2024 population: 187,847 ( 13,506 from 2020)
Land area: 607.5 square miles
Population density: 309.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	122,659	65.30%	5.8%
Black:	41,664	22.18%	7.0%
Indian:	468	0.25%	10.9%
Asian:	9,049	4.82%	25.3%
2+ races:	3,381	1.80%	26.9%
Hispanic:	10,626	5.66%	15.9%

Total non-White:	65,188	34.70%	11.6%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7,979	11.4
Deaths:	5,938	8.5
Net Migration:	7,438	10.7
Net Immigration:	3,943	5.7

Change in White population:	6,726	3.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,780	3.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
174,341
115,933	66.50%
38,926	22.33%
422	0.24%
7,223	4.14%
2,665	1.53%
9,172	5.26%
58,408	33.50%

2010
140,247
97,900	69.81%
31,674	22.58%
397	0.28%
3,681	2.62%
1,860	1.33%
4,571	3.26%
42,347	30.19%

2000
115,092
84,298	73.24%
25,954	22.55%
251	0.22%
1,883	1.64%
962	0.84%
1,645	1.43%
30,794	26.76%

1990
87,146
64,547	74.07%
20,389	23.40%
117	0.13%
1,471	1.69%
n/a
622	0.71%
22,599	25.93%

1980
76,283
56,681	74.30%
18,529	24.29%
112	0.15%
397	0.52%
n/a
499	0.65%
19,602	25.70%

1970
61,268
43,964	71.76%
16,984	27.72%
11	0.02%
92	0.15%
n/a
174	0.28%
17,304	28.24%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
16,800	12.0
9,499	6.8
12,334	8.8
4,442	3.2

18,033	12.9
16,061	11.5

Number	Rate
2000's
13,824	12.0
7,455	6.5
13,143	11.4
1,945	1.7

13,602	11.8
11,553	10.0

Number	Rate
1990's
13,606	15.6
6,595	7.6
8,491	9.7
726	0.8

19,751	22.7
8,195	9.4

Number	Rate
1980's
11,336	14.9
5,249	6.9
4,917	6.4
n/a

7,866	10.3
2,997	3.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
7,948	13.0
n/a

12,717	20.8
2,298	3.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
33.0
36,525	19.4%
151,322	80.6%
22,160	11.8%

65,166
2.57

40,425	62.0%
30,855	76.3%
3,879	9.6%
24,741	38.0%

2010
Number	Percent
29.5
31,591	22.5%
108,656	77.5%
12,716	9.1%

55,682
2.44

33,692	60.5%
23,989	71.2%
4,061	12.1%
21,990	39.5%

2000
Number	Percent
27.8
26,749	23.2%
88,343	76.8%
9,363	8.1%

45,751
2.42

27,613	60.4%
20,616	74.7%
3,264	11.8%
18,138	39.6%

1990
Number	Percent
26.4
19,274	22.1%
67,872	77.9%
7,399	8.5%

32,998
2.51

20,127	61.0%
15,730	78.2%
1,992	9.9%
12,871	39.0%

1980
Number	Percent
24.3
19,227	25.2%
57,056	74.8%
5,638	7.4%

27,157
2.63

17,753	65.4%
14,290	80.5%
1,564	8.8%
9,404	34.6%

2022 Housing Data for Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7,569	11.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,144	4.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,729	4.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,130	4.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,274	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,473	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,324	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,891	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,092	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,196	6.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,348	8.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,602	11.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,977	9.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,314	6.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,334	6.7%
$200,000 or more	4,769	7.3%

Median Household Income	59,288
Per Capita Income	33,083

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	88

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,494	3.8%
Public Assistance	635	1.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,263	9.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	74,857	64.3%
Unemployed	2,992	2.6%
In Armed Forces	629	0.5%

Total Labor Force	78,478	67.4%
Not in Labor Force	38,012	32.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	28,986	23,198	55.5%
Non-Profit	2,255	3,131	41.9%
Self-Employed	4,018	2,533	61.3%

Local Government	2,657	3,514	43.1%
State Government	3,034	5,295	36.4%
Federal Government	1,648	1,033	61.5%

Total Private + Self	33,004	25,731	56.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9,594	12,973	42.5%
Total	42,598	38,704	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	21.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	13,130	16.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	14,856	18.2%
Professional, Technical	23,328	28.7%
Service Occupations	13,625	16.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	125	0.2%
All others	16,470	20.2%

