Auburn is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 80,006 people and 23 associated neighborhoods, Auburn is the seventh largest community in Alabama. Auburn has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Auburn, where the median household income is $55,509.00.

Auburn real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Auburn house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Auburn has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.12% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Auburn is a major college town that has a very high percentage of its residents over 18 years old who are college students. Naturally, collegiate life has a major influence on local Auburn culture, lifestyle and entertainment options. Auburn really pulses to the beat of the academic calendar. In Auburn every fall, returning students reinvigorate the community, who you will notice are all over town, buying groceries, out with friends, and getting acquainted or re-acquainted with each other and Auburn. One of the beneficial effects that colleges provide is that they tend to be lasting institutions that deliver direct economic benefits to the local economy in the form of such things as jobs for faculty and staff, and spending by students. Auburn benefits directly from this.

Not only is Auburn a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a decent-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Auburn, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Auburn is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 61.69% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Auburn in 2022 was $35,115, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,460 for a family of four. However, Auburn contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Auburn is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Auburn home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Auburn residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Auburn include English, German, Irish, European, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Auburn is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Spanish.