Auburn is home to 26,285 people in New York. Owners hold 49% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. That trails the New York median by roughly 41%. The typical home is worth $152,800, having more than doubled since 2000. 3% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $51,052, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 29%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Auburn
What changed most since 1990
Population31,258 → 26,285(−16%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$127,684 → $152,800(+20%)US over the same years: +67%
White share90.7% → 81.1%(−9.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Auburn's population equals 35% of Cayuga County's. Its number of households without a car equals 62% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 24% 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)12.7%(170)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.2%(150)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.1%(601)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.3%(97)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,334 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
31,258
$53,452
$127,684
11.9%
21.5
2000
28,574
$55,162
$118,772
13.6%
28.7
2010
27,687
$53,006
$130,191
17.9%
34.6
2020
26,866
$52,790
$130,294
19.5%
42.6
2024
26,285
$51,052
$152,800
21.0%
41.2
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.
