Auburn is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 15,901 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Auburn is the 119th largest community in Massachusetts.

Auburn is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Auburn is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Auburn who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.17%), sales jobs (9.66%), and teaching (8.16%).

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.

In addition, Auburn is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Auburn is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 98.3% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Auburn.

As is often the case in a small town, Auburn doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Auburn Information and Demographics

The education level of Auburn citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 24.24% of adults in Auburn have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Auburn in 2000 was $23,802, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,208 for a family of four.

The people who call Auburn home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Auburn is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Auburn include Irish, French, Italian, English, French Canadian, Polish, Swedish, and German.

The most common language spoken in Auburn is English.