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{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Auburn, Washington |settlement_type = [[City government in Washington (state)|City]] |nicknames = A-town, The 'Burn |motto = "More Than You Imagined" |image_skyline = Auburn station plaza from garage.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Downtown Auburn in 2018, seen from the [[Auburn station (Sound Transit)|train station]]'s parking garage |image_flag = Flag of Auburn, Washington.png |image_blank_emblem = Auburn, WA logo.jpg |blank_emblem_type = Logo |image_map = King County Washington Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Auburn Highlighted.png |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location of Auburn in King County <!-- Location -------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Washington (state)|Washington]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Washington|Counties]] |subdivision_name2 = [[King County, Washington|King]], [[Pierce County, Washington|Pierce]] <!-- Government ------> |government_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=City Councilmembers|url=https://www.auburnwa.gov/city_hall/city_councilmembers|publisher=City of Auburn, Washington|access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref> |government_type = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–council]] |leader_title = [[Mayor]] |leader_name = Nancy Backus |leader_title1 = [[Deputy mayor]] |leader_name1 = Larry Brown |leader_title2 = [[Councillor|Councilmembers]] |leader_name2 = Cheryl Rakes<br>Kate Baldwin<br>Tracy Taylor-Turner<br>Yolanda Trout-Manuel<br>Clinton Taylor<br>Hanan Amer |established_title = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]] |established_date = June 13, 1891 |named_for = [[Auburn, New York]] <!-- Area --------> |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024">{{cite web|title=2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_gaz_place_53.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 77.35 |area_land_km2 = 76.60 |area_water_km2 = 0.75 |area_total_sq_mi = 29.87 |area_land_sq_mi = 29.58 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.29 <!-- Population -------> |population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] |population_est = 83870 |pop_est_as_of = 2023 |pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2023"/> |population_footnotes = <ref name="2020 Census (City)"/> |population_total = 87256 |population_density_km2 = 1095.01 |population_density_sq_mi = 2836.04 |population_rank = US: 422nd<br>WA: [[List of municipalities in Washington|15th]] <!-- General information --> |timezone = [[Pacific Standard Time|Pacific (PST)]] |utc_offset = −8 |timezone_DST = PDT |utc_offset_DST = −7 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> |elevation_ft = 92 |coordinates = {{coord|47|18|14|N|122|13|38|W|region:US-WA_type:city|display=inline,title}} <!-- Area/postal codes and others --> |postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code]]s |postal_code = 98001, 98002, 98003, 98023, 98047, 98063, 98071, 98092, 98093 |area_code = [[Area code 253|253]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 53-03180 |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 2409755<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2409755}}</ref> |website = {{URL|https://www.auburnwa.gov/|auburnwa.gov}} |footnotes = }} '''Auburn''' is a city in [[King County, Washington|King County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States (with a small portion crossing into neighboring [[Pierce County, Washington|Pierce County]]). The population was 87,256 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 Census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Auburn_city,_Washington?g=160XX00US5303180 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref> Auburn is a suburb in the [[Seattle metropolitan area]], and is currently ranked as the [[List of municipalities in Washington|15th most populous city]] in the state of Washington. The [[Muckleshoot|Muckleshoot Indian Reservation]] lies to the south and southeast.<ref>{{cite web|title=Muckleshoot Area Vicinity Map|url=http://www.muckleshoot.nsn.us/media/15267/muckleshoot_area_vicinity.jpg|website=muckleshoot.nsn|publisher=Muckleshoot Tribe|access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref> ==History== [[Image:2006-04-02, Neely Mansion, Auburn, Washington.jpg|thumb|right|Neely Mansion, spring 2006]] [[File:RC Portway general store, Slaughter, Washington, 1886 (WASTATE 358).jpeg|thumb|Auburn's first store, 1886]] Before the first European arrived in the Green River Valley in the 1850s, the area was home to the [[Muckleshoot]] people, who were temporarily driven out by [[Puget Sound War|Indian wars]] later that decade. Several settler families arrived in the 1860s, including Levi Ballard, who set up a [[Homestead Acts|homestead]] between the Green and White rivers.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 5, 2017 |title=The town formerly known as Slaughter |url=http://www.maplevalleyreporter.com/opinion/the-town-formerly-known-as-slaughter/ |work=Maple Valley Reporter |access-date=March 31, 2019}}</ref> Ballard filed for a [[plat]] to establish a town in February 1886, naming it Slaughter for an officer slain during the Indian wars in 1855.<ref name="HistoryLink">{{cite web |last=Stein |first=Alan J. |date=January 8, 1999 |title=Auburn — Thumbnail History |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/675 |work=[[HistoryLink]] |access-date=March 31, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Britannica">{{cite encyclopedia |title=Auburn, Washington, United States |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Auburn-Washington |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopaedia Britannica]] |access-date=March 31, 2019}}</ref> Slaughter was [[municipal incorporation|incorporated]] on June 13, 1891, but its name was changed two years later to Auburn on February 21, 1893, by an action of the state legislature. Newer residents had disliked the name and its connection to the word "{{linktext|slaughter}}", especially after the town's hotel was named the Slaughter House.<ref name="HistoryLink"/><ref name="Britannica"/> The name Auburn was chosen in honor of [[Auburn, New York]], for the areas' shared reliance on [[hops]] farming.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wilma |first=David |date=October 17, 1999 |title=Slaughter is renamed Auburn on February 21, 1893. |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/1758 |work=HistoryLink |access-date=February 24, 2013}}</ref> The White and Green Rivers have been a major part of the history and culture of Auburn since the area was settled with multiple locations in the city being named after either of the two rivers. Frequent flooding from the rivers caused numerous problems for the people living in the community with one outcome being the creation of Mountain View Cemetery over on one of the hills overlooking the valley.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.auburnwa.gov/cms/One.aspx?portalId=11470638&pageId=12530204 |title=Mountain View Cemetery History - City of Auburn |access-date=March 8, 2020}}</ref> It was not until the completion of the Mud Mountain Dam and the Howard A. Hanson Dam, along the White River and Green River respectively, that the flooding would cease and allow the city to grow without the aforementioned hurdle impeding the growth. In 1917 the city, in response to the growing of the Japanese community, donated some of the land in Pioneer Cemetery to the White River Buddhist Church. A little over ten years later, Rev. Giryo Takemura, minister of the church at the time, and his future son-in-law, Chiyokichi Natsuhara, raised money to replace the old wooden sticks and columns that had been in use as gravestones at the Cemetery with more durable concrete markers.<ref name="auburnpioneercemetery.net">{{cite web |url=http://www.auburnpioneercemetery.net/info/history.php#.XmUc1ahKhPY |title=About the Auburn Pioneer Cemetery, Auburn, Washington |access-date=March 8, 2020}}</ref> The interwar period saw several Japanese-American baseball teams from the area compete in the courier league with the White River All-Stars enjoying particularly large success winning four of the July 4th tournaments.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wrvmuseum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/7A32B914-AC1B-4082-A1B8-215391879320 |title=White River All-Stars Baseball Team - May 1935 |access-date=March 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Mullan |first=Michael |date=1999 |title=Ethnicity and Sport: The Wapato Nippons and Pre-World War II Japanese American Baseball |jstor=43611719 |journal=Journal of Sport History |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=97–100}}</ref> In 1930 a Japanese bath house was constructed outside of Neely Mansion by the then current tenants.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neelymansion.org/history/japanese-bath-house/ |title=Japanese Bathhouse Neely Mansion Association |access-date=March 8, 2020}}</ref> With the [[Attack on Pearl Harbor]] during the Second World War, Japanese immigrants and the Japanese-American community as a whole were largely seen with unwarranted distrust by the majority white population, including in Auburn. [[Executive Order 9066]], issued by President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] on February 19, 1942, led to the city's Japanese-American population being relocated to internment camps. After the war, of about 300 Japanese families living in Auburn only around 25 returned.<ref name="auburnpioneercemetery.net"/> In 1980, the [[Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians]] found that this detainment was an unjust act in its report. A local real estate developer announced plans for a large [[planned community]] in the hills southeast of Auburn in 1979, using {{convert|1,500|acre|ha}} of assembled plots. The neighborhood was named Lakeland Hills and began construction in 1985, growing to 80 homes in its first three years.<ref>{{cite news |last=Turner |first=Joseph |date=August 21, 1988 |title=Auburn's Lakeland Hills growing too fast for some |page=A1 |work=The News Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-tribune-auburns-lakeland-hills/163956105/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=January 25, 2025}}</ref> Auburn and [[Bonney Lake, Washington|Bonney Lake]] competed to annex the entirety of Lakeland Hills in the late 1990s, with Auburn voting in 1997 to become the third King County city to annex portions of Pierce County.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tucker |first=Rob |date=June 4, 1997 |title=City of Auburn votes to annex 278 acres in Pierce County |page=B1 |work=The News Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-tribune-city-of-auburn-votes-to/163957096/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=January 25, 2025}}</ref> The two cities reached a compromise on water utility rights in the Pierce County portion of the neighborhood that allowed Auburn to complete its annexation of Lakeland Hills by the end of the decade.