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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.52% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

In Auburn, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.83 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

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.

In terms of college education, Auburn is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 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.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Auburn's cultural character, accounting for 22.01% of the city’s population.

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