People QuickFacts Auburn Alabama Population, 2006 estimate 51,906 4,599,030 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 18.7% 3.4% Population, 2000 42,987 4,447,100 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 4.1% 6.7% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 15.4% 25.3% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 6.4% 13.0% Female persons, percent, 2000 50.1% 51.7%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 78.1% 71.1% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 16.8% 26.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 3.3% 0.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z Z Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.1% 1.0% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 1.5% 1.7%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 26.7% 57.4% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 4.9% 2.0% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 7.6% 3.9% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 91.2% 75.3% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 56.0% 19.0% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 16.2 24.8  Housing units, 2000 20,043 1,963,711 Homeownership rate, 2000 40.9% 72.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $138,700 $85,100  Households, 2000 18,421 1,737,080 Persons per household, 2000 2.12 2.49 Median household income, 1999 $17,206 $34,135 Per capita money income, 1999 $16,431 $18,189 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 38.1% 16.1%     Business QuickFacts Auburn Alabama Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 60,035 43,641,369 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 534,307 43,784,342 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $11,744 $9,773 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 93,787 4,692,297 Total number of firms, 2002 3,112 309,544 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 11.6% 9.3% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.4% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F Z Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 31.5% 26.4%      Geography QuickFacts Auburn Alabama Land area, 2000 (square miles) 39 50,744 Persons per square mile, 2000 1,098.6 87.6 FIPS Code 03076 01 Counties Lee County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts