Auburndale

Population: 17,438
Median household income: $68,267
Median home value: $272,700

Auburndale is a community in Polk County, Florida, home to 17,438 residents. The median household income of $68,267 is above the Polk County median ($63,644).

From 2019 to 2023, Auburndale's population grew 10.4% from 15,799 to 17,438, while its median home value rose 50.8% from $180,800 to $272,700.

Owners occupy 67.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,438
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $68,267
Median home value: $272,700
Median gross rent: $1,127
Housing units: 6,951
Homeownership rate: 67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,79917,438

Median household income

$54,066$68,267

Median home value

$180,800$272,700

Median gross rent

$888$1,127

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,799	$54,066	$180,800	$888
2020	16,230	$54,638	$191,000	$836
2021	15,704	$60,514	$190,400	$927
2022	16,432	$67,661	$229,400	$989
2023	17,438	$68,267	$272,700	$1,127

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	965	5.5%
5 to 17	3,125	17.9%
18 to 24	1,541	8.8%
25 to 34	1,901	10.9%
35 to 44	2,256	12.9%
45 to 54	2,346	13.5%
55 to 64	2,123	12.2%
65 to 74	1,602	9.2%
75 and over	1,579	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,225	64.4%
Black or African American	2,588	14.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.1%
Asian	257	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	13	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	213	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,124	17.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.9%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree10.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,879	15.9%
High school graduate	4,467	37.8%
Some college or associate's	3,517	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,225	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	719	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone82.8%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home10.2%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,269	82.8%
Carpooled	312	4.1%
Public transit	22	0.3%
Walked	44	0.6%
Bicycle	27	0.4%
Worked from home	775	10.2%
Other means	118	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,094	16.1%
15 to 29 min	2,967	43.7%
30 to 44 min	1,305	19.2%
45 to 59 min	844	12.4%
60+ min	582	8.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.89
Poverty rate: 12.9% (2,232 of 17,258)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,263	71.4%
Nonfamily households	1,705	28.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,968	85.9%
Vacant	983	14.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,048	67.8%
Renter-occupied	1,920	32.2%

1-unit, detached74.2%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units13.7%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other8.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,160	74.2%
1-unit, attached	129	1.9%
2 to 4 units	954	13.7%
5 to 19 units	141	2.0%
20 or more units	14	0.2%
Mobile home & other	553	8.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1202550
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 7.02 sq mi
Center point: 28.1100, -81.7973