CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Auburn

Illinois · 3,730 residents · 4.12 sq mi

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With 3,730 people, Auburn is a city in Illinois. The typical home is worth $43,700. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 72% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 20%. The population has fallen 14% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,730

−14%vs 2000

vs 4,317 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.0

−5%vs 2000

vs 32.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.12 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(294)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.7%(326)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.5%(353)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(234)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(212)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418%(672)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(571)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.1%(303)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.1%(263)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.1%(228)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(193)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(81)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,828

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,610

−37%vs 2000

vs $18,368 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.8%

+4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,700

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $82,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$364

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $479 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.8%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.3% in 2000

28.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.9%(4,228)

Black0.3%(13)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(33)

Asian0.3%(12)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(3,707)

Black0.1%(4)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(18)

Asian0.5%(19)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.3%(186)

Puerto Rican0.8%(34)

Cuban0.3%(15)

Ancestry

German21.5%(925)

English9.5%(407)

Irish9.5%(407)

Italian5.6%(241)

Polish2.9%(125)

American2.6%(114)

Lithuanian2.1%(89)

French2%(85)

Scottish1.9%(81)

Dutch1.5%(64)

Slovak1%(45)

Hungarian0.8%(35)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Canadian0.5%(21)

Slovene0.5%(20)

British0.4%(19)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(17)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.6%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.7%

−13.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.1 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 18.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.5%(508)

Married52.7%(825)

Widowed2.7%(42)

Divorced12.1%(189)

Women 15+

Never married36.5%(724)

Married37.2%(737)

Widowed11%(218)

Divorced15.2%(302)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.1%

−8.0 ptssince 2013

from 12.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.0%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 65.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.0%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.9%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.7%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 10.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.9%

−7.6 ptssince 2020

from 82.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.8%

+6.7 ptssince 2020

from 26.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)9.3%(17)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29%(53)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24%(44)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II13.7%(25)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 183 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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