Augusta metropolitan area

This article is about the metropolitan area in Georgia and South Carolina. For micropolitan area in Maine, see Augusta micropolitan area.
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Country  United States
State

Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia

South Carolina South Carolina
Largest city Augusta
Area
 • Total 4,045 sq mi (10,480 km2)
 • Land 3,932 sq mi (10,180 km2)
 • Water 113 sq mi (290 km2)  2.8%
Population (2014)
 • Total 603,658(92nd)[1]
 • Density 154/sq mi (59/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 478, 706, 762, 803, 864, Area code
Augusta is the principal city of the metropolitan area

The Augusta metropolitan area is a metropolitan area in the U.S. states of Georgia and South Carolina centered on the principal city of Augusta. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Census Bureau and other agencies define Augusta's Metropolitan Statistical Area, the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, as comprising Richmond, Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, and McDuffie Counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield in South Carolina. As of the 2010 Census, the area had a population of 556,877, though a 2014 estimate of it was at 583,632.[2]

Counties

In Georgia

CountyPopulation (2014)
Richmond County202,003
Columbia County139,257
Burke County23,316
McDuffie County21,875
Lincoln County7,996
Total:392,326

In South Carolina

CountyPopulation (2014)
Aiken County164,753
Edgefield County26,553
Total:191,306

Communities

Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants

Places with 10,000 to 40,000 inhabitants

Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 499,684 people, 184,801 households, and 132,165 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 60.81% White, 35.09% African American, 0.32% Native American, 1.42% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.85% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.40% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $36,933, and the median income for a family was $42,869. Males had a median income of $34,574 versus $22,791 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $17,652.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012" (CSV). 2012 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
  2. ↑ "Columbia County outpaces state population gains".
  3. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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