusta
- Population19,077
- Median age42.5
- Population under 183,611
- Share under 1818.9 percent
- Population 65 and over4,103
- Share 65 and over21.5 percent
- Households9,453
- Family households4,212
- Share of households that are families44.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Augusta
Income and work in Augusta
- Median household income$47,979
- Per capita income$35,261
- Civilian labor force9,044
- Employed8,531
- Unemployed513 plus or minus 254
- Unemployment rate5.7 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over14,177
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.1 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Augusta
Housing in Augusta
- Housing units10,164
- Occupied units9,453
- Vacant units711 plus or minus 316
- Vacancy rate7.0 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Owner occupied5,090
- Renter occupied4,363
- Ownership rate53.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$201,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$919
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.0 percent
- Single family units5,242
- Share single family51.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,395
- Share in buildings of two or more43.2 percent
- Mobile homes527 plus or minus 176
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Augusta
How Augusta gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute7,170
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,047
- Share commuting under 15 minutes56.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,275 plus or minus 310
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.8 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Drove alone67.9 percent
- Carpooled11.6 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked4.1 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home15.1 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Augusta
SBA loans in Augusta (7(a))
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$6,547,800
- Average approval$436,520
- Median approval$146,200
- Largest approval$1,752,000
- Jobs supported83
- Jobs per approval5.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more13.3 percent
- Share to franchises13.3 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS13
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Augusta, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Augusta
SBA loans in Augusta (504)
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$4,378,000
- Average approval$364,833
- Median approval$250,500
- Largest approval$960,000
- Jobs supported59
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Augusta, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Augusta
Flood risk in Augusta
- NFIP communityCity of Augusta
- NFIP community number230067
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/16/11
The City of Augusta participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 230067 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Kennebec County, not Augusta
Kennebec County context, not Augusta figures
- Establishments in Kennebec County3,318
- Covered employment, Kennebec County62,487
- Average annual pay, Kennebec County$60,846
- Housing units permitted, Kennebec County480
Every figure in this section is published for Kennebec County as a whole and is not a measurement of Augusta.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Augusta questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Augusta, Maine?
19,077, in 9,453 households. Augusta city covers 55.14 square miles of land, which is 346 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Augusta in?
Kennebec County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Augusta?
$47,979. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $201,000. Median gross rent is $919 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Augusta businesses?
15 7(a) approvals totaling $6.5 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $146,200, plus 12 504 approvals worth $4.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Augusta, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Augusta borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Augusta. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Augusta in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Augusta appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Augusta, city of, community 230067, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Augusta figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kennebec County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Augusta.
Is zoning published for Augusta?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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