Auburn is a city of 2,124 people in Michigan. 0% of people here were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $168,000, having risen by half since 2000. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. The median age is 42.7, about 4 years above the US median. Density works out to 2,011 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $71,653, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.7
US median: 38.9
Average education
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 7%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Auburn
What changed most since 1990
White share99.0% → 93.0%(−6.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.4% → 38.6%(+24.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$131,044 → $168,000(+28%)US over the same years: +67%
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)22.1%(29)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.9%(30)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era14.5%(19)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.6%(6)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.8%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 131 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
1,855
$75,583
$131,044
14.4%
2.4
2000
2,011
$76,535
$181,619
20.6%
9.8
2010
2,087
$71,602
$193,056
29.4%
9.6
2020
2,068
$60,433
$149,929
34.5%
20.8
2024
2,124
$71,653
$168,000
38.6%
16.7
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.
