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Community
Profile
Auburn Area Demographics
(within a 5-mile
radius)
| |
2000 |
2008 |
Projected
2013 |
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Population |
86,658 |
103,000 |
110,825 |
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Households |
32,875 |
37,922 |
40,825 |
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Median age |
33.7 |
35.5 |
36 |
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Average
household
income |
$58,238 |
$82,303 |
$101,629 |
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Population by
Race/Ethnicity
| |
2000 |
2008 |
Projected
2013 |
|
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White |
83.1% |
81.2% |
79.58% |
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Other |
16.9%
|
18.8% |
20.5% |
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Homes*
| |
2000 |
2008 |
Projected
2013 |
|
|
Median home
value |
$157,199 |
$298,829 |
$349,774 |
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Owner-occupied
homes |
62.5% |
67.5% |
66.7% |
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Renter-occupied
homes |
33.9% |
27.3% |
27.5% |
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Vacant
housing
units |
3.6% |
5.2% |
5.8% |
|
*
Within a five-mile
radius of downtown
Employment
| |
2000 |
2008 |
|
|
|
In labor
force |
70.5% |
96.1% |
|
|
|
Not in labor
force |
29.5% |
3.9% |
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City of Auburn
Population
1980
26,417
1990 33,102
2000 42,901
2004 45,355
2008
68,000
City of Algona
Population
2000
2,460
2004
2,605
2006
2,695
2008
2,740
City of Pacific
Population
2000
5,527
2004
5,680
2008
6,225
Services
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Hospitals |
1 |
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|
|
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Skilled
nursing
facilities |
3 |
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Beds |
335 |
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Libraries
|
3 |
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Public Schools
|
14,291
students |
|
14
elementary
schools |
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4 middle
schools |
|
4 high
schools |
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Student /
teacher
ratio
22:1 |
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Licensed
daycare
facilities 28 |
Major Employers
*
Listed
alphabetically
ACS, Inc.
Adesa Seattle
Albertson's
Auburn Regional
Medical Center
Auburn School
District
Boeing
City of Auburn
Comcast
Costco Business
Center
Emerald Downs Race
Track
Federal Aviation
Administration
FedEx Ground
General Services
Administration
Green River
Community College
Leonard's Metals
Lowe's
Mohawk Northern
Plastics
Mountain Peoples
Northwest/UNFI
Muckleshoot
Enterprises
Oak Harbor Freight
Lines
Parametrix
Ply Gem Corporation
Safeway Distribution
Center
Sam's Club
Social Security
Administration
SuperMall
Wal-Mart
Zones, Inc.
Taxes
Property tax:
$1.48 per $1,000.
Total assessment by
other jurisdictions
is $11.33 per
$1,000.
Water, sewer, storm
& solid waste
utility tax: 7.0%
(included in rates
charged to the
customer)
Electric utility
tax:
6.0%
Natural Gas utility
tax:
6.0%
Telephone utility
tax:
6.0%
Sales tax:
9.0%
Cable TV Franchise
Fee: 5.0% plus
1% utility tax
effective 7/1/08
Sources:
U.S.
Bureau of the
Census, 2000 Census
of Population and
Housing.
ESRI 2008 report
Hebert Research
Demographic
Comparison Report,
March 2005
City of Auburn,
Mayor’s office
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