Auburn vs North Auburn

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

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

North Auburn has the higher population (13,833 vs 13,758 in Auburn). Auburn has the higher median household income ($77,760 vs $72,125 in North Auburn). Auburn has the higher median home value ($642,400 vs $503,400 in North Auburn).

Population, income & housing

	Auburn	North Auburn
Population	13,758	13,833
Median age	47.0 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$77,760	$72,125
Median home value	$642,400	$503,400
Median gross rent	$1,432	$1,581
Housing units	6,501	5,791
Homeownership rate	60.2%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.2%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Auburn	North Auburn
Population	14,011 → 13,758 (-1.8%)	14,269 → 13,833 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$66,314 → $77,760 (+17.3%)	$60,308 → $72,125 (+19.6%)
Median home value	$447,600 → $642,400 (+43.5%)	$356,200 → $503,400 (+41.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,147 → $1,432 (+24.8%)	$1,239 → $1,581 (+27.6%)

Auburn

Population

14,01113,758

Median household income

$66,314$77,760

Median home value

$447,600$642,400

Median gross rent

$1,147$1,432

North Auburn

Population

14,26913,833

Median household income

$60,308$72,125

Median home value

$356,200$503,400

Median gross rent

$1,239$1,581

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Auburn	North Auburn
Under 5	3.7%	4.9%
5 to 17	12.7%	14.8%
18 to 24	6.7%	5.7%
25 to 34	11.5%	10.7%
35 to 44	13.5%	13.3%
45 to 54	8.7%	12.8%
55 to 64	16.4%	12.2%
65 to 74	17.2%	12.4%
75 and over	9.6%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Auburn	North Auburn
White (non-Hispanic)	73.8%	61.6%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.6%
Asian	2.3%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.3%
Some other race	0.1%	1.0%
Two or more races	7.6%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	14.7%	26.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Auburn	North Auburn
No high school diploma	7.4%	9.6%
High school graduate	16.1%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	23.2%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	15.0%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Auburn	North Auburn
Drove alone	68.6%	75.7%
Carpooled	5.4%	6.2%
Public transit	0.9%	0.5%
Walked	7.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.4%	13.4%
Other means	1.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Auburn	North Auburn
1-unit, detached	67.9%	54.6%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	5.4%
20 or more units	9.0%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	16.2%

Poverty & households

	Auburn	North Auburn
Poverty rate	12.8%	12.4%
Average household size	2.14	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	19	27
Median year structure built	1980	1978