Auburn, IN

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
43,807
US Senator
Todd Young
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Banks
Republican Party
2024 Poverty Rate
9.52%
5.92% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$74,331
6.07% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$194,100
9.11% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
21,848
1% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Auburn, IN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.5% of the residents in Auburn, IN are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Auburn, IN was $194,100, and the homeownership rate was 82.1%.

Most people in Auburn, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Auburn, IN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Auburn, IN is home to a population of 43.8k people, from which 99.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.51% of Auburn, IN residents were born outside of the country (662 people).

In 2024, there were 48.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (41k people) in Auburn, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 845 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 664 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%
2024 Citizenship
99.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Auburn, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Auburn, IN was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Auburn, IN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    41k ± 157
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    845 ± 76
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    664 ± 199
3.07%
Hispanic Population
1.35k people

In 2024, there were 48.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (41k people) in Auburn, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 845 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 664 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.07% of the people in Auburn, IN are hispanic (1.35k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Auburn, IN as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Indiana.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    108,287 ± 8,015 people
  2. India
    34,966 ± 4,579 people
  3. China
    17,771 ± 3,269 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 108,287 Indiana residents, followed by India with 34,966 and China with 17,771.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.51%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
662 people
1.55%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
675 people

As of 2024, 1.51% of Auburn, IN residents (662 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Auburn, IN was 1.55%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    938 ± 186
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    460 ± 164
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    241 ± 101

Auburn, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.04 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Auburn, IN.

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Economy

The economy of Auburn, IN employs 21.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Auburn, IN were Manufacturing (7,445 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,861 people), and Retail Trade (1,977 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,145), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($61,012), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($60,746).

Employment

Occupations

21.8k
2024 Value
± 1,047
1%
1 Year growth
± 6.57%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Auburn, IN grew at a rate of 1%, from 21.6k employees to 21.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Auburn, IN, are Production Occupations (4,491 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,055 people), and Management Occupations (1,836 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Auburn, IN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

21.8k
2024 Value
± 1,047
1%
1 Year growth
± 6.57%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Auburn, IN grew at a rate of 1%, from 21.6k employees to 21.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Auburn, IN, are Manufacturing (7,445 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,861 people), and Retail Trade (1,977 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Auburn, IN, though some of these residents may live in Auburn, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$54,770
Median earning men ± $3,006
$37,287
Median earning women ± $1,687

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,918), Information ($65,256), and Public Administration ($65,129).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($49,255), Information ($47,888), and Manufacturing ($43,710).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.21M people employed in Indiana. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Indiana.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 84
    Construction
  2. 80
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 46
    Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $674k
    Manufacturing
  2. $104k
    Transportation and Warehousing
  3. $78.3k
    Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing the state of Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Auburn, IN. Showing the available data for Indiana.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (58.8%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (39.8%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Indiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Indiana

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Todd Young
Senator from Indiana3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017
Jim Banks
Senator from Indiana1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing Indiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Indiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Auburn, IN was $194,100 in 2024, which is 0.583 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $177,900 to $194,100, a 9.11% increase. The homeownership rate in Auburn, IN is 82.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Auburn, IN have an average commute time of 21.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Auburn, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$194,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$9,085
$14,029
Median Property Taxes
±$783

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Auburn, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Auburn, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

82.1%
Homeownership
2024
64.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 82.1% of the housing units in Auburn, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 82.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$74,331
Median Household Income
± $4,948
17.1k
Number of Households
± 896

In 2024, the median household income of the 17.1k households in Auburn, IN grew to $74,331 from the previous year's value of $70,080.

The following chart displays the households in Auburn, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Auburn, IN is from Indiana.
0.445
2023 Wage GINI in Indiana
0.448
2022 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2023, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.445 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.529% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Indiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (81.4%)
  2. Carpooled (10.9%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.99%)

In 2024, 81.4% of workers in Auburn, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.9%) and those who worked at home (4.99%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

21.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Auburn, IN have a shorter commute time (21.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.27% of the workforce in Auburn, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Auburn, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Auburn, IN have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.52% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Auburn, IN (4.12k out of 43.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Auburn, IN is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

93.5% of the population of Auburn, IN has health coverage, with 53.8% on employee plans, 13.8% on Medicaid, 13.9% on Medicare, 10.2% on non-group plans, and 1.73% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Indiana see 1,524 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,524 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1681 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 474 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.
1,524 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Indiana

Primary care physicians in Indiana see an average of 1,524 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,524 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Indiana in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.6% under 18 years, 19.3% between 18 and 34 years, 38.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 17% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

6.53%
Uninsured
53.8%
Employer Coverage
13.8%
Medicaid
13.9%
Medicare
10.2%
Non-Group
1.73%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Auburn, IN declined by 4.51% from 6.84% to 6.53%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Auburn, IN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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