Washington > King|Pierce County > Auburn
Auburn, WA
King|Pierce County · population ~90,350
Population
90,350
↑ 29% since 2010
Jobs
45,824
↑ 34% since 2010
Renters
39%
↑ 1pp since 2009
Median income
$97,884
↑ 79% since 2009 (nominal)
Overview
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What stands out
Nothing here clears our threshold for notable yet.
Key facts
Population
90,350
Jobs
45,824
Renters
39%
Median income
$97,884
Nearby places
Straight-line distance, not drive time
The story so far
Local job base moved from 34,305 in 2010 to 45,824 by 2023, with the pace of change shifting noticeably around 2020 (+4.1%/year before, -1.6%/year after). That trend has since leveled off. Family-household share has risen 3 percentage points since 2009 (66% to 69% by 2024) — measured across non-overlapping ACS survey windows to avoid over-reading a single year's release.
Local jobs, 2010–2023
The numbers
Each row: the current value, its trend over time, and where it falls among all 82 places we cover.
Family households
ACS 5-yr
68.9%
higher than 75% of places
Owner-occupied
ACS 5-yr
60.6%
higher than only 49% of places
Local jobs
LODES
45,824
higher than 83% of places
Job growth since 2010
LODES
34%
higher than only 47% of places
Weekday transit departures
GTFS snapshot
8,927
higher than 69% of places
Tesla share of local EVs
WA DOL
47%
higher than 68% of places
Multifamily permitting
Census BPS
0th pctl
vs. this place's own 2010–2025 permitting history (not a cross-place comparison)
2BR Fair Market Rent
HUD, county-level
$2,307
FY2020 → FY2027, shared across this HUD metro area — not place-specific
Housing mix
ACS 5-yr — current housing stock, not new permits
Single-family74%
Multifamily (5+ units)26%
Where Auburn's workforce lives
LODES OD — commuting flows
Auburn
18.9%
Tacoma
11.1%
Kent
10.6%
Federal Way
7.9%
Seattle
5.7%
Life
per place — WA OSPI, OpenStreetMap
Parks109
Schools24
Grocery stores11
Hospitals1
Libraries2
Nearest community site: Auburn Free Methodist Church (Churches), 0.3 km
Work
Share of local jobs by sector · LODES · workplace location, not resident industry
Manufacturing (includes, but is not limited to, aerospace)17% (7,966)
Logistics / Industrial17% (7,850)
Construction / Real Estate12% (5,531)
Retail11% (5,169)
Education (includes academia/research)8% (3,815)
Healthcare & Social Assistance8% (3,585)
Hospitality8% (3,472)
Administrative & Support Services6% (2,617)
Government (Public Administration)4% (1,720)
Other3% (1,531)
Finance3% (1,375)
Professional Services (partial technology proxy)2% (1,026)
Information (partial technology proxy)0% (167)