People QuickFacts Auburn Washington Population, 2012 estimate 73,505 6,897,012 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 70,189 6,724,543 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 4.7% 2.6% Population, 2010 70,180 6,724,540 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.4% 6.5% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 25.9% 23.5% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 10.2% 12.3% Female persons, percent, 2010 50.6% 50.2%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 70.5% 77.3% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 4.9% 3.6% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.3% 1.5% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 8.9% 7.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 1.6% 0.6% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 5.4% 4.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 12.9% 11.2% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 65.5% 72.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 81.1% 82.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 19.0% 12.8% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 24.7% 17.8% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 88.3% 89.8% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 21.9% 31.4% Veterans, 2007-2011 5,526 601,507 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 29.3 25.5  Housing units, 2010 27,834 2,885,677 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 60.2% 64.4% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 33.5% 25.7% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $271,100 $283,200 Households, 2007-2011 26,650 2,602,568 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.55 2.50 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $27,212 $30,481 Median household income, 2007-2011 $56,677 $58,890 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 13.6% 12.5%     Business QuickFacts Auburn Washington Total number of firms, 2007 5,068 551,340 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9% S American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.5% 1.2% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 11.4% 6.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.2% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.1% 3.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.7% 28.7%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 1,767,399 112,053,283 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 3,732,621 76,790,966 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,417,184 92,968,519 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $22,883 $14,380 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 103,844 12,389,422     Geography QuickFacts Auburn Washington Land area in square miles, 2010 29.62 66,455.52 Persons per square mile, 2010 2,369.3 101.2 FIPS Code 03180 53 Counties King County Pierce 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