Auburn is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 84,858 people and 24 associated neighborhoods, Auburn is the 14th largest community in Washington. Housing costs in Auburn are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Washington.Unlike some cities, Auburn isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Auburn are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Auburn is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Auburn who work in office and administrative support (12.27%), sales jobs (9.54%), and management occupations (8.34%). 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: 10.52% 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. One downside of living in Auburn, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.83 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Auburn is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Auburn area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.The percentage of people in Auburn who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.42% of adults in Auburn have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Auburn in 2022 was $41,384, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $165,536 for a family of four. However, Auburn contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Auburn is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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 Asian. Auburn also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.98% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Auburn include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and European. In addition, Auburn has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (22.01%). The most common language spoken in Auburn is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
