People QuickFacts Augusta-Richmond County Georgia Population, 2011 estimate 196,494 9,815,210 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 195,844 9,687,660 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.3% 1.3% Population, 2010 195,844 9,687,653 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.4% 7.1% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 24.6% 25.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 11.3% 10.7% Female persons, percent, 2010 51.6% 51.2%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 39.1% 59.7% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 54.7% 30.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.3% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.7% 3.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.6% 2.1% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 4.1% 8.8% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 37.4% 55.9%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 77.3% 82.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 3.8% 9.6% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 6.4% 12.7% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 82.4% 83.5% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 20.5% 27.2% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 19.3 27.0  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 56.5% 67.2% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 26.0% 20.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $99,400 $161,400 Households, 2006-2010 72,731 3,468,704 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.49 2.66 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $20,629 $25,134 Median household income 2006-2010 $37,609 $49,347 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 23.7% 15.7%     Business QuickFacts Augusta-Richmond County Georgia Total number of firms, 2007 F 901,105 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 20.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 5.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 3.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 30.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) NA 144,280,774 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) NA 141,962,359 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) NA 117,516,907 Retail sales per capita, 2007 NA $12,326 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) NA 16,976,235     Geography QuickFacts Augusta-Richmond County Georgia Land area in square miles, 2010 302.47 57,513.49 Persons per square mile, 2010 647.5 168.4 FIPS Code 04204 13 Counties Richmond County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts