Auburn is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 13,737 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Auburn is the 371st largest community in California.

Housing costs in Auburn are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Also of interest is that Auburn has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Auburn telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.51% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The population of Auburn is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.47% of adults in Auburn have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Auburn in 2022 was $51,036, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $204,144 for a family of four. However, Auburn contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Auburn is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Auburn home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Auburn residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Auburn also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.74% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Auburn include Irish, English, German, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Auburn is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.