Cities / Alabama / Auburn

Auburn, AL

80,594 people

Right Now

Weather

89.6°F

Clear

Today: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 92°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Columbus-Phenix City - GA and AL)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 28.1 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

ATL

94 mi — Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Population & People

Population

80,594

Median age

25.9

Median household income

$63,668

Poverty rate

25.4%

Unemployment rate

3.2%

Bachelor's degree+

64.1%

Avg. commute

18 min

Hispanic or Latino

5.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$364,800

Median gross rent

$1,098/mo

Homeownership rate

53.07%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,181

HUD Fair Market Rent (Lee County, 7 mi from Auburn), 2026. Efficiency $847, 1BR $1077, 2BR $1181, 3BR $1494, 4BR $1699. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Alabama commercial electricity

14.52¢/kWh

Alabama industrial electricity

7.73¢/kWh

Alabama residential electricity

16.1¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

341154.2

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

260648

All-Transactions House Price Index for Alabama

540.51

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

Source: FRED, Alabama-specific series.

Nearby Airports

ATL

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

94 mi away

BHM

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

99 mi away

PNS

Pensacola International Airport

179 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Alabama energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Alabama economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).