<ref>{{cite news |last=Green |first=Aimee |date=March 3, 1998 |title=Auburn, Bonney Lake reach compromise deal on water |page=B1 |work=The News Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-tribune-auburn-bonney-lake-rea/163957279/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=January 25, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Tucker |first=Rob |date=January 22, 2001 |title='Country' just a memory as cities close in |page=A1 |work=The News Tribune}}</ref> By 2007, the development had 3,600 homes with 6,000 residents, a new [[elementary school]], and a [[shopping center]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Karen |date=April 29, 2007 |title=Auburn's Lakeland Hills keeps it close |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/auburns-lakeland-hills-keeps-it-close/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=January 25, 2025}}</ref> In 2008, Auburn annexed the West Hill and Lea Hill neighborhoods of unincorporated King County, adding 15,000 residents and expanding its land area by 26 percent.<ref>{{cite news |last=Archbold |first=Mike |date=January 18, 2007 |title=Auburn might grow much larger |page=B1 |work=The News Tribune |url=http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/6328053p-5516272c.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070123115741/http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/6328053p-5516272c.html |archive-date=January 23, 2007 |access-date=March 31, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Archbold |first=Mike |date=December 2, 2007 |title=Stakes high for Auburn in area census |page=B1 |work=The News Tribune}}</ref> A {{convert|155|acre|ha|adj=mid}} [[exclave]] of Kent, the Bridges neighborhood, was annexed by Auburn on January 1, 2024, after the two cities agreed to the transfer to simplify municipal services in the area. The neighborhood had originally been annexed by Kent in 1987 for use as a water reservoir, which was never built and instead developed into residential use. It was then surrounded by Lea Hill, later annexed into Auburn.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hunter |first=Steve |date=December 1, 2023 |title=A change of cities to Auburn from Kent for Bridges neighborhood |url=https://www.kentreporter.com/news/a-change-of-cities-to-auburn-from-kent-for-bridges-neighborhood/ |work=Kent Reporter |accessdate=January 25, 2025}}</ref> ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|29.87|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|29.58|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.29|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/> Two rivers, the [[White River (Washington)|White River]] and, to a greater extent, the [[Green River (Duwamish River)|Green River]] flow through Auburn.{{fact|date=October 2024}} Historically, the Stuck River ran through the settlement of Stuck, which is now a small pocket of unincorporated King County within southern Auburn. In 1906, the flow of the White River was diverted into the Stuck's channel near today's Game Farm Park.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrvmuseum.org/journal/journal_0403.htm |title=White River Valley Museum |publisher=Wrvmuseum.org |access-date=May 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090624233221/http://www.wrvmuseum.org/journal/journal_0403.htm |archive-date=June 24, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> References to the Stuck River still appear in some property legal descriptions and place names (e.g., Stuck River Drive) within Auburn, but today it is essentially indistinguishable from the southern White River.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www5.metrokc.gov/reports/property_report.asp?PIN=6655000025 |title=Property Report - 6655000025 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016|bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="parcelreport">{{cite web |url=https://blue.kingcounty.com/Assessor/eRealProperty/Detail.aspx?ParcelNbr=6655000025 |work=King County Department of Assessments: eReal Property |title=Property Detail - 6655000025 |accessdate=October 8, 2024}}</ref> ===Neighborhoods=== {{more citations needed|section|date=February 2021}} {{stack|[[Image:Auburn, WA Neighborhood Map.png|thumb]]}} * Downtown—Historic buildings with a traditional main street and also many Craftsman-style houses from the 1920s. * North Auburn—A mix of commercial and single-family housing separated by Auburn Way North. * River's Bend—A small residential neighborhood nestled along the Green River, located at the bottom of Lea Hill in North Auburn. * Christopher/Thomas—An area in North Auburn roughly bordered by the Valley Drive Inn and 227th Street. Both are former farming towns annexed into the city in the 1960s. * [[Lea Hill, Auburn, Washington|Lea Hill]]—A mainly residential neighborhood east of the valley, annexed into the city in 2007. [[Green River College]] is located here. * Hazelwood—The area on Lea Hill between Green River Community College, and [[Auburn Mountainview High School]]. Once a town in the late 19th century. * West Valley—A commercial and industrial area on the west side of SR 167, located on the bottom of West Hill. * West Hill—Located on the West Hill, bordered by the city of Federal Way to the west. * South Auburn—A general area located south of downtown, once a low-income area but becoming a commercial zone. * Terminal Park—An area of middle class housing near the end of the rail yard named for the railroad workers who lived there. * Forest Villa—Mainly residential area located in the Game Farm Park area. * Lakeland Hills—A master-planned community sprawling on a large