Auburn is a city of 80,594 people in Alabama. This skews young, with a median age of 25.9. This is an unusually credentialed place: 64% of adults have a four-year degree. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 37,607 people. The poverty rate is 25.4%, above the 12.5% national rate. 53% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,668, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 25.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
64% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 72%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Auburn
What changed most since 1990
Population33,830 → 80,594(+138%)US over the same years: +35%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$31,035 → $63,668(+105%)US over the same years: +14%
Homes owned by their occupants37.0% → 53.1%(+16.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Auburn's population equals 44% of Lee County's. Its number of veterans equals 24% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 68% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)39.5%(957)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33.6%(814)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25%(607)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(95)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.2%(54)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,424 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Auburn, decade by decade
Auburn population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
33,830
$31,035
$194,406
50.1%
43.2
2000
42,987
$31,343
$211,494
56.0%
46.8
2010
53,380
$51,583
$295,770
59.6%
53.5
2020
76,143
$59,424
$327,735
59.1%
69.4
2024
80,594
$63,668
$364,800
64.1%
66.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
