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Auburn, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Auburn is a Census city of 1,144 people across 0.70 square miles of land, in Shawnee County. Median household income is $57,875, 53.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Auburn
What Auburn is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.7 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,644 plus or minus 338
- County holding the largest share of its areaShawnee County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Auburn
How many people live in Auburn
- Population1,144 plus or minus 235
- Median age37.2
- Population under 18293 plus or minus 64
- Share under 1825.6 percent
- Population 65 and over130 plus or minus 38
- Share 65 and over11.4 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Households475 plus or minus 100
- Family households316 plus or minus 71
- Share of households that are families66.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Auburn
Income and work in Auburn
- Median household income$57,875 plus or minus $23,595
- Per capita income$28,877
- Civilian labor force561 plus or minus 125
- Employed534 plus or minus 117
- Unemployed27 plus or minus 19
- Unemployment rate4.8 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over732 plus or minus 153
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.7 percent plus or minus 25.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.4 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.5 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Auburn
Housing in Auburn
- Housing units486 plus or minus 103
- Occupied units475 plus or minus 100
- Vacant units11 plus or minus 18
- Vacancy rate2.3 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Owner occupied255 plus or minus 62
- Renter occupied220 plus or minus 71
- Ownership rate53.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$151,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$871
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.1 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Single family units325 plus or minus 67
- Share single family66.9 percent plus or minus 19.8
- Units in buildings of two or more156 plus or minus 70
- Share in buildings of two or more32.1 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Mobile homes5 plus or minus 5
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Auburn
How Auburn gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute491 plus or minus 109
- Commuting under 15 minutes67 plus or minus 33
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.6 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more126 plus or minus 46
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.7 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Drove alone85.7 percent
- Carpooled4.9 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home7.5 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Auburn
Flood risk in Auburn
- NFIP communityCity of Auburn
- NFIP community number200332
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/11
The City of Auburn participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200332 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Shawnee County, not Auburn
Shawnee County context, not Auburn figures
- Establishments in Shawnee County3,959
- Covered employment, Shawnee County99,247
- Average annual pay, Shawnee County$60,096
- Housing units permitted, Shawnee County218
Every figure in this section is published for Shawnee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Auburn.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Auburn questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Auburn, Kansas?
1,144, in 475 households. Auburn city covers 0.70 square miles of land, which is 1,644 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Auburn in?
Shawnee County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Auburn?
$57,875. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $151,200. Median gross rent is $871 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Auburn in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Auburn appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Auburn, city of, community 200332, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Auburn figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Shawnee County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Auburn.
Is zoning published for Auburn?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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