Lincoln vs North Auburn

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

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

Lincoln has the higher population (51,629 vs 13,833 in North Auburn). Lincoln has the higher median household income ($108,108 vs $72,125 in North Auburn). Lincoln has the higher median home value ($628,500 vs $503,400 in North Auburn).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln	North Auburn
Population	51,629	13,833
Median age	43.7 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$108,108	$72,125
Median home value	$628,500	$503,400
Median gross rent	$2,081	$1,581
Housing units	20,102	5,791
Homeownership rate	83.5%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.4%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln	North Auburn
Population	47,388 → 51,629 (+8.9%)	14,269 → 13,833 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$88,734 → $108,108 (+21.8%)	$60,308 → $72,125 (+19.6%)
Median home value	$447,600 → $628,500 (+40.4%)	$356,200 → $503,400 (+41.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,819 → $2,081 (+14.4%)	$1,239 → $1,581 (+27.6%)

Lincoln

Population

47,38851,629

Median household income

$88,734$108,108

Median home value

$447,600$628,500

Median gross rent

$1,819$2,081

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)

	Lincoln	North Auburn
Under 5	5.4%	4.9%
5 to 17	18.7%	14.8%
18 to 24	5.4%	5.7%
25 to 34	9.3%	10.7%
35 to 44	12.9%	13.3%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.8%
55 to 64	9.5%	12.2%
65 to 74	12.5%	12.4%
75 and over	14.6%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln	North Auburn
White (non-Hispanic)	65.1%	61.6%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.6%
Asian	7.2%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.3%
Some other race	0.5%	1.0%
Two or more races	6.4%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	19.0%	26.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln	North Auburn
No high school diploma	6.0%	9.6%
High school graduate	17.6%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	24.3%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln	North Auburn
Drove alone	72.6%	75.7%
Carpooled	5.8%	6.2%
Public transit	0.6%	0.5%
Walked	0.6%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.4%	13.4%
Other means	1.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln	North Auburn
1-unit, detached	91.5%	54.6%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	5.4%
20 or more units	2.1%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	16.2%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln	North Auburn
Poverty rate	7.7%	12.4%
Average household size	2.64	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	2004	1978