Augusta is a very small town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 4,886 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.When you are in Augusta, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 41.17% of Augusta’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Augusta is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Augusta who work in office and administrative support (15.04%), management occupations (8.53%), and sales jobs (8.01%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.05% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. 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.
