With 75,102 people, Auburn is a metro area. The median age is 43.8, about 5 years above the US median. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $171,000, having more than doubled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 3%. Median rent is $942 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,904, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% 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
White share94.2% → 86.9%(−7.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$142,804 → $171,000(+20%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age33.2 → 43.8(+10.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Among the 27 metro and micro areas based in New York
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)17.2%(722)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.2%(553)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.5%(1,611)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.4%(270)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(20)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,189 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
82,313
$66,165
$142,804
13.0%
13.8
2000
81,963
$68,288
$132,799
15.5%
17.9
2010
80,026
$69,648
$141,555
18.4%
20.4
2020
76,248
$70,280
$159,626
22.0%
30.0
2024
75,102
$67,904
$171,000
24.6%
29.9
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.
