Auburn

Population: 13,464
Median household income: $62,339
Median home value: $172,800

Auburn, a community in DeKalb County, Indiana, has 13,464 residents. The median household income of $62,339 is below the DeKalb County median ($70,080).

Between 2019 and 2023, Auburn's population grew 3.1% from 13,056 to 13,464, while its median home value rose 44.4% from $119,700 to $172,800.

The median gross rent is $831. 22.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,464
Median age: 35.7 yrs
Median household income: $62,339
Median home value: $172,800
Median gross rent: $831
Housing units: 5,822
Homeownership rate: 74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,05613,464

Median household income

$50,180$62,339

Median home value

$119,700$172,800

Median gross rent

$707$831

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,056	$50,180	$119,700	$707
2020	13,209	$51,855	$126,000	$704
2021	13,281	$54,462	$129,500	$750
2022	13,316	$58,635	$147,300	$788
2023	13,464	$62,339	$172,800	$831

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	906	6.7%
5 to 17	2,415	17.9%
18 to 24	1,146	8.5%
25 to 34	2,089	15.5%
35 to 44	1,558	11.6%
45 to 54	1,525	11.3%
55 to 64	1,586	11.8%
65 to 74	1,196	8.9%
75 and over	1,043	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,840	95.4%
Black or African American	6	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	9	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	305	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	304	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate43.5%

Some college or associate's29.3%

Bachelor's degree15.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	452	5.0%
High school graduate	3,914	43.5%
Some college or associate's	2,634	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,401	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	596	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled13.9%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.7%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,464	80.7%
Carpooled	939	13.9%
Public transit	6	0.1%
Walked	128	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	183	2.7%
Other means	54	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,142	47.7%
15 to 29 min	2,182	33.1%
30 to 44 min	835	12.7%
45 to 59 min	356	5.4%
60+ min	76	1.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 11.3% (1,497 of 13,253)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,504	62.9%
Nonfamily households	2,068	37.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,572	95.7%
Vacant	250	4.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,159	74.6%
Renter-occupied	1,413	25.4%

1-unit, detached68.9%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units7.5%

Mobile home & other10.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,014	68.9%
1-unit, attached	78	1.3%
2 to 4 units	475	8.2%
5 to 19 units	200	3.4%
20 or more units	434	7.5%
Mobile home & other	621	10.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1802674
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.6 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 41.3677, -85.0565