CMCC's Living Circumstances

Auburn Overview

Central Maine Community College located in Auburn area. A total of 10,442 households are located in Auburn area. Among them, 2,884 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.78 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 5,622 and 5,324 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.45% (327) of residents are non-citizens and 8.82% (1,989) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Auburn, Maine
Household	10,442
Population	22,550
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,884 (27.62%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	5,622
Total Students	5,324
Pre-Kindergarten	397
Kindergarten	322
Grade 1-8	2,048
Grade 9-12	1,095
College/Graduate School	1,462
Veterans	18,246
Non-citizen	327
Non-English Home Language	1,989
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

18,834 residents are over the age of 16 and 12,557 people are in labor force. Among them, 12,554 people are in civilian labor force and 3 are in armed labor force. 12,150 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Auburn area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	11,672	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	9,155	78.44%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,269	10.87%
Public transportation	36	0.31%
Walked	448	3.84%
Other method	94	0.81%
Worked from home	670	5.74%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,150	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,809	39.58%
Service	2,276	18.73%
Sales and office	2,619	21.56%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	996	8.20%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,450	11.93%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,150	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	84	0.69%
Construction	496	4.08%
Manufacturing	1,142	9.40%
Wholesale trade	390	3.21%
Retail trade	1,777	14.63%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	468	3.85%
Information	194	1.60%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	902	7.42%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,463	12.04%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,387	27.88%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,119	9.21%
Other services, except public administration	448	3.69%
Public administration	280	2.30%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,150	-
Private wage and salary workers	10,305	84.81%
Government workers	1,110	9.14%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	735	6.05%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $70,210 for the 10,442 households in Auburn area, Maine. The average income of a single worker is $33,681. 21,185 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 92.81%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	10,442	-
Less than $10,000	555	5.32%
$10,000 - $14,999	586	5.61%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,369	13.11%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,202	11.51%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,531	14.66%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,748	16.74%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,131	10.83%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,495	14.32%
$150,000 - $199,999	459	4.40%
More than $200,000	366	3.51%
Median Household Income	$49,719	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$70,210	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	5,857	-
Less than $10,000	176	3.00%
$10,000 - $14,999	141	2.41%
$15,000 - $24,999	449	7.67%
$25,000 - $34,999	705	12.04%
$35,000 - $49,999	683	11.66%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,106	18.88%
$75,000 - $99,999	720	12.29%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,191	20.33%
$150,000 - $199,999	360	6.15%
More than $200,000	326	5.57%

Median Family Income	$64,753	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$87,484	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$33,681	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$47,118	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$47,118	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	22,827	-
With health insurance coverage	21,185	92.81%
Public coverage	8,996	39.41%
Private health insurance	15,556	68.15%
Without health insurance coverage	1,642	7.19%

Housing

There are 11,232 housing units in Auburn area, Maine with 10,442 units (92.97%) occupied. 5,836 houses (55.89%) are occupied by owner and 4,606 houses (44.11%) are rented. The average housing value is $165,200 and the average rental cost is $789. 58 houses (0.52%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 5,418 houses (48.24%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,232	-
Occupied	10,442	92.97%
Owner Occupied	5,836	55.89%
Renter Occupied	4,606	44.11%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	5,934	52.83%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	390	3.47%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	4,719	42.01%
Mobile Homes	189	1.68%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,232	-
Built 2014 or later	58	0.52%
Built 2010 - 2013	182	1.62%
Built 2000 - 2009	401	3.57%
Built 1990 - 1999	840	7.48%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,392	12.39%
Built 1970 - 1979	819	7.29%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,044	9.29%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,078	9.60%
Built 1949 or earlier	5,418	48.24%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,232	-
1 room	454	4.04%
2 rooms	595	5.30%
3 rooms	1,017	9.05%
4 rooms	1,759	15.66%
5 rooms	2,101	18.71%
6 rooms	2,192	19.52%
7 rooms	1,095	9.75%
8 rooms	816	7.26%
9 rooms or more	1,203	10.71%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,232	-
no bedroom	466	4.15%
1 bedroom	1,618	14.41%
2 bedrooms	3,268	29.10%
3 bedrooms	3,976	35.40%
4 bedrooms	1,399	12.46%
5 bedrooms or more	505	4.50%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	5,836	-
Less than $50,000	105	1.80%
$50,000 - $99,999	561	9.61%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,741	29.83%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,547	26.51%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,383	23.70%
$300,000 - $499,999	367	6.29%
$500,000 - $999,999	126	2.16%
$1,000,000 or more	6	0.10%
Median House Value	$165,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	4,540	-
Less than $500	762	16.78%
$500 - $999	2,893	63.72%
$1,000 - $1,499	709	15.62%
$1,500 - $1,999	91	2.00%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	85	1.87%
Median Rental Costs	$789	-

Demographic

A total of 23,187 people lives in Auburn area, Maine with 11,119 male and 12,068 female. The males to female ratio is 47.95 to 52.05. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	23,187	-
Male	11,119	47.95%
Female	12,068	52.05%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	23,187	-
Under 5 years	1,367	5.90%
5 - 9 years	1,369	5.90%
10 - 14 years	1,358	5.86%
15 - 19 years	1,330	5.74%
20 - 24 years	1,322	5.70%
25 - 34 years	3,277	14.13%
35 - 44 years	3,000	12.94%
45 - 54 years	3,000	12.94%
55 - 59 years	1,454	6.27%
60 - 64 years	1,468	6.33%
65 - 74 years	2,520	10.87%
75 - 84 years	1,217	5.25%
85 years and older	505	2.18%
Median Age	40.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	23,187	-
One Race	21,857	94.26%
White	21,096	90.98%
Black or African American	310	1.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native	49	0.21%
Asian	282	1.22%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	120	0.52%

Two or more races	1,330	5.74%
White and Black or African American	91	0.39%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	811	3.50%
White and Asian	101	0.44%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	8	0.03%