Auburn vs Butler

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

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

Auburn has the higher population (13,464 vs 2,632 in Butler). Auburn has the higher median household income ($62,339 vs $50,179 in Butler). Auburn has the higher median home value ($172,800 vs $100,700 in Butler).

Population, income & housing

	Auburn	Butler
Population	13,464	2,632
Median age	35.7 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$62,339	$50,179
Median home value	$172,800	$100,700
Median gross rent	$831	$763
Housing units	5,822	1,076
Homeownership rate	74.6%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	7.7%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Auburn	Butler
Population	13,056 → 13,464 (+3.1%)	2,715 → 2,632 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$50,180 → $62,339 (+24.2%)	$57,344 → $50,179 (-12.5%)
Median home value	$119,700 → $172,800 (+44.4%)	$81,500 → $100,700 (+23.6%)
Median gross rent	$707 → $831 (+17.5%)	$798 → $763 (-4.4%)

Auburn

Population

13,05613,464

Median household income

$50,180$62,339

Median home value

$119,700$172,800

Median gross rent

$707$831

Butler

Population

2,7152,632

Median household income

$57,344$50,179

Median home value

$81,500$100,700

Median gross rent

$798$763

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Auburn	Butler
Under 5	6.7%	9.7%
5 to 17	17.9%	20.4%
18 to 24	8.5%	6.6%
25 to 34	15.5%	13.4%
35 to 44	11.6%	12.1%
45 to 54	11.3%	11.6%
55 to 64	11.8%	12.3%
65 to 74	8.9%	5.0%
75 and over	7.7%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Auburn	Butler
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Auburn	Butler
No high school diploma	5.0%	17.5%
High school graduate	43.5%	46.6%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Auburn	Butler
Drove alone	80.7%	84.6%
Carpooled	13.9%	8.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	3.9%
Other means	0.8%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Auburn	Butler
1-unit, detached	68.9%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	8.3%
20 or more units	7.5%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Auburn	Butler
Poverty rate	11.3%	23.0%
Average household size	2.38	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	18	20
Median year structure built	1980	1956