Auburn, Massachusetts Population

Overview

16,826

Total Population

43.1

Median age

52.70%

Female population %

89.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

61.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

834

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Auburn town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Auburn town is 43.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Auburn town's population under 18 was 22.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Auburn town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Auburn town, 18.07% were under the age of 15, 13.96% aged 15 to 29, 48.13% aged 30 to 64, 16.64% aged 65 to 84, and 3.19% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 908 more females than males in Auburn town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.70% females and 47.30% males in Auburn, Massachusetts.
The Auburn, Massachusetts gender ratio is 89.8:100 i.e. 89.8 men to 100 women (0.898).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 636.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 687.

Auburn town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Auburn town population: 93.11% are White, 0.48% are Black or African American, 2.89% are Asian, 1.07% are some other race and 2.45% are multiracial.
Auburn town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 834 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 15,992 (95.04% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Auburn town is White with a population of 15,667 (93.11% of the total population).

Auburn town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 16,863 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Auburn town's population increased by 276 (1.73%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Auburn town's population increased by 629 (3.87%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Auburn town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 15,958.