Auburn is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 16,820 people and five associated neighborhoods, Auburn is the 121st largest community in Massachusetts.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Auburn is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Auburn is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Auburn who work in office and administrative support (12.50%), healthcare (11.87%), and management occupations (11.80%). 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: 12.66% 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. Auburn is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.00% of adults in Auburn have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Auburn in 2022 was $49,977, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $199,908 for a family of four. However, Auburn contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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. Important ancestries of people in Auburn include Irish, Italian, French, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Auburn is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
