Augusta is a medium-sized city located in the state of Maine. With a population of 19,066 people and five associated neighborhoods, Augusta is the 12th largest community in Maine.

Also of interest is that Augusta has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Augusta telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.47% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Augusta spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.70 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Being a small city, Augusta does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Augusta is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.71% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Augusta in 2022 was $32,743, which is lower middle income relative to Maine, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,972 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 English, French, Irish, French Canadian, and German.

The most common language spoken in Augusta is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.