Auburn

Population: 1,715
Median household income: $46,071
Median home value: $118,100

Auburn is a community in Logan County, Kentucky, home to 1,715 residents. Its median household income of $46,071 runs below the Logan County figure of $61,535.

Between 2019 and 2023, Auburn's population grew 38.3% from 1,240 to 1,715, while its median home value rose 19.1% from $99,200 to $118,100.

Owners occupy 69.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,715
Median age: 36.5 yrs
Median household income: $46,071
Median home value: $118,100
Median gross rent: $777
Housing units: 801
Homeownership rate: 69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2401,715

Median household income

$42,132$46,071

Median home value

$99,200$118,100

Median gross rent

$715$777

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,240	$42,132	$99,200	$715
2020	1,463	$36,625	$96,300	$736
2021	1,619	$44,583	$98,900	$709
2022	1,645	$40,259	$114,500	$735
2023	1,715	$46,071	$118,100	$777

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 2415.9%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 647.1%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over13.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	112	6.5%
5 to 17	273	15.9%
18 to 24	273	15.9%
25 to 34	151	8.8%
35 to 44	190	11.1%
45 to 54	164	9.6%
55 to 64	121	7.1%
65 to 74	195	11.4%
75 and over	236	13.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,413	82.4%
Black or African American	96	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	11	0.6%
Two or more races	103	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	82	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate48.3%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	73	6.9%
High school graduate	511	48.3%
Some college or associate's	301	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	130	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	42	4.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone81.2%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit0.8%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	526	81.2%
Carpooled	72	11.1%
Public transit	5	0.8%
Walked	26	4.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	2.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	99	15.7%
15 to 29 min	249	39.6%
30 to 44 min	239	38.0%
45 to 59 min	19	3.0%
60+ min	23	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 21.9% (366 of 1,671)

	Count	Share
Family households	361	48.8%
Nonfamily households	379	51.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	740	92.4%
Vacant	61	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	515	69.6%
Renter-occupied	225	30.4%

1-unit, detached81.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	655	81.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	66	8.2%
5 to 19 units	34	4.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	46	5.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2102638
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.83 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.8645, -86.7096