Auburn vs Loachapoka

A side-by-side comparison of Auburn and Loachapoka: population, income, housing, and more.

Auburn and Loachapoka are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Auburn has the higher population (78,738 vs 218 in Loachapoka). Auburn has the higher median household income ($56,123 vs $47,250 in Loachapoka). Auburn has the higher median home value ($342,400 vs $183,000 in Loachapoka).

Population, income & housing

	Auburn	Loachapoka
Population	78,738	218
Median age	25.6 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$56,123	$47,250
Median home value	$342,400	$183,000
Median gross rent	$1,034	$933
Housing units	34,548	106
Homeownership rate	52.0%	48.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.8%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Auburn	Loachapoka
Population	64,054 → 78,738 (+22.9%)	221 → 218 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$47,318 → $56,123 (+18.6%)	$55,250 → $47,250 (-14.5%)
Median home value	$266,200 → $342,400 (+28.6%)	$162,500 → $183,000 (+12.6%)
Median gross rent	$884 → $1,034 (+17.0%)	$850 → $933 (+9.8%)

Auburn

Population

64,05478,738

Median household income

$47,318$56,123

Median home value

$266,200$342,400

Median gross rent

$884$1,034

Loachapoka

Population

221218

Median household income

$55,250$47,250

Median home value

$162,500$183,000

Median gross rent

$850$933

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Auburn	Loachapoka
Under 5	4.7%	1.4%
5 to 17	15.2%	11.9%
18 to 24	29.0%	12.4%
25 to 34	13.2%	15.6%
35 to 44	10.8%	21.1%
45 to 54	11.1%	11.0%
55 to 64	7.1%	9.2%
65 to 74	5.1%	12.8%
75 and over	3.8%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Auburn	Loachapoka
White (non-Hispanic)	65.7%	63.3%
Black or African American	18.6%	29.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	8.4%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Auburn	Loachapoka
No high school diploma	4.0%	0.6%
High school graduate	13.1%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	20.2%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	31.7%	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	31.0%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Auburn	Loachapoka
Drove alone	76.5%	61.6%
Carpooled	6.9%	29.5%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	7.1%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Auburn	Loachapoka
1-unit, detached	47.9%	61.3%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	13.2%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	24.5%
5 to 19 units	20.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	11.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Auburn	Loachapoka
Poverty rate	26.1%	14.7%
Average household size	2.44	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	19	58
Median year structure built	2000	1974