Auburn, Alabama demographics

Auburn, AL demographics: median age 25.9; 64.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Auburn city, Alabama · Incorporated city · GEOID 0103076. The survey estimates a population of 80,594 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Auburn is 25.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.7 years. There are 30,174 households (±754). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	25.9 ±0.7	39.3 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 80,594
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Under 18	15,589 ±1,056	19.3% ±1.3 pp	22.2%	22.0%
18–34	34,278 ±1,712	42.5% ±2.1 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	22,937 ±1,156	28.5% ±1.4 pp	37.6%	38.0%
65 and older	7,790 ±624	9.7% ±0.8 pp	17.8%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 80,594
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Male	39,117 ±884	48.5% ±1.1 pp	48.6%	49.5%
Female	41,477 ±882	51.5% ±1.1 pp	51.4%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 80,594
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
White alone	53,806 ±1,229	66.8% ±1.5 pp	64.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	13,860 ±1,184	17.2% ±1.5 pp	25.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	86 ±52 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	6,861 ±337	8.5% ±0.4 pp	1.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	23 ±39 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,883 ±732	2.3% ±0.9 pp	2.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	4,075 ±680	5.1% ±0.8 pp	5.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 80,594
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	76,232 ±639	94.6% ±0.8 pp	94.4%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4,362 ±644	5.4% ±0.8 pp	5.6%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 30,174
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Married-couple family	11,929 ±594	39.5% ±1.7 pp	46.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	765 ±266	2.5% ±0.9 pp	4.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,859 ±500	9.5% ±1.6 pp	14.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	10,646 ±792	35.3% ±2.5 pp	30.8%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	3,975 ±528	13.2% ±1.7 pp	4.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 30,174
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Households with people under 18	7,856 ±634	26.0% ±2.0 pp	29.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	22,318 ±974	74.0% ±2.6 pp	71.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 30,174
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	10,646 ±792	35.3% ±2.5 pp	30.8%	28.7%
Two-person households	8,637 ±812	28.6% ±2.6 pp	34.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	4,828 ±576	16.0% ±1.9 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	4,434 ±563	14.7% ±1.8 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,275 ±299	4.2% ±1.0 pp	5.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	307 ±135	1.0% ±0.4 pp	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	47 ±48 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 80,594
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Native	71,960 ±675	89.3% ±0.8 pp	96.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	8,634 ±684	10.7% ±0.8 pp	4.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 76,917
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
English only	67,035 ±1,068	87.2% ±1.3 pp	94.0%	77.7%
Spanish	2,816 ±668	3.7% ±0.9 pp	3.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	364 ±273 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	266 ±174 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	45 ±39 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,114 ±396	1.4% ±0.5 pp	0.4%	2.0%
Korean	2,600 ±497	3.4% ±0.6 pp	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,121 ±347	1.5% ±0.5 pp	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	300 ±193 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	59 ±66 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	592 ±220	0.8% ±0.3 pp	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	396 ±301 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	209 ±119 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 41,630
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,534 ±435	3.7% ±1.0 pp	11.4%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	5,227 ±684	12.6% ±1.6 pp	30.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	5,883 ±691	14.1% ±1.6 pp	20.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,286 ±493	5.5% ±1.2 pp	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	13,270 ±1,068	31.9% ±2.5 pp	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13,430 ±856	32.3% ±1.9 pp	11.1%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 80,193
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Same house	64,742 ±1,216	80.7% ±1.5 pp	88.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	6,218 ±923	7.8% ±1.2 pp	6.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	4,128 ±641	5.1% ±0.8 pp	2.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	3,990 ±537	5.0% ±0.7 pp	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	1,115 ±413	1.4% ±0.5 pp	0.3%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.8% of Auburn residents (±1.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.2% in Alabama and 8.4% nationally. 91.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Auburn	Alabama	U.S.	Compared with Alabama
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.8% ±1.0 pp	9.2%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.6% ±1.0 pp	87.5%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.7% ±0.6 pp	7.7%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Auburn . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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