hillside at the southern end of the city on both sides of King and Pierce counties. * Hidden Valley—A planned development located East of Lakeland Hills overlooking North Lake Tapps. ===Climate=== {{Weather box |location = Auburn, Washington |single line = Y |collapsed = Y |Jan record high F = 64 |Feb record high F = 71 |Mar record high F = 81 |Apr record high F = 86 |May record high F = 92 |Jun record high F = 100 |Jul record high F = 99 |Aug record high F = 99 |Sep record high F = 96 |Oct record high F = 86 |Nov record high F = 74 |Dec record high F = 69 |year record high F= 100 |Jan high F = 47 |Feb high F = 51 |Mar high F = 55 |Apr high F = 61 |May high F = 67 |Jun high F = 72 |Jul high F = 77 |Aug high F = 78 |Sep high F = 72 |Oct high F = 62 |Nov high F = 52 |Dec high F = 46 |year high F= |Jan low F = 35 |Feb low F = 36 |Mar low F = 39 |Apr low F = 42 |May low F = 47 |Jun low F = 52 |Jul low F = 55 |Aug low F = 55 |Sep low F = 51 |Oct low F = 44 |Nov low F = 39 |Dec low F = 35 |year low F= |Jan record low F = −10 |Feb record low F = −5 |Mar record low F = 10 |Apr record low F = 25 |May record low F = 27 |Jun record low F = 33 |Jul record low F = 38 |Aug record low F = 34 |Sep record low F = 28 |Oct record low F = 24 |Nov record low F = −1 |Dec record low F = 3 |year record low F= −10 |Jan precipitation inch = 5.3 |Feb precipitation inch = 4.5 |Mar precipitation inch = 4.1 |Apr precipitation inch = 2.9 |May precipitation inch = 2.1 |Jun precipitation inch = 1.7 |Jul precipitation inch = 0.9 |Aug precipitation inch = 1.2 |Sep precipitation inch = 1.8 |Oct precipitation inch = 3.4 |Nov precipitation inch = 6.1 |Dec precipitation inch = 5.8 |year precipitation inch= 37.1 |source 1 = Weather.com<ref name=weather.com>{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/USWA0395 |title=Monthly Averages for Seattle, WA |publisher=The Weather Channel |access-date=September 28, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071106015339/http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/USWA0395 |archive-date=November 6, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |date=August 1, 2010 }} ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1890= 740 |1900= 489 |1910= 957 |1920= 3163 |1930= 3906 |1940= 4211 |1950= 6497 |1960= 11933 |1970= 21653 |1980= 26417 |1990= 33102 |2000= 40314 |2010= 70180 |2020= 87256 |estyear=2023 |estimate=83870 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=October 28, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020–2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 28, 2024}}</ref> |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/> }} As of the 2023 [[American Community Survey]], there are 30,938 estimated households in Auburn with an average of 2.74 persons per household. The city has a median household income of $92,824. Approximately 9.6% of the city's population lives at or below the [[Poverty in the United States|poverty line]]. Auburn has an estimated 63.5% employment rate, with 26.2% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 88.9% holding a high school diploma.<ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Auburn city, Washington|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/auburncitywashington/PST045223|access-date=October 28, 2024|website=www.census.gov|language=en}}</ref> The top nine reported ancestries (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were German (11.6%), English (9.3%), Irish (5.9%), Norwegian (3.2%), French (except Basque) (2.3%), Italian (2.2%), Polish (1.7%), Subsaharan African (1.1%), and Scottish (0.9%). The median age in the city was 36.6 years. ===2020 census=== {| class="wikitable" |+'''Auburn, Washington – racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small> ! Race / ethnicity <small>(''NH = non-Hispanic'')</small> ! Pop. 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Auburn city, Washington|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US5303180|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=February 25, 2024}}</ref> ! Pop. 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Auburn city, Washington|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US5303180&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=February 25, 2024}}</ref> ! {{partial|Pop. 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Auburn city, Washington|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US5303180&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=February 25, 2024}}</ref> ! % 2000 ! % 2010 ! {{partial|% 2020}} |- | [[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH) | 32,220 | 45,954 | style='background: #ffffe6; |42,367 | 79.92% | 65.48% | style='background: #ffffe6; |48.55% |- | [[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH) | 956 | 3,338 | style='background: #ffffe6; |6,576 | 2.37% | 4.76% | style='background: #ffffe6; |7.54% |- | [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH) | 953 | 1,413 | style='background: #ffffe6; |1,492 | 2.36% | 2.01% | style='background: #ffffe6; |1.71% |- | [[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH) | 1,389 | 6,178 | style='background: #ffffe6; |11,312 | 3.45% | 8.80% | style='background: #ffffe6; |12.96% |- | [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH) | 197 | 1,137 | style='background: #ffffe6; |2,719 | 0.49% | 1.62% | style='background: #ffffe6; |3.12% |- | [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH) | 52 | 99 | style='background: #ffffe6; |469 | 0.13% | 0.14% | style='background: #ffffe6; |0.54% |- | [[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or multiracial]] (NH) | 1,528 | 3,029 | style='background: #ffffe6; |6,096 | 3.79% | 4.32% | style='background: #ffffe6; |6.99% |- | [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race) | 3,019 | 9,032 | style='background: #ffffe6; |16,225 | 7.49% | 12.87% | style='background: #ffffe6; |18.59% |- | '''Total''' | '''40,314''' | '''70,180''' | style='background: #ffffe6; |'''87,256''' | '''100.00%''' | '''100.00%''' | style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |} As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 87,256 people, 30,806 households, and 20,850 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Auburn%20city,%20Washington%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=October 28, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|2950.