Housing density: 428 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $182,682.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,219 (lower quartile is $838, upper quartile is $1,674)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $4,421
Median gross rent in Auburn, MA in 2022: $1,384
Housing units in Auburn with a mortgage: 3,180 (245 second mortgage, 508 home equity loan, 26 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,395
In family households: 644,137 (138,415 male householders, 64,187 female householders)
151,406 spouses, 234,038 children (220,335 natural, 5,096 adopted, 8,607 stepchildren), 11,080 grandchildren, 6,742 brothers or sisters, 7,870 parents, foster children, 7,297 other relatives, 18,119 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 127,370 (47,312 male householders (35,337 living alone)), 53,166 female householders (44,100 living alone)), 26,892 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 27,045 (11,315 institutionalized population)
135,695 married couples with children.
42,745 single-parent households (8,218 men, 34,527 women).
94.1% of residents of Auburn speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 1,127 (6.2%)
(81.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Auburn, Massachusetts
1301995 to March 2000
501990 to 1994
451985 to 1989
41980 to 1984
271975 to 1979
331970 to 1974
281965 to 1969
237Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 4,146 (20.6%)
French: 3,000 (14.9%)
Italian: 2,411 (12.0%)
English: 2,138 (10.6%)
French Canadian: 1,330 (6.6%)
Swedish: 1,299 (6.5%)
Other: 1,294 (6.4%)
Polish: 1,260 (6.3%)
German: 850 (4.2%)
United States: 635 (3.2%)
Lithuanian: 464 (2.3%)
Scottish: 265 (1.3%)
Scotch-Irish: 181 (0.9%)
Russian: 146 (0.7%)
Arab: 134 (0.7%)
Dutch: 119 (0.6%)
Greek: 95 (0.5%)
Norwegian: 73 (0.4%)
Danish: 72 (0.4%)
Portuguese: 56 (0.3%)
Hungarian: 41 (0.2%)
Subsaharan African: 35 (0.2%)
Czech: 33 (0.2%)
Ukrainian: 32 (0.2%)
Welsh: 13 (0.06%)
Slovak: 7 (0.03%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Canada
Auburn:
13.9% (77)
Massachusetts:
5.2% (40,247)
Other Eastern Europe
Auburn:
13.0% (72)
Massachusetts:
1.6% (12,350)
Armenia
Auburn:
8.1% (45)
Massachusetts:
0.1% (1,155)
Poland
Auburn:
7.0% (39)
Massachusetts:
1.8% (13,543)
United Kingdom
Auburn:
6.7% (37)
Massachusetts:
3.3% (25,403)
Argentina
Auburn:
6.7% (37)
Massachusetts:
0.4% (2,780)
Germany
Auburn:
5.1% (28)
Massachusetts:
1.9% (14,883)
Romania
Auburn:
4.9% (27)
Massachusetts:
0.3% (2,058)
Africa, n.e.c.
Auburn:
4.2% (23)
Massachusetts:
0.3% (2,426)
Vietnam
Auburn:
3.1% (17)
Massachusetts:
3.9% (30,457)
Italy
Auburn:
2.7% (15)
Massachusetts:
3.7% (28,319)
Dominican Republic
Auburn:
2.7% (15)
Massachusetts:
6.0% (46,744)
Greece
Auburn:
2.5% (14)
Massachusetts:
1.7% (12,975)
Asia, n.e.c.
Auburn:
2.5% (14)
Massachusetts:
0.1% (641)
Chile
Auburn:
2.0% (11)
Massachusetts:
0.2% (1,617)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 13,384
Other state: 1,869
Northeast: 1,238
Midwest: 177
South: 263
West: 191
68% of Auburn residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Massachusetts.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 14
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 41
7th and 8th grade: 130
9th grade: 80
10th grade: 109
11th grade: 77
12th grade, no diploma: 141
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,762
Less than 1 year of college: 377
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 602
Associate degree: 501
Bachelor's degree: 942
Master's degree: 338
Professional school degree: 132
Doctorate degree: 62
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 28
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 21
7th and 8th grade: 156
9th grade: 66
10th grade: 180
11th grade: 99
12th grade, no diploma: 141
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,159
Less than 1 year of college: 526
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 824
Associate degree: 655
Bachelor's degree: 841
Master's degree: 379
Professional school degree: 73
Doctorate degree: 13
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 4,823
One, attached: 290
Two: 319
3 or 4: 290
5 to 9: 145
10 to 19: 110
20 to 49: 33
50 or more: 208
Mobile homes: 361
Median worth of mobile homes: $96,590
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.5%