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Auburn, IN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Auburn, Indiana (Auburn, IN — Census place “Auburn city”) is 13,464 residents, ranking #67 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $62,339, the median home is worth $172,800 and median gross rent runs $831 a month. Looking for the Auburn Indiana ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Auburn, IN: 46706.
- Population
- 13,464Auburn city residents
- Median household income
- $62,339Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $172,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $831Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.6%Owner-occupied households
Auburn ZIP codes (Indiana)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Auburn.
The Auburn IN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Auburn city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Auburn city median would spend about 16% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.3% of residents and 74.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Auburn city, IN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Auburn city is a mid-size town in Indiana, with 13,464 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #67 of 976 ranked by population — larger than 93% of them. The median age here is 35.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Auburn city earn a median of $62,339 a year, 20.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $61,527 median for the 355 Indiana cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 11.3% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Auburn city is valued at $172,800, 43% below the national figure and 19% above the $145,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $831 a month, 40.9% below the national figure, or roughly $9,972 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 74.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Indiana.
- Connersville city 13,241
- Speedway town 13,622
- Lake Station city 13,109
- Bedford city 13,824
- Madison city 12,277
- Chesterton town 14,326
- Washington city 12,192
- Cedar Lake town 14,686
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Auburn city?
- Auburn city has 13,464 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #67 of 976 in Indiana.
- What is the median household income in Auburn city?
- Median household income in Auburn city is $62,339 a year, 20.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Auburn city?
- Median gross rent is $831 a month and the median home value is $172,800, so rent absorbs about 16% of median household income.
- Is Auburn city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Auburn city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Auburn city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.