White Collar		63.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	15,738	19.3%
Manufacturing	9,905	12.2%
Health care and social assistance	9,245	11.4%
Retail trade	9,232	11.3%
Accommodation and food services	5,966	7.3%
Construction	4,429	5.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,197	5.2%
Finance and insurance	3,731	4.6%
Public administration	3,489	4.3%
Other services	3,062	3.8%
Transportation and warehousing	2,941	3.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,918	3.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,542	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,165	1.4%
Wholesale trade	1,157	1.4%
Information	1,091	1.3%
Utilities	939	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	407	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	255	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,899	1.66%
Puerto Rican	1,035	0.59%
Cuban	425	0.24%
Dominican	71	0.04%

Total Central American	615	0.35%
Costa Rican	66	0.04%
Guatemalan	215	0.12%
Honduran	82	0.05%
Nicaraguan	4	0.00%
Panamanian	141	0.08%
Salvadoran	107	0.06%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	827	0.47%
Argentinean	78	0.04%
Bolivian	21	0.01%
Chilean	25	0.01%
Colombian	281	0.16%
Ecuadorian	41	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	357	0.20%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	24	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	908	0.52%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	3,382	1.93%
Chinese	1,755	1.00%
Indian	1,187	0.68%
Vietnamese	340	0.19%
Filipino	241	0.14%
Bangladeshi	105	0.06%
Japanese	93	0.05%
Thai	93	0.05%
Laotian	65	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	153,144	92.5%
Spanish	4,308	2.6%
Korean	2,630	1.6%
Other Indo-European	1,445	0.9%
Chinese	1,413	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	727	0.4%
Other Asian	486	0.3%
German, other Germanic	467	0.3%
Vietnamese	277	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	24,351	13.9%
English	19,339	11.0%
Irish	14,742	8.4%
German	13,295	7.6%
Scottish	5,014	2.9%
European	4,286	2.4%
Italian	3,400	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	2,702	1.5%
French	1,891	1.1%
Polish	1,890	1.1%
African	1,518	0.9%
Norwegian	1,131	0.6%
Dutch	1,079	0.6%
Swedish	1,077	0.6%
British	961	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	169,037	96.5%
Not a citizen	6,089	3.5%

Native	165,124	94.3%
Foreign-born	10,002	5.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,599	2.4%	6,276	5.9%	23,274	21.7%	31,927	29.8%	23,707	22.1%	19,301	18.0%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,599	2.4%
9-12 Years	6,276	5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	23,274	21.7%
Some College	31,927	29.8%
Bach. Degree	23,707	22.1%
Grad Degree	19,301	18.0%
Average years of education: 14.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	87,034	81,694	5,340	6.1%
1991	86,114	81,006	5,108	5.9%
1992	87,806	82,908	4,898	5.6%
1993	88,534	83,384	5,150	5.8%
1994	90,778	86,918	3,860	4.3%
1995	93,030	89,116	3,914	4.2%
1996	95,222	92,124	3,098	3.3%
1997	99,200	95,520	3,680	3.7%
1998	97,718	94,160	3,558	3.6%
1999	97,976	94,546	3,430	3.5%

2000	116,792	112,084	4,708	4.0%
2001	117,110	112,250	4,860	4.1%
2002	118,774	113,322	5,452	4.6%
2003	121,680	116,002	5,678	4.7%
2004	125,134	119,630	5,504	4.4%
2005	126,734	122,050	4,684	3.7%
2006	129,796	125,412	4,384	3.4%
2007	130,934	126,074	4,860	3.7%
2008	130,382	123,356	7,026	5.4%
2009	129,598	118,430	11,168	8.6%

2010	133,682	121,782	11,900	8.9%
2011	136,662	125,684	10,978	8.0%
2012	137,934	128,338	9,596	7.0%
2013	140,894	132,484	8,410	6.0%
2014	142,956	135,012	7,944	5.6%
2015	141,380	133,916	7,464	5.3%
2016	143,518	135,990	7,528	5.2%
2017	146,526	140,518	6,008	4.1%
2018	149,828	144,392	5,436	3.6%
2019	152,750	148,544	4,206	2.8%

2020	151,128	143,258	7,870	5.2%
2021	154,410	150,086	4,324	2.8%
2022	158,932	155,190	3,742	2.4%
2023	162,472	158,746	3,726	2.3%
2024	177,882	172,816	5,066	2.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	75,473
Median Value	$224,400

Occupied	65,166	86.3%
Vacant	10,307	13.7%

Owned	42,517	65.2%
Rented	22,649	34.8%
Median Rent	$953

Single-Family Units	45,999	60.9%
Detached	42,751	56.6%
Attached	3,248	4.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	13,257	17.6%
Mobile Homes	11,029	14.6%

Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area