Auburn vs Mechanic Falls

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

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

Auburn has the higher population (24,294 vs 2,300 in Mechanic Falls). Auburn has the higher median household income ($66,552 vs $50,169 in Mechanic Falls). Auburn has the higher median home value ($254,600 vs $197,700 in Mechanic Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Auburn	Mechanic Falls
Population	24,294	2,300
Median age	40.7 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$66,552	$50,169
Median home value	$254,600	$197,700
Median gross rent	$983	$1,160
Housing units	11,113	884
Homeownership rate	59.1%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.9%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	11.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Auburn	Mechanic Falls
Population	23,187 → 24,294 (+4.8%)	2,112 → 2,300 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$49,719 → $66,552 (+33.9%)	$53,194 → $50,169 (-5.7%)
Median home value	$165,200 → $254,600 (+54.1%)	$107,600 → $197,700 (+83.7%)
Median gross rent	$789 → $983 (+24.6%)	$933 → $1,160 (+24.3%)

Auburn

Population

23,18724,294

Median household income

$49,719$66,552

Median home value

$165,200$254,600

Median gross rent

$789$983

Mechanic Falls

Population

2,1122,300

Median household income

$53,194$50,169

Median home value

$107,600$197,700

Median gross rent

$933$1,160

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Auburn	Mechanic Falls
Under 5	4.3%	1.6%
5 to 17	16.0%	29.0%
18 to 24	10.3%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.5%	7.9%
35 to 44	12.4%	20.3%
45 to 54	12.1%	8.2%
55 to 64	14.1%	9.3%
65 to 74	11.3%	11.2%
75 and over	8.0%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Auburn	Mechanic Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	77.3%
Black or African American	2.9%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	15.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Auburn	Mechanic Falls
No high school diploma	8.1%	5.1%
High school graduate	31.6%	49.3%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.9%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Auburn	Mechanic Falls
Drove alone	76.4%	82.3%
Carpooled	8.8%	0.8%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	7.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.8%	9.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Auburn	Mechanic Falls
1-unit, detached	53.5%	52.0%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	26.4%	30.8%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.2%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	15.8%

Poverty & households

	Auburn	Mechanic Falls
Poverty rate	12.6%	13.0%
Average household size	2.24	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1953	1970