Auburn is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 84,858 people and 24 associated neighborhoods, Auburn is the 14th largest community in Washington.

Housing costs in Auburn are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Washington.

Also of interest is that Auburn has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.52% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Auburn is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Auburn, the average commute to work is 31.83 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

For the size of the city, public transportation in Auburn is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Auburn, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

The overall education level of Auburn is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.42% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Auburn in 2018 was $41,384, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $165,536 for a family of four. However, Auburn contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Auburn is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Auburn home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Auburn residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Auburn also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.98% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Auburn include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and European.

Auburn also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.01%.

The most common language spoken in Auburn is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.