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 31,947 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1080.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. The racial makeup was 51.60% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.79% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.29% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 13.11% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 3.17% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 10.32% from some other races and 11.72% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 18.59% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How many people live in Auburn city, Washington |url=https://data.usatoday.com/census/total-population/total-population-change/auburn-city-washington/160-5303180/ |access-date=October 28, 2024 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref> 24.9% of residents were under the age of 18, 6.5% were under 5 years of age, and 12.4% were 65 and older. ===2010 census=== As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 70,180 people, 26,058 households, and 17,114 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2369.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 27,834 housing units at an average density of {{convert|939.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. The racial makeup was 70.46% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.94% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.29% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 8.91% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.64% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 6.31% from some other races and 5.44% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 12.87% of the population. There were 26,058 households, of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.3% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.22. The median age in the city was 34.4 years. 25.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.9% were from 25 to 44; 25.5% were from 45 to 64; and 10.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.4% male and 50.6% female. ===Crime=== {{Infobox UCR |city_name= Auburn |year= 2023 |violent_crime= 663 |homicide= 8 |rape= 55 |robbery= 368 |aggravated_assault= 232 |property_crime= 4,829 |arson= 17 |burglary= 955 |larceny_theft= 2,214 |motor_vehicle_theft= 1,643 |source_url= https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend |source_name= 2023 FBI UCR Data |notes= 2023 population: 83,870 }} According to the [[Uniform Crime Report]] statistics compiled by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI) in 2023, there were 663 violent crimes and 4,829 property crimes per 100,000 residents. Of these, the violent crimes consisted of 8 murders, 55 forcible rapes, 368 robberies and 232 aggravated assaults, while 955 burglaries, 2,214 larceny-thefts, 1,643 motor vehicle thefts and 17 acts of arson defined the property offenses. ==Economy== ===Employment=== As of August 31, 2024, 69.2% of the population is in the labor force with a 5.2% unemployment rate.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Y-Charts: Auburn, WA Unemployment Rate |url=https://ycharts.com/indicators/auburn_wa_unemployment_rate|date=October 28, 2024}}</ref> The Auburn [[Boeing]] Plant, opened in 1966, is the largest airplane parts plant in the world, with {{convert|2100000|sqft|m2}} and 1.265 million parts being manufactured each year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boeing.com/news/frontiers/archive/2004/october/i_ca1a.html |title=Boeing Frontiers Online Source |access-date=February 24, 2013}}</ref> With over 5,000 employees, the Boeing plant is the third major employer in Auburn.{{Citation needed|reason=This claim seems to contradict the table below. The table may be out of date but so may the claim.|date=July 2020}} Auburn is the site for the Northwest headquarters of [[United States General Services Administration]]. ===Top employers=== According to the city's 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://weblink.auburnwa.gov/External/ElectronicFile.aspx?dbid=0&openfile=true&docid=7543698|title=City of Auburn 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report|format=[[Portable Document Format|PDF]]|page=181|date=October 28, 2024}}</ref> the largest employers in the city are: {| class="wikitable" |- ! # ! Employer ! Product/service ! # of Employees ! Percentage |- | 1 | [[Boeing|The Boeing Company]] | Aerospace | 3,600 | 8.8% |- | 2 | [[Auburn School District]] No. 408 | Education | 2,536 | 6.2% |- | 3 | [[Muckleshoot people|Muckleshoot Tribal Enterprises]] | Gaming | 1,472 | 3.6% |- | 4 | [[MultiCare Health System|MultiCare Auburn Medical Center]] | Hospital | 1,208 | 3.0% |- | 5 | [[Green River Community College|Green River College]] | Education | 857 | 2.1% |- | 6 | [[Safeway|Safeway Distribution