Auburn Hills vs Madison Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Auburn Hills and Madison Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

Auburn Hills and Madison Heights are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Madison Heights has the higher population (28,411 vs 24,911 in Auburn Hills). Auburn Hills has the higher median household income ($78,727 vs $66,726 in Madison Heights). Auburn Hills has the higher median home value ($233,900 vs $190,300 in Madison Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Auburn Hills	Madison Heights
Population	24,911	28,411
Median age	36.2 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$78,727	$66,726
Median home value	$233,900	$190,300
Median gross rent	$1,411	$1,138
Housing units	12,072	14,690
Homeownership rate	50.9%	63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.0%	32.1%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Auburn Hills	Madison Heights
Population	23,572 → 24,911 (+5.7%)	30,120 → 28,411 (-5.7%)
Median household income	$64,186 → $78,727 (+22.7%)	$53,439 → $66,726 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$158,600 → $233,900 (+47.5%)	$124,000 → $190,300 (+53.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,117 → $1,411 (+26.3%)	$967 → $1,138 (+17.7%)

Auburn Hills

Population

23,57224,911

Median household income

$64,186$78,727

Median home value

$158,600$233,900

Median gross rent

$1,117$1,411

Madison Heights

Population

30,12028,411

Median household income

$53,439$66,726

Median home value

$124,000$190,300

Median gross rent

$967$1,138

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Auburn Hills	Madison Heights
Under 5	4.2%	4.2%
5 to 17	11.1%	10.9%
18 to 24	13.5%	8.0%
25 to 34	19.9%	19.1%
35 to 44	13.6%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.7%	14.3%
55 to 64	11.3%	12.6%
65 to 74	8.7%	10.7%
75 and over	6.0%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Auburn Hills	Madison Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	56.0%	79.3%
Black or African American	11.8%	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	14.5%	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	1.1%	0.7%
Two or more races	5.5%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	11.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Auburn Hills	Madison Heights
No high school diploma	6.8%	10.6%
High school graduate	19.1%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	25.7%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	21.3%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Auburn Hills	Madison Heights
Drove alone	75.3%	72.6%
Carpooled	6.3%	8.0%
Public transit	0.3%	1.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	14.6%	16.1%
Other means	1.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Auburn Hills	Madison Heights
1-unit, detached	40.1%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	11.5%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	24.8%	13.3%
20 or more units	9.3%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Auburn Hills	Madison Heights
Poverty rate	11.2%	11.3%
Average household size	2.14	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1990	1960