Auburn

Population: 1,209
Median household income: $201,648
Median home value: $440,300

Auburn, a community in Salem County, New Jersey, has 1,209 residents. At $201,648, its median household income sits above Salem County's $78,412.

From 2020 to 2023, Auburn's population grew 46.0% from 828 to 1,209, while its median home value rose 29.6% from $339,700 to $440,300.

62.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 99.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,209
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $201,648
Median home value: $440,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 416
Homeownership rate: 99.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8281,209

Median household income

$134,559$201,648

Median home value

$339,700$440,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	828	$134,559	$339,700
2021	914	$160,326	$352,100
2022	1,064	$185,987	$419,200
2023	1,209	$201,648	$440,300

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1730.9%

18 to 241.5%

25 to 342.1%

35 to 4420.3%

45 to 5416.2%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 744.4%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	43	3.6%
5 to 17	373	30.9%
18 to 24	18	1.5%
25 to 34	25	2.1%
35 to 44	245	20.3%
45 to 54	196	16.2%
55 to 64	186	15.4%
65 to 74	53	4.4%
75 and over	70	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,076	89.0%
Black or African American	91	7.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	42	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.6%

High school graduate6.2%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree28.1%

Graduate or professional degree34.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5	0.6%
High school graduate	48	6.2%
Some college or associate's	239	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	218	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	265	34.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone91.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	526	91.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	50	8.7%
Other means	2	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	92	17.4%
15 to 29 min	148	28.0%
30 to 44 min	126	23.9%
45 to 59 min	92	17.4%
60+ min	70	13.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.97
Poverty rate: 1.2% (14 of 1,209)

	Count	Share
Family households	319	78.4%
Nonfamily households	88	21.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	407	97.8%
Vacant	9	2.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	403	99.0%
Renter-occupied	4	1.0%

1-unit, detached98.6%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	410	98.6%
1-unit, attached	6	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3402170
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.25 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 39.6880, -75.3563