Center]] | Distribution | 800 | 2.0% |- | 7 | [[Costco|Costco Wholesale Optical]] #190 | Distribution | 782 | 1.9% |- | 8 | City of Auburn | City government | 574 | 1.4% |- | 9 | Ply Gem Pacific Windows Corp | Manufacturing | 550 | 1.3% |- | 10 | [[Walmart|Walmart Supercenter]] #2385 | Retail | 336 | 0.8% |- |— |'''Total employers''' |— |'''12,715''' |'''31.2%''' |} ===Shopping=== [[The Outlet Collection Seattle]], formerly SuperMall of the Great Northwest, is an [[outlet mall]] that opened in 1995. ==Arts and culture== The White River Valley Museum's exhibits feature Auburn, from Native American history to the 1920s. They focus on the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, pioneer life, immigration from Europe and Japan, truck farming, railroading and the building of towns throughout the area. Visitors can visit a recreation of a pioneer cabin, climb aboard a [[Northern Pacific Railway]] caboose, and investigate a recreation of the shops in 1924 downtown Auburn.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrvmuseum.org/ |title=White River Valley Museum website |publisher=Wrvmuseum.org |access-date=May 2, 2010}}</ref> As part of the [[King County Library System]], there is a {{Convert|20,000|ft2|m2|adj=on}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Auburn Library, King County Library System |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/20227 |website=HistoryLink.org |access-date=January 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116180856/https://www.historylink.org/File/20227 |archive-date=January 16, 2020 |date=December 8, 2016}}</ref> facility built in 2000 and expanded in 2012 having replaced an earlier, nearby location. It is part of the Les Gove Park, a {{Convert|20|acre|m2|adj=on}} community campus south of State Route 164 including the White River Valley Museum, a senior center, and other recreational services. Fourth of July and other celebrations such as Auburn Good Ol' Days are also held in Les Gove annually.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 17, 2011|title=Good Ol' Days returns to Auburn|url=https://www.auburn-reporter.com/news/good-ol-days-returns-to-auburn/|access-date=February 17, 2021|website=Auburn Reporter|language=en-US}}</ref> The sculpture ''[[Crow with Fries]]'' is installed in Les Gove Park. Auburn is designated by the Veterans Day National Committee and the US Department of Veterans Affairs as a Regional Site for celebration of Veterans Day.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}} ===Landmarks=== The City of Auburn has designated the following landmarks: {|class="wikitable" |- !Landmark !Built !Listed !Photo |- |[[Auburn Masonic Temple (Auburn, Washington)|Auburn Masonic Temple]]<ref name=landmarks>{{cite web|url=http://www.kingcounty.gov/~/media/property/historic_preservation/documents/resources/T06_KCLandmarkList.ashx?la=en|title=King County and Local Landmarks List|date=December 29, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409082351/http://www.kingcounty.gov/~/media/property/historic_preservation/documents/resources/T06_KCLandmarkList.ashx?la=en|archive-date=April 9, 2016}}</ref>||1923–24||2002||[[File:Auburn, WA - Masonic Temple 01.jpg|100 px]] |- |[[Auburn Post Office]]<ref name=landmarks />||1937||2000||[[File:Auburn, WA - former post office 01A.jpg|100 px]] |- |[[Auburn Public Library (Washington)|Auburn Public Library]]<ref name=landmarks />||1914||1995||[[File:Auburn, WA - Auburn Dance Center 02.jpg|100 px]] |} ==Sports== [[File:Emerald Downs seating.jpg|thumb|[[Emerald Downs]]]] [[Emerald Downs]] is a {{convert|167|acre|km2|adj=on}} six-level stadium and [[thoroughbred]] racetrack. The racetrack is operated on land purchased by the Muckleshoot in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 13, 2014|title=Muckleshoot Tribe acquiring Emerald Downs|url=https://www.auburn-reporter.com/news/muckleshoot-tribe-acquiring-emerald-downs/|access-date=February 17, 2021|website=Auburn Reporter|language=en-US}}</ref> ==Parks and recreation== Auburn has an extensive system of parks, open space and urban trails: 28 developed parks, over {{convert|23|mi|abbr=on}} of trails (including Auburn's {{convert|4.5|mi|abbr=on}} portion of the Inter-urban Trail for bikers, walkers, runners and skaters), and almost {{convert|247|acre|ha|abbr=on}} of open space for passive and active recreation.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}} ==Government== [[File:Auburn, WA — Auburn City Hall (2022-03-11) 01.jpg|thumb|Auburn City Hall]] {| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;" |+ Presidential Elections Results<ref>[http://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/elections/elections/past-elections.aspx King County Elections]</ref> |- bgcolor=lightgrey ! Year ! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] ! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] ! [[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]] |- | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2020 United States presidential election in Washington (state)|2020]]''' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.00% ''14,092'' | style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''57.90%''' ''20,919'' | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.10% ''1,121'' |- |} The city of Auburn has a mayor–council form of government, meaning that the mayor is a full-time, separately elected position. As of 2025, the current mayor is Nancy Backus, who was first elected to the post in 2013 and re-elected in 2017 and 2021. She is the first woman to serve in the office since Auburn was incorporated in 1891.