Auburn vs Tecumseh

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

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

Auburn has the higher population (1,185 vs 339 in Tecumseh). Tecumseh has the higher median household income ($71,875 vs $63,382 in Auburn). Tecumseh has the higher median home value ($138,100 vs $135,700 in Auburn).

Population, income & housing

	Auburn	Tecumseh
Population	1,185	339
Median age	37.2 yrs	57.0 yrs
Median household income	$63,382	$71,875
Median home value	$135,700	$138,100
Median gross rent	$889	—
Housing units	473	170
Homeownership rate	56.5%	89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	13.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Auburn	Tecumseh
Population	1,178 → 1,185 (+0.6%)	369 → 339 (-8.1%)
Median household income	$66,875 → $63,382 (-5.2%)	$62,988 → $71,875 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$106,600 → $135,700 (+27.3%)	$116,300 → $138,100 (+18.7%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $889 (+39.3%)	—

Auburn

Population

1,1781,185

Median household income

$66,875$63,382

Median home value

$106,600$135,700

Median gross rent

$638$889

Tecumseh

Population

369339

Median household income

$62,988$71,875

Median home value

$116,300$138,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Auburn	Tecumseh
Under 5	4.4%	8.0%
5 to 17	22.1%	3.2%
18 to 24	10.0%	10.3%
25 to 34	10.4%	14.7%
35 to 44	18.3%	6.5%
45 to 54	11.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	13.0%	15.3%
65 to 74	7.1%	23.9%
75 and over	3.7%	18.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Auburn	Tecumseh
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	86.4%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	10.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Auburn	Tecumseh
No high school diploma	8.0%	8.3%
High school graduate	37.7%	50.8%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Auburn	Tecumseh
Drove alone	86.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	3.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Auburn	Tecumseh
1-unit, detached	67.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	27.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Auburn	Tecumseh
Poverty rate	11.4%	0.0%
Average household size	2.52	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1978	1961