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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.03% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. The overall education level of Auburn is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 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.