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mayor |url=https://www.auburnwa.gov/cms/One.aspx?portalId=11470638&pageId=12521655 |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=auburnwa.gov |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 21, 2023 |title=OL Reign Legend: Nancy Backus – Mayor of Auburn |url=https://www.reignfc.com/news/ol-reign-legend-nancy-backus-mayor-of-auburn |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=Seattle Reign FC |language=en-US}}</ref> ==Education== [[Image:Auburn Senior High School Front.jpg|thumb|right|Auburn Senior High, founded in 1903]] <!-- Commented out: [[Image:Mountainview overview.jpg|thumb|right|Auburn Mountainview High, opened in 2005]] --> Public schools are administered by the [[Auburn School District]]. The district is larger than the city itself, serving the neighboring towns of [[Algona, Washington|Algona]] and [[Pacific, Washington|Pacific]], as well as some unincorporated areas around Auburn and [[Kent, Washington|Kent]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.auburn.wednet.edu/domain/34|title=About Us / Overview|website=www.auburn.wednet.edu|language=en|access-date=May 20, 2017}}</ref> Portions of northern Auburn are served by the [[Federal Way School District|Federal Way]] and [[Kent School District|Kent]] school districts and a portion of Auburn in Pierce County is within the Dieringer School District.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://statisticalatlas.com/place/Washington/Auburn/Overview | title=The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas }}</ref> ===High schools=== * [[Auburn Senior High School|Auburn High School]] * [[Auburn Mountainview High School]] * [[Auburn Riverside High School]] * [[Auburn Adventist Academy]] * West Auburn High School<ref name="SD">{{cite web|title=School Directory |publisher=Auburn School District |url=https://www.auburn.wednet.edu/domain/3867 |access-date=February 17, 2021}}</ref> ===Elementary and middle schools=== {{colbegin|colwidth=22em}} * Arthur Jacobsen Elementary * Bowman Creek Elementary * Cascade Middle School * Chinook Elementary * Dick Scobee Elementary * Evergreen Heights Elementary * Gildo Rey Elementary * Hazelwood Elementary * Ilalko Elementary * Lake View Elementary * Lakeland Hills Elementary * Lea Hill Elementary * Mt. Baker Middle School * Olympic Middle School * Pioneer Elementary * Rainier Middle School * Terminal Park Elementary * Washington Elementary * Willow Crest Elementary<ref name="SD"/> {{colend}} ===Private and alternative schools=== * [[Auburn Adventist Academy]] * Rainier Christian High School * Valley Christian School * Holy Family School * Auburn Online ===College=== * [[Green River College]] ==Infrastructure== ===Transportation=== {{wide image|Sounderauburnpanorama.jpg|600px|align-cap=center|[[Auburn station (Sound Transit)|Auburn station]] in downtown is a major hub for the Green River Valley.}} Auburn has many large roads nearby and within city limits, including [[Washington State Route 167|State Route 167]] (commonly referred as the "Valley Freeway") and [[Washington State Route 18|State Route 18]]. Auburn also has its own transit center, [[Auburn station (Sound Transit)|Auburn station]] in downtown, that serves as a major hub for southern King County. Sound Transit buses connect the Auburn Transit Center directly to Federal Way, Sumner, and Kent, while King County Metro buses connect it to Green River Community College, the Super Mall, and Auburn Way. [[Sounder commuter rail|Sounder commuter trains]] travel from Auburn to [[Downtown Seattle]] in approximately 30 minutes, and to [[Lakewood station]] in less than 35 minutes. Until 1987, Auburn was home to a steam locomotive roundhouse and diesel engine house of the [[Northern Pacific Railway]], the [[BNSF Railway]] of today. BNSF maintains a rail yard and small car repair facility, along with maintenance-of-way facilities at the former NP yard.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-dev.lib.washington.edu/cgi-bin/pview.exe?CISOROOT=/imlswrvm&CISOPTR=400&CISORESTMP=/imls/templates/wrvm_results.html&CISOVIEWTMP=/imls/templates/wrvm_view.html&CISOROWS=3&CISOCOLS=4 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708003213/http://content-dev.lib.washington.edu/cgi-bin/pview.exe?CISOROOT=/imlswrvm&CISOPTR=400&CISORESTMP=/imls/templates/wrvm_results.html&CISOVIEWTMP=/imls/templates/wrvm_view.html&CISOROWS=3&CISOCOLS=4 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 8, 2012 |title=Northern Santa Fe central roundhouse |publisher=Content-dev.lib.washington.edu |access-date=May 2, 2010 }}</ref> The [[Auburn Municipal Airport (Washington)|Auburn Municipal Airport]] serves the general aviation community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.s50wa.com/ |title=Welcome to S50 Auburn Municipal Airport near Seattle and Tacoma Washington (WA) |publisher=S50wa.com |access-date=May 2, 2010}}</ref> ===Police=== The Auburn Police Department is located within the Justice Building, along with the Municipal Court and jail.