Population

85,113

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$364,800

Owner-occupied units

Auburn, AL

Alabama · 32.607° N, 85.491° W · 64 sq mi

Auburn is a city in Alabama, with a population of 85,113 and about 1,328 residents per square mile. The median household earns $63,668 a year, and the median home is worth $364,800.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

64 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,328

People per square mile

Rank by population

#453

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#169

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$63,668

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,098

Per month

Homeownership

53.1%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

19.9 min

One way

People

Median age

25.9

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

64.1%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

10.7%

Households

30,174

2.45 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 36.7^%

Arts, food & hospitality 11.9^%

Professional & business services 10.6^%

Manufacturing 10.1^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Alabama

Name

Jimmy Rane

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$1.5B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Abbeville

Source of wealth

Lumber

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Alabama · private sector

Employer

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Sector

Education & health

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Alabama

Company

Regions Financial

Revenue

$7.5B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Birmingham

Ticker

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Alabama

State bird

Yellowhammer

State flower

Camellia

State capital

Montgomery

Nickname

Yellowhammer State

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Cities near Auburn

Columbus, GA36 mi · 202,171
Montgomery, AL49 mi · 195,300
South Fulton, GA88 mi · 112,820
Hoover, AL93 mi · 93,550
Dothan, AL95 mi · 72,060
Birmingham, AL99 mi · 195,893
Mableton, GA99 mi · 78,820
Atlanta, GA101 mi · 529,110