Auburn, New York demographics

Auburn, NY demographics: median age 41.1; 21.0% 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, New York · Incorporated city · GEOID 3603078. The survey estimates a population of 26,285 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Auburn is 41.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.1 years. There are 11,875 households (±359). 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	41.1 ±1.1	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 26,285
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	5,007 ±441	19.0% ±1.7 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	5,853 ±476	22.3% ±1.8 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	9,757 ±702	37.1% ±2.7 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	5,668 ±499	21.6% ±1.9 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 26,285
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	13,070 ±429	49.7% ±1.6 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	13,215 ±431	50.3% ±1.6 pp	51.2%	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: 26,285
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	21,520 ±511	81.9% ±1.9 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,792 ±294	6.8% ±1.1 pp	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	60 ±48 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	142 ±86 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	470 ±184	1.8% ±0.7 pp	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,301 ±549	8.8% ±2.1 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 26,285
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	25,252 ±233	96.1% ±0.9 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,033 ±226	3.9% ±0.9 pp	19.8%	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: 11,875
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,160 ±334	26.6% ±2.7 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	989 ±255	8.3% ±2.1 pp	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,870 ±305	15.7% ±2.5 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	4,925 ±515	41.5% ±4.2 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	931 ±314	7.8% ±2.6 pp	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,875
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,008 ±318	25.3% ±2.6 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	8,867 ±548	74.7% ±4.0 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,875
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	4,925 ±515	41.5% ±4.2 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,506 ±453	29.5% ±3.7 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,681 ±347	14.2% ±2.9 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,223 ±307	10.3% ±2.6 pp	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	465 ±194	3.9% ±1.6 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	28 ±42 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	47 ±45 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.7%	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: 26,285
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	25,598 ±232	97.4% ±0.9 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	687 ±230	2.6% ±0.9 pp	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 24,755
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	23,701 ±331	95.7% ±1.1 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	519 ±171	2.1% ±0.7 pp	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	31 ±43 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	107 ±144 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	86 ±74 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	145 ±84 · low precision	0.6% ±0.3 pp · low precision	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	1 ±2 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	58 ±54 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	43 ±51 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	3 ±7 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	1 ±2 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	60 ±42 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.3%	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: 19,433
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,492 ±389	12.8% ±2.0 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	6,143 ±677	31.6% ±3.4 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,569 ±503	18.4% ±2.6 pp	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,145 ±442	16.2% ±2.3 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,369 ±307	12.2% ±1.6 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,715 ±365	8.8% ±1.9 pp	17.9%	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: 25,933
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	21,777 ±706	84.0% ±2.7 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,460 ±575	9.5% ±2.2 pp	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,206 ±242	4.7% ±0.9 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	440 ±313 · low precision	1.7% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	50 ±60 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	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

3.5% of Auburn residents (±1.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 88.3% 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	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.5% ±1.2 pp	5.1%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	88.3% ±2.9 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.3% ±1.3 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Higher

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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