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
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 [ edit ] Communities [ edit ] Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants [ edit ] Places with 10,000 to 40,000 inhabitants [ edit ]
Martinez, Georgia Pop: 35,795Aiken, South Carolina Pop: 29,884Evans, Georgia Pop: 29,011North Augusta, South Carolina Pop: 21,873Grovetown, Georgia Pop: 12,210
Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants [ edit ] Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants [ edit ]
Edgefield, South Carolina Pop: 4,690Clearwater, South Carolina Pop: 4,370Hephzibah, Georgia Pop: 4,021Gloverville, South Carolina Pop: 2,831Burnettown, South Carolina Pop: 2,673
Harlem, Georgia Pop: 2,779Johnston, South Carolina Pop: 2,362New Ellenton, South Carolina Pop: 2,052Jackson, South Carolina Pop: 1,700Murphys Estates, South Carolina (census-designated place) Pop: 1,441
Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants [ edit ] Demographics [ edit ] As of the census [3] 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 [ edit ] References [ edit ]
Central Savannah River Area of Georgia and South Carolina
United States
South Carolina
