Mount Auburn is home to 399 people in Illinois. Owners hold 92% of the housing stock. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 48%. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $84,800. 0% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $43,333, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 5%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Mount Auburn
What changed most since 1990
Population541 → 399(−26%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate6.7% → 16.8%(+10.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants80.4% → 92.2%(+11.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)21.1%(4)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.5%(2)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era15.8%(3)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 19 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
Mount Auburn, decade by decade
Mount 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
541
$60,753
$85,922
5.7%
1.8
2000
515
$82,734
$89,625
6.8%
5.2
2010
480
$54,601
$84,156
5.9%
4.5
2020
452
$60,486
$91,145
16.1%
16.2
2024
399
$43,333
$84,800
15.7%
28.8
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.
