New York · Census place 03078
Auburn city, NY
Quick answer
Auburn city has 26,475 residents, ranking #59 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $49,377, the median home is worth $143,600 and median gross rent runs $867 a month.
- Population
- 26,475Auburn city residents
- Median household income
- $49,377Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $143,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $867Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 49.5%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 21.1% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20% of residents and 49.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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