Humidity & wind
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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
State of Alabama
State bird
Yellowhammer
State flower
Camellia
State capital
Montgomery
Nickname
Yellowhammer State
Compare Auburn with
- Auburn vs ColumbusSide by side
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- Auburn vs LaytonSide by side
- Auburn vs San LeandroSide by side
- Auburn vs HuntsvilleSide by side
- Auburn vs MobileSide by side
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
Cities about the same size
- Layton, UT85,308
- San Leandro, CA85,353
- Mountain View, CA85,438
- Cranston, RI84,647
- Kissimmee, FL85,591
- Mansfield, TX84,444
- Whittier, CA85,815
- New Rochelle, NY85,864
More in Alabama
- Huntsville233,627
- Mobile200,824
- Tuscaloosa114,316
- Madison67,968
- Decatur58,056
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
RF
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.