Auburn is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 9,688 people and five associated neighborhoods, Auburn is the 119th largest community in Georgia.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.25% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
In Auburn, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.66 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Auburn is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Auburn with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.20% of adults in Auburn have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Auburn in 2022 was $28,119, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,476 for a family of four. However, Auburn contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Auburn is an extremely 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 Black or African-American. Auburn also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.55% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Auburn include English, Irish, German, European, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Auburn is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.