2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Augusta, GA vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Austin, is 71% more than it is in Augusta and is 13% above the National Average.
- Augusta unemployment rate is 5.2%.
- Austin unemployment rate is 5.1%.
 Augusta, GAAustin, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.2%5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.5%3.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.5%47.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,894$48,550$37,638
 Household Income$46,108$78,965$69,021
 Family Median Income$55,408$104,153$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Augusta, GAAustin, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K15.5%8.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.5%2.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K12.4%6.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.7%6.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.6%7.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.7%7.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.0%9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.8%12.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K9.6%17.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.7%9.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.4%12.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Augusta, GAAustin, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.2%21.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.5%13.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%1.5%1.8%
 Legal0.8%2.1%1.2%
 Education, library5.6%6.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.3%4.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.2%4.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.8%1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.4%1.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.9%5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.4%2.9%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.3%19.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.9%6.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving16.2%7.0%13.1%
Reviews for Augusta    35 Reviews

I've lived here for 9 years and this is not a good place to live. I've been to 46 states and 4 countries. While people tout the nature, the water is for the most  More

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Over 3 years ago

Richmond County is a cesspool with a greedy racist mayor. The demographics have certainly changed over the years and is now a liberal Democrat hell hole. The Augusta  More

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Over 4 years ago

Augusta is a wonderful place to live. To be honest, people who have negative things to say have NOT made the effort to explore all the beauty. We have a gorgeous lake  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

This Year

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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