Auburn

Population: 85,455
Median household income: $95,367
Median home value: $510,400

Located in King County, Washington, Auburn is a community with a population of 85,455. At $95,367, its median household income sits below King County's $122,148.

Between 2019 and 2023, Auburn's population grew 6.6% from 80,134 to 85,455, while its median home value rose 56.0% from $327,200 to $510,400.

The median gross rent is $1,713. 27.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 85,455
Median age: 35.7 yrs
Median household income: $95,367
Median home value: $510,400
Median gross rent: $1,713
Housing units: 32,096
Homeownership rate: 61.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

80,13485,455

Median household income

$72,822$95,367

Median home value

$327,200$510,400

Median gross rent

$1,245$1,713

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	80,134	$72,822	$327,200	$1,245
2020	80,914	$76,410	$356,200	$1,314
2021	85,306	$79,415	$393,500	$1,401
2022	85,623	$87,406	$460,100	$1,594
2023	85,455	$95,367	$510,400	$1,713

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,720	6.7%
5 to 17	15,403	18.0%
18 to 24	7,564	8.9%
25 to 34	12,822	15.0%
35 to 44	12,993	15.2%
45 to 54	10,366	12.1%
55 to 64	10,093	11.8%
65 to 74	6,979	8.2%
75 and over	3,515	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	41,903	49.0%
Black or African American	6,330	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,544	1.8%
Asian	9,964	11.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2,804	3.3%
Some other race	297	0.3%
Two or more races	6,538	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16,075	18.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.6%

High school graduate27.4%

Some college or associate's33.9%

Bachelor's degree18.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,597	11.6%
High school graduate	15,553	27.4%
Some college or associate's	19,271	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	10,658	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4,689	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone71.2%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit3.3%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home12.8%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	30,754	71.2%
Carpooled	4,258	9.9%
Public transit	1,407	3.3%
Walked	756	1.8%
Bicycle	22	0.1%
Worked from home	5,509	12.8%
Other means	473	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,085	16.2%
15 to 29 min	13,017	34.6%
30 to 44 min	9,216	24.5%
45 to 59 min	3,944	10.5%
60+ min	5,408	14.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.76
Poverty rate: 7.6% (6,406 of 84,522)

	Count	Share
Family households	21,337	69.6%
Nonfamily households	9,314	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	30,651	95.5%
Vacant	1,445	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	18,825	61.4%
Renter-occupied	11,826	38.6%

1-unit, detached51.1%

1-unit, attached6.8%

2 to 4 units10.3%

5 to 19 units12.2%

20 or more units12.9%

Mobile home & other6.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,409	51.1%
1-unit, attached	2,197	6.8%
2 to 4 units	3,298	10.3%
5 to 19 units	3,928	12.2%
20 or more units	4,135	12.9%
Mobile home & other	2,129	6.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5303180
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 30 sq mi
Water area: 0.29 sq mi
Center point: 47.3038, -122.2100