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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Auburn is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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. A relatively large number of people in Auburn telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.52% 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 Auburn is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Auburn, the average commute to work is 31.83 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Auburn use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Auburn‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.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.
