CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Auburn

Maine · 24,309 residents · 59.3 sq mi

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With 24,309 people, Auburn is a city in Maine. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock. Households earn $27,493 at the median, near the US median. The population has held roughly steady since 2000. The typical home is worth $86,800. About 19% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

24,309

+5%vs 2000

vs 23,203 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.7

−12%vs 2000

vs 38.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

59.3 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202425K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(1,756)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(1,692)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(1,746)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(1,652)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(1,587)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.6%(4,270)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.5%(3,768)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(2,132)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(1,953)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(1,950)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(1,264)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(539)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,493

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,652 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,511

−32%vs 2000

vs $19,942 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.9%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$86,800

+33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $86,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$396

+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $446 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.0%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.2% in 2000

43.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.5%(22,395)

Black0.6%(133)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(169)

Asian0.6%(135)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(23,848)

Black0.7%(159)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(115)

Asian0.8%(194)

Other0.4%(108)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.2%(298)

South American0.8%(192)

Mexican0.7%(165)

Ecuadorian0.3%(85)

Colombian0.2%(59)

Chilean0.2%(47)

Cuban0.1%(30)

Central American0.1%(29)

Spaniard0.1%(17)

Costa Rican0.1%(16)

Honduran0.1%(13)

Venezuelan0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.5%(122)

Chinese0.3%(77)

Korean0.1%(29)

Taiwanese0.1%(20)

Vietnamese0%(9)

Uzbek0%(5)

Ancestry

English19.3%(4,749)

French17.3%(4,260)

Irish14.8%(3,632)

French Canadian13.3%(3,270)

German6%(1,469)

Italian5.8%(1,434)

American5.7%(1,397)

Scottish3.7%(911)

Polish1.8%(439)

Subsaharan African1.5%(380)

Canadian1%(248)

Swedish0.9%(215)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Nigerian0.8%(204)

Dutch0.8%(194)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(173)

Welsh0.6%(153)

British0.6%(150)

Danish0.4%(110)

Finnish0.3%(86)

Arab0.3%(85)

Lebanese0.3%(85)

Ukrainian0.3%(73)

Austrian0.3%(71)

Russian0.3%(64)

Portuguese0.2%(61)

Greek0.2%(60)

Norwegian0.2%(58)

West Indian0.2%(51)

Hungarian0.2%(44)

Lithuanian0.2%(38)

Serbian0.1%(34)

Guyanese0.1%(33)

Slovak0.1%(31)

Australian0.1%(26)

Kenyan0.1%(24)

Jamaican0.1%(20)

Czech0.1%(15)

Haitian0.1%(15)

Barbadian0.1%(13)

Romanian0%(12)

Swiss0%(8)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest French population · Largest Irish population · Largest French Canadian population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.1%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.7%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.1%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.3 min

+23%vs 2000

vs 14.9 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 married37.3%(3,680)

Married49.2%(4,853)

Widowed1.7%(169)

Divorced11.7%(1,157)

Women 15+

Never married30.9%(3,220)

Married45.1%(4,699)

Widowed8.6%(898)

Divorced15.4%(1,600)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.0%

−2.2 ptssince 2013

from 9.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.8%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 55.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.1%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 12.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.2%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 22.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.1%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.6%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 68.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.9%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 38.8% 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)24.2%(361)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.7%(234)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29%(433)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.3%(124)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,494 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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