Moving to Auburn, Alabama
Population: 42,987. Estimated population in July 2024: 49,928 (+16.1% change)
Males: 21,431 (49.9%), Females: 21,556 (50.1%)
Lee County
Zip codes: 36830, 36832.
Demographics
Median resident age: 22.6 years
Median household income: $17,206
Median house value: $138,700
Population by Race
Races in Auburn:
- White Non-Hispanic (77.2%)
- Black (16.8%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Chinese (1.4%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Asian Indian (0.8%)
- Other race (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (12.1%), Irish (10.7%), German (10.5%), United States (7.8%), Scotch-Irish (3.8%), Scottish (3.7%).
Elevation: 702 feet
Land area: 39.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Auburn
- High school or higher: 91.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 56.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 29.3%
- Unemployed: 7.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Auburn city
- Never married: 59.2%
- Now married: 31.9%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 3.2%
- Divorced: 4.8%
4.9% Foreign born (2.7% Asia, 0.9% Europe, 0.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +8,240 (+23.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Auburn:
- EAST ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER AND SNF (about 8 miles; OPELIKA, AL)
- GEORGE H LANIER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; VALLEY, AL)
- LAKEMARTIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; DADEVILLE, AL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Auburn:
- COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN (about 39 miles; COLUMBUS, GA; Abbreviation: CSG)
- LAWSON AAF (FORT BENNING) (about 39 miles; FORT BENNING(COLUMBUS), GA; Abbreviation: LSF)
- MONTGOMERY RGNL (DANNELLY FIELD) (about 66 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Abbreviation: MGM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Auburn:
- AUBURN-OPELIKA ROBERT G. PITTS (about 4 miles; AUBURN, AL; Abbreviation: AUO)
- MOTON FIELD MUNI (about 17 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL; Abbreviation: 06A)
- LANNET MUNI (about 23 miles; LANETT, AL; Abbreviation: 7A3)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Auburn:
- AUBURN UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 1 miles; AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 19,703)
- TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; WADLEY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,925)
- COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; COLUMBUS, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,886)
- FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,283)
- AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 57 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,677)
- ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,359)
Schools
Public high school in Auburn:
- AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 971; Location: 405 S DEAN RD; Grades: 10 – 12)
Private high school in Auburn:
- LEE-SCOTT ACADEMY (Students: 570; Location: 1601 ACADEMY DR; Grades: PK – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Auburn:
- AUBURN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 767; Location: 332 SAMFORD AVE; Grades: 08 – 09)
- DRAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 679; Location: 655 SPENCER AVE; Grades: 06 – 07)
- DEAN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 404; Location: 335 DEAN RD; Grades: 01 – 05)
- WRIGHTS MILL ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 398; Location: 807 WRIGHTS MILL RD; Grades: 01 – 05)
- AUBURN EARLY EDUCATION CENTER (Students: 393; Location: 721 E UNIVERSITY DR; Grades: KG – KG)
- OGLETREE SCHOOL (Students: 389; Location: 737 OGLETREE RD; Grades: 01 – 05)
- MARGARET YARBROUGH SCHOOL (Students: 347; Location: 1555 N DONAHUE DR; Grades: 01 – 05)
- CARY WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 343; Location: 715 SANDERS ST; Grades: 01 – 05)
- AUBURN FARM CENTER (Location: 3005 BEEHIVE RD; Grades: 05 – 12)
Private primary/middle school in Auburn:
- THE VILLAGE SCHOOL (Students: 30; Location: 231 E DRAKE AVE; Grades: KG – 8)
Libraries
Library in Auburn:
- AUBURN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $740,149; Location: 749 E. THACH AVE.; 50,061 books; 1,921 audio materials; 945 video materials; 129 serial subscriptions)