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):

2024
Number	Percent
34.0
37,937	20.2%
149,910	79.8%
24,021	12.8%

69,436
2.50

41,647	60.0%
31,707	76.1%
3,806	9.1%
27,789	40.0%

2010
Number	Percent
59.4
-77,065	-54.9%
217,312	154.9%
25,432	18.1%

111,364
2.44

67,384	60.5%
47,978	71.2%
8,122	12.1%
43,980	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%

2024 Housing Data for Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7,077	10.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,417	4.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,516	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,845	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,115	3.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,445	3.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,101	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,880	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,510	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,983	5.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,245	9.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,564	12.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,805	9.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,917	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,170	7.4%
$200,000 or more	5,846	8.4%

Median Household Income	65,824
Per Capita Income	35,940

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,820	4.1%
Public Assistance	626	0.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,196	10.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	76,858	65.4%
Unemployed	2,802	2.4%
In Armed Forces	657	0.6%

Total Labor Force	80,317	68.3%
Not in Labor Force	37,272	31.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	28,279	25,331	52.7%
Non-Profit	2,208	3,678	37.5%
Self-Employed	4,401	2,675	62.2%

Local Government	2,530	3,636	41.0%
State Government	4,130	5,173	44.4%
Federal Government	2,032	1,139	64.1%

Total Private + Self	32,680	28,006	53.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	10,900	13,626	44.4%
Total	43,580	41,632	51.1%

Pct. Govt.	21.9%
Pct. Private + Self	71.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	14,594	17.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	15,273	17.9%
Professional, Technical	25,439	29.8%
Service Occupations	13,643	16.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	140	0.2%
All others	16,313	19.1%

White Collar		64.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	15,677	18.4%
Health care and social assistance	10,227	12.0%
Manufacturing	9,874	11.6%
Retail trade	8,777	10.3%
Accommodation and food services	6,455	7.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,108	6.0%
Construction	4,499	5.3%
Public administration	3,925	4.6%
Other services	3,816	4.5%
Finance and insurance	3,700	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,321	3.9%
Transportation and warehousing	3,165	3.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,621	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,403	1.6%
Wholesale trade	1,264	1.5%
Information	944	1.1%
Utilities	838	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	506	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	142	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,267	2.36%
Puerto Rican	1,248	0.69%
Cuban	701	0.39%
Dominican	193	0.11%

Total Central American	1,687	0.93%
Costa Rican	95	0.05%
Guatemalan	795	0.44%
Honduran	109	0.06%
Nicaraguan	12	0.01%
Panamanian	391	0.22%
Salvadoran	285	0.16%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	957	0.53%
Argentinean	92	0.05%
Bolivian	18	0.01%
Chilean	6	0.00%
Colombian	238	0.13%
Ecuadorian	77	0.04%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	271	0.15%
Uruguayan	45	0.02%
Venezuelan	210	0.12%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	726	0.40%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	3,431	1.89%
Chinese	1,649	0.91%
Indian	1,148	0.63%
Vietnamese	463	0.26%
Filipino	281	0.16%
Bangladeshi	217	0.12%
Japanese	120	0.07%
Thai	115	0.06%
Indonesian	93	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	156,688	91.4%
Spanish	6,287	3.7%
Korean	2,882	1.7%
Other Indo-European	1,266	0.7%
Chinese	1,250	0.7%
Other Asian	687	0.4%
German, other Germanic	631	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	466	0.3%
Vietnamese	439	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	23,653	13.1%
American	22,820	12.6%
Irish	15,643	8.6%
German	13,827	7.6%
Scottish	5,232	2.9%
Italian	3,551	2.0%
European	3,128	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	2,362	1.3%
Polish	2,030	1.1%
French	1,813	1.0%
African	1,699	0.9%
Swedish	1,054	0.6%
Norwegian	967	0.5%
Dutch	857	0.5%
Welsh	754	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	172,208	95.1%
Not a citizen	8,926	4.9%

Native	168,373	93.0%
Foreign-born	12,761	7.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,143	2.8%	5,711	5.1%	24,572	21.8%	31,564	28.0%	26,028	23.1%	21,763	19.3%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,143	2.8%
9-12 Years	5,711	5.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	24,572	21.8%
Some College	31,564	28.0%
Bach. Degree	26,028	23.1%
Grad Degree	21,763	19.3%
Average years of education: 14.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	96,271	90,100	6,171	6.4%
1991	95,040	89,105	5,935	6.2%
1992	96,678	90,926	5,752	5.9%
1993	97,123	91,137	5,986	6.2%
1994	99,262	94,655	4,607	4.6%
1995	101,492	96,878	4,614	4.5%
1996	103,446	99,706	3,740	3.6%
1997	107,221	102,903	4,318	4.0%
1998	105,732	101,522	4,210	4.0%
1999	105,675	101,598	4,077	3.9%

2000	125,931	120,690	5,241	4.2%
2001	126,069	120,683	5,386	4.3%
2002	127,563	121,542	6,021	4.7%
2003	130,234	123,961	6,273	4.8%
2004	133,756	127,661	6,095	4.6%
2005	135,414	130,223	5,191	3.8%
2006	138,639	133,792	4,847	3.5%
2007	139,822	134,471	5,351	3.8%
2008	139,494	131,766	7,728	5.5%
2009	138,906	126,693	12,213	8.8%

2010	142,610	129,417	13,193	9.3%
2011	145,164	133,005	12,159	8.4%
2012	146,233	135,726	10,507	7.2%
2013	149,304	140,071	9,233	6.2%
2014	151,206	142,514	8,692	5.7%
2015	149,331	141,223	8,108	5.4%
2016	151,321	143,198	8,123	5.4%
2017	154,394	147,917	6,477	4.2%
2018	157,657	151,799	5,858	3.7%
2019	160,606	156,066	4,540	2.8%

2020	159,191	150,548	8,643	5.4%
2021	162,347	157,564	4,783	2.9%
2022	166,794	162,753	4,041	2.4%
2023	170,467	166,486	3,981	2.3%
2024	185,557	180,157	5,400	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	79,619
Median Value	$262,200

Occupied	69,436	87.2%
Vacant	10,183	12.8%

Owned	46,064	66.3%
Rented	23,372	33.7%
Median Rent	$1,058

Single-Family Units	49,802	62.6%
Detached	46,224	58.1%
Attached	3,578	4.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	13,684	17.2%
Mobile Homes	11,350	14.3%

Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2024 Housing Data for Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area

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