Auburn is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 8,865 people and five associated neighborhoods, Auburn is the 119th largest community in Georgia.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, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Auburn who work in office and administrative support (17.09%), management occupations (8.99%), and sales jobs (7.34%). 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. In Auburn, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.17 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small city, Auburn does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Auburn with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.26% of adults in Auburn have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Auburn in 2022 was $28,903, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,612 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 Black or African-American. Auburn also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.27% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Auburn include Irish, English, German, European, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Auburn is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
