People QuickFacts Auburn Alabama Population, 2011 estimate 54,566 4,802,740 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 53,391 4,779,735 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 2.2% 0.5% Population, 2010 53,380 4,779,736 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 4.9% 6.4% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 17.5% 23.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 6.9% 13.8% Female persons, percent, 2010 49.9% 51.5%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 75.1% 68.5% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 16.5% 26.2% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.3% 0.6% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 5.3% 1.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 1.6% 1.5% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 2.9% 3.9% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 73.5% 67.0%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 64.1% 84.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 8.0% 3.4% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 10.2% 4.9% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 93.5% 81.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 59.6% 21.7% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 16.9 23.9  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 47.5% 71.1% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 47.5% 15.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $205,600 $117,600 Households, 2006-2010 21,031 1,821,210 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.23 2.53 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $24,656 $22,984 Median household income 2006-2010 $35,857 $42,081 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 25.2% 17.1%     Business QuickFacts Auburn Alabama Total number of firms, 2007 4,084 382,350 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.4% 14.8% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.8% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.0% 1.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9% 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.3% 28.1%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 868,957 112,858,843 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 88,281 52,252,752 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 672,375 57,344,851 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $12,082 $12,364 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 123,133 6,426,342     Geography QuickFacts Auburn Alabama Land area in square miles, 2010 58.07 50,645.33 Persons per square mile, 2010 919.3 94.4 FIPS Code 03076 01 Counties Lee County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts