Auburn vs Pullman

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

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

Pullman has the higher population (305 vs 90 in Auburn). Pullman has the higher median household income ($51,908 vs $21,875 in Auburn). Since 2019, Pullman's population has grown faster (+95.5% vs -18.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Auburn	Pullman
Population	90	305
Median age	50.3 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$21,875	$51,908
Median home value	—	$81,700
Housing units	34	92
Homeownership rate	46.2%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Auburn	Pullman
Population	110 → 90 (-18.2%)	156 → 305 (+95.5%)
Median household income	$22,500 → $21,875 (-2.8%)	$35,625 → $51,908 (+45.7%)
Median home value	$41,700 → $36,300 (-12.9%)	$59,000 → $81,700 (+38.5%)
Median gross rent	$517 → $705 (+36.4%)	—

Auburn

Population

11090

Median household income

$22,500$21,875

Median home value

$41,700$36,300

Median gross rent

$517$705

Pullman

Population

156305

Median household income

$35,625$51,908

Median home value

$59,000$81,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Auburn	Pullman
Under 5	0.0%	3.3%
5 to 17	43.3%	7.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	2.3%
35 to 44	5.6%	47.2%
45 to 54	18.9%	3.3%
55 to 64	13.3%	2.0%
65 to 74	16.7%	13.8%
75 and over	2.2%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Auburn	Pullman
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	98.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Auburn	Pullman
No high school diploma	27.5%	54.3%
High school graduate	51.0%	43.3%
Some college or associate's	7.8%	2.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Auburn	Pullman
Drove alone	100.0%	55.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	1.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	40.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Auburn	Pullman
1-unit, detached	73.5%	55.4%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.6%	44.6%

Poverty & households

	Auburn	Pullman
Poverty rate	71.1%	6.6%
Average household size	3.46	3.59
Mean commute (minutes)	48	26
Median year structure built	1938	1978