Auburn vs Winder

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

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

Winder has the higher population (18,847 vs 8,222 in Auburn). Auburn has the higher median household income ($78,317 vs $59,944 in Winder). Winder has the higher median home value ($251,700 vs $232,000 in Auburn).

Population, income & housing

	Auburn	Winder
Population	8,222	18,847
Median age	33.9 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$78,317	$59,944
Median home value	$232,000	$251,700
Median gross rent	$1,198	$1,092
Housing units	2,946	7,542
Homeownership rate	81.0%	66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Auburn	Winder
Population	7,481 → 8,222 (+9.9%)	16,413 → 18,847 (+14.8%)
Median household income	$56,941 → $78,317 (+37.5%)	$48,429 → $59,944 (+23.8%)
Median home value	$142,000 → $232,000 (+63.4%)	$162,700 → $251,700 (+54.7%)
Median gross rent	$864 → $1,198 (+38.7%)	$912 → $1,092 (+19.7%)

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

Winder

Population

16,41318,847

Median household income

$48,429$59,944

Median home value

$162,700$251,700

Median gross rent

$912$1,092

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Auburn	Winder
Under 5	7.2%	6.2%
5 to 17	18.6%	19.5%
18 to 24	12.2%	6.2%
25 to 34	14.0%	15.4%
35 to 44	14.3%	15.6%
45 to 54	12.7%	11.8%
55 to 64	11.2%	10.9%
65 to 74	4.9%	8.8%
75 and over	5.0%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Auburn	Winder
White (non-Hispanic)	66.2%	55.6%
Black or African American	8.7%	19.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	5.3%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.0%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	16.6%	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Auburn	Winder
No high school diploma	17.4%	13.1%
High school graduate	32.4%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Auburn	Winder
Drove alone	77.2%	79.4%
Carpooled	12.9%	12.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	5.9%
Other means	1.6%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Auburn	Winder
1-unit, detached	79.3%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	7.5%
20 or more units	1.7%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Auburn	Winder
Poverty rate	12.9%	13.9%
Average household size	3.01	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	36	33
Median year structure built	1992	1997