Auburn is a medium-sized city located in the state of Maine. With a population of 24,193 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Auburn is the fifth largest community in Maine. Auburn has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Auburn is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Auburn is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Auburn who work in office and administrative support (14.20%), management occupations (11.39%), and sales jobs (8.52%). Also of interest is that Auburn has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Auburn telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.03% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In terms of college education, Auburn is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.08% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Auburn in 2022 was $37,416, which is upper middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $149,664 for a family of four. However, Auburn contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Auburn home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Auburn residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Auburn include English, French, French Canadian, Irish, and German. The most common language spoken in Auburn is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
