Auburn, AL
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Auburn, AL: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 55,272. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet AUBURN-AL · Auburn, AL 2 ZIPs · 55,272 pop · #19424/25278 · Lee County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $56,453
- RANK-LOWER #19424/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Opelika
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 54% owners
- POP-SMALL 55,272
- SPREAD-MOD 36832→36830
- HOME-MID $315,800
Nearest income peer: Opelika, AL (+ $5,694 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Auburn
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Auburn on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Auburn · this city · lowest
Auburn · this city · lowest
$56,453 median HH income
- Opelika · near
Opelika · near
$62,147 median HH income
- Salem · near
Salem · near
$66,986 median HH income
- Cusseta · near
Cusseta · near
$71,071 median HH income
- Phenix City · near
Phenix City · near
$72,500 median HH income
- Waverly · highest
Waverly · highest
$93,029 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Auburn, AL sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 23rd pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 55,272
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $56,453
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Lower-income footing on only 2 ZIPs ($56,453 average) · poverty 27.2%. The primary code (36830) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (53.5%) for this income tier, rent $1,088 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within Alabama, Childersburg is the closest lower-income city and Jack the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Auburn.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Auburn differ
Income is the clearest internal divide in Auburn. ZIP 36832 reports $42,717 in median household income, while ZIP 36830 reports $70,188. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.6×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.4×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 14.1 points
36832 to 36830
36832 to 36830
36830 to 36832
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 36830 skews compact Auburn
In this 2-ZIP cluster, 36830 covers about 60% of Auburn's 55,272 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Auburn
Citywide ZBP: 1,677 establishments, 24,069 employees , annual payroll $1,036,384k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 36830 (1,309 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (251) · also Retail trade · Professional, scientific, and technical services .
ZIP Codes in Auburn, AL
These ZIP codes sit in Lee County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Auburn. See the Lee County roll-up →
Every one of the 6 cities sharing Lee County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Auburn, Phenix City, Opelika and Smiths Station among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Waverly marks the far end of that range at $93,029, 65% above Auburn.
Side-by-side: Compare 36830 vs 36832 →
Auburn roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Auburn, .