Auburndale is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 20,659 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Auburndale is the 170th largest community in Florida. Auburndale has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Auburndale, where the median household income is $77,911.00.

Also of interest is that Auburndale 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 Auburndale telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.49% 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 Auburndale, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.06 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small city, Auburndale doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

In terms of college education, Auburndale is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.70% of adults 25 and older in Auburndale have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Auburndale in 2022 was $34,192, which is lower middle income relative to Florida, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,768 for a family of four. However, Auburndale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Auburndale is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Auburndale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Auburndale residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Auburndale also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.90% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Auburndale include Irish, German, English, Haitian, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Auburndale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.