<ref>{{Cite web|title=South Correctional Entity|url=https://www.scorejail.org/|access-date=February 17, 2021|website=South Correctional Entity|language=en-US}}</ref> ==Notable people== * [[Eric Barone]], video game designer known professionally as ConcernedApe<ref>{{Citation |title=Stardew Valley developer is an Auburn native - KING 5 Evening | date=April 16, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YqdutJLIi8 |language=en |access-date=July 10, 2022}}, YouTube</ref> * [[Nate Cohn]], journalist and polling expert for ''[[The Upshot]]'' at ''[[The New York Times]]'' * [[Janna Crawford]], gold medal Paralympic athlete * [[Phil Fortunato]], member of the state senate and state representative<ref>{{cite web |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/26196/phil-fortunato |title=Phil Fortunato's Biography |publisher=[[Vote Smart]] |accessdate=September 22, 2021}}</ref> * [[Cam Gigandet]], actor<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1544217/bio|title=Cam Gigandet|website=IMDb|access-date=February 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Aftab|first=Kaleem|date=November 26, 2008|title=Cam Gigandet|url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/art/cam-gigandet-1|access-date=January 28, 2022|website=Interview Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Christine Gregoire]], 22nd governor of Washington<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.governor.wa.gov/about/default.asp|title=About Chris|publisher=Governor.wa.gov|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224031436/http://www.governor.wa.gov/about/default.asp|archive-date=February 24, 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=September 12, 2013}}</ref> * [[Kevin Hagen (baseball)|Kevin Hagen]], former MLB baseball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/baseball/article/Where-Are-They-Now-Ex-pitcher-Kevin-Hagen-1204866.php|title=Where Are They Now? Ex-pitcher Kevin Hagen|last1=Raley|first1=Dan|last2=Reporter|first2=P.-I.|date=May 31, 2006|website=seattlepi.com|access-date=February 26, 2019}}</ref> * [[Greg Haugen]], professional boxer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.auburn-reporter.com/news/auburns-young-haugen-vows-to-fight-for-own-identity/|title=Auburn's young Haugen vows to fight for own identity|last=Klaas|first=Mark|date=April 7, 2010|website=Auburn Reporter|language=en-US|access-date=March 3, 2019}}</ref> * [[Gordon Hirabayashi]], civil rights activist * [[Ariana Kukors]], Olympic swimmer and world record holder * [[Chris Lukezic]], middle-distance runner * [[Harrison Maurus]], bronze medal weightlifter<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://auburnexaminer.com/harrison-maurus-badass-with-a-barbell/|title = Harrison Maurus, Badass with a Barbell|date = December 18, 2017}}</ref> * [[Evan McMullin]], CIA officer and former presidential candidate<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/persons-of-interest/evan-mcmullins-quest-to-save-democracy|title=Evan McMullin Is Trying to Save Democracy|last=Haglund|first=David|date=February 2, 2017|access-date=February 26, 2019|magazine=The New Yorker|language=en|issn=0028-792X}}</ref> * [[Onision]], Youtuber * [[Blair Rasmussen]], NBA basketball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.landofbasketball.com/nba_players/r/blair_rasmussen.htm|title=NBA Players: Blair Rasmussen Profile and Basic Stats|website=www.landofbasketball.com|access-date=February 26, 2019}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=March 2019}} * [[Dave Reichert]], former King County sheriff and U.S. Congressman<ref>Carlton Smith and Thomas Guillen, ''The Search For The Green River Killer'' (New York: Onyx, 1991), 7–12</ref> * [[Diane Schuur]], jazz singer and pianist<ref name="featherlatimes">{{cite news|last1=Feather|first1=Leonard|title=Diane Schuur Riding a Sure Thing|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|date=April 27, 1986|page=64|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-04-27-ca-23827-story.html}}</ref> * [[Dick Scobee|Francis R. "Dick" Scobee]], NASA astronaut<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/scobee.html|title=Astronaut Bio: Dick Scobee|date=February 11, 2015|publisher=NASA}}</ref> * [[Danny Shelton]], NFL football player<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.auburn-reporter.com/sports/danny-shelton-is-finding-the-fun-again/|title=Danny Shelton is finding the fun again|last=Skager|first=Shawn|date=December 18, 2013|website=Auburn Reporter|language=en-US|access-date=February 26, 2019}}</ref> * [[D. C. Simpson]], comic artist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article36761964.html|title=Q&A: Cartoonist grew up in Gig Harbor, lives in Auburn and likes unicorns|work=The News Tribune|language=en|access-date=March 3, 2019}}</ref> * [[Sir Mix-A-Lot]], hip hop artist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/sir-mix-lot|title=Sir Mix-A-Lot {{!}} Encyclopedia.com|website=www.encyclopedia.com|access-date=March 3, 2019}}</ref> * [[Misty Upham]], actress * [[Minoru Yamasaki]], architect<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.auburn-reporter.com/news/towering-achievement-wtc-one-of-auburn-mans-monumental-designs/|title=Towering achievement: WTC one of Auburn man's monumental designs|last=Olson|first=Casey|date=September 7, 2011|website=Auburn Reporter|language=en-US|access-date=February 26, 2019}}</ref> ==Sister cities== Auburn has five sister cities: *{{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Tamba, Hyōgo|Tamba]], Japan *{{Flagicon|South Korea}} [[Pyeongchang]], South Korea *{{Flagicon|China}} [[Guanghan]], China *{{Flagicon|China}} [[Yuhang]], China *{{Flagicon|Italy}} [[Mola di Bari]], Italy The relationship with Tamba is commemorated with an annual [[student exchange program]] between the two cities and neighboring Kent.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sister City Program|url=http://www.auburnwa.gov/about/sister_city.htm|website=auburnwa.gov|publisher=City of Auburn|access-date=July 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150827033139/http://www.auburnwa.gov/about/sister_city.htm|archive-date=August 27, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Auburn, Washