Auburn vs Russell

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

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

Auburn has the higher population (8,222 vs 1,335 in Russell). Auburn has the higher median household income ($78,317 vs $65,259 in Russell). Auburn has the higher median home value ($232,000 vs $104,200 in Russell).

Population, income & housing

	Auburn	Russell
Population	8,222	1,335
Median age	33.9 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$78,317	$65,259
Median home value	$232,000	$104,200
Median gross rent	$1,198	$1,314
Housing units	2,946	414
Homeownership rate	81.0%	54.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	5.7%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Auburn	Russell
Population	7,481 → 8,222 (+9.9%)	1,497 → 1,335 (-10.8%)
Median household income	$56,941 → $78,317 (+37.5%)	$32,105 → $65,259 (+103.3%)
Median home value	$142,000 → $232,000 (+63.4%)	$86,300 → $104,200 (+20.7%)
Median gross rent	$864 → $1,198 (+38.7%)	$847 → $1,314 (+55.1%)

Auburn

Population

7,4818,222

Median household income

$56,941$78,317

Median home value

$142,000$232,000

Median gross rent

$864$1,198

Russell

Population

1,4971,335

Median household income

$32,105$65,259

Median home value

$86,300$104,200

Median gross rent

$847$1,314

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Auburn	Russell
Under 5	7.2%	6.4%
5 to 17	18.6%	16.7%
18 to 24	12.2%	10.3%
25 to 34	14.0%	11.8%
35 to 44	14.3%	27.1%
45 to 54	12.7%	7.4%
55 to 64	11.2%	13.0%
65 to 74	4.9%	4.6%
75 and over	5.0%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Auburn	Russell
White (non-Hispanic)	66.2%	48.5%
Black or African American	8.7%	16.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	5.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	21.9%
Hispanic or Latino	16.6%	13.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Auburn	Russell
No high school diploma	17.4%	27.3%
High school graduate	32.4%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	1.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Auburn	Russell
Drove alone	77.2%	88.5%
Carpooled	12.9%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	0.0%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Auburn	Russell
1-unit, detached	79.3%	34.5%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	58.2%

Poverty & households

	Auburn	Russell
Poverty rate	12.9%	17.8%
Average household size	3.01	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	36	28
Median year structure built	1992	1991