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. Much of the housing stock in Auburndale was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Auburndale economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Auburndale, where the median household income is $77,911.00.Unlike some cities, Auburndale isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Auburndale are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Auburndale is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Auburndale who work in office and administrative support (16.76%), management occupations (11.67%), and sales jobs (10.45%). 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. One downside of living in Auburndale is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Auburndale, the average commute to work is 31.06 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Auburndale is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.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.
