Auburn

Population: 2,045
Median household income: $68,935
Median home value: $157,500

Auburn is a community in Bay County, Michigan, home to 2,045 residents. The median household income of $68,935 is above the Bay County median ($60,523).

Between 2019 and 2023, Auburn's population declined 3.0% from 2,109 to 2,045, while its median home value rose 33.9% from $117,600 to $157,500.

Households average 2.12 people. The median gross rent is $1,036.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,045
Median age: 43.4 yrs
Median household income: $68,935
Median home value: $157,500
Median gross rent: $1,036
Housing units: 976
Homeownership rate: 73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1092,045

Median household income

$48,060$68,935

Median home value

$117,600$157,500

Median gross rent

$648$1,036

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,109	$48,060	$117,600	$648
2020	1,990	$49,861	$123,700	$647
2021	2,011	$55,662	$136,500	$690
2022	1,921	$62,589	$156,600	$840
2023	2,045	$68,935	$157,500	$1,036

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over11.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	68	3.3%
5 to 17	337	16.5%
18 to 24	109	5.3%
25 to 34	294	14.4%
35 to 44	246	12.0%
45 to 54	255	12.5%
55 to 64	294	14.4%
65 to 74	217	10.6%
75 and over	225	11.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,893	92.6%
Black or African American	27	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	1	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	75	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate20.8%

Some college or associate's36.2%

Bachelor's degree30.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	53	3.5%
High school graduate	318	20.8%
Some college or associate's	554	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	466	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	140	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone81.8%

Carpooled1.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	834	81.8%
Carpooled	12	1.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	158	15.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	205	23.8%
15 to 29 min	450	52.3%
30 to 44 min	130	15.1%
45 to 59 min	6	0.7%
60+ min	70	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 6.8% (140 of 2,045)

	Count	Share
Family households	524	55.0%
Nonfamily households	429	45.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	953	97.6%
Vacant	23	2.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	696	73.0%
Renter-occupied	257	27.0%

1-unit, detached68.5%

1-unit, attached12.7%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units11.6%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	669	68.5%
1-unit, attached	124	12.7%
2 to 4 units	56	5.7%
5 to 19 units	113	11.6%
20 or more units	14	1.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2604080
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.06 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.6020, -84.0751