Alabama · Census place 03076
Auburn city, AL
Quick answer
Auburn city has 78,738 residents, ranking #7 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $56,123, the median home is worth $342,400 and median gross rent runs $1,034 a month.
- Population
- 78,738Auburn city residents
- Median household income
- $56,123Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $342,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,034Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 25.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 52%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Auburn city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Auburn city median would spend about 22.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 6.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 26.1% of residents and 52% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Alabama.
- Mobile city 185,097
- Tuscaloosa city 107,699
- Hoover city 92,401
- Dothan city 71,118
- Madison city 58,335
- Decatur city 57,760
- Florence city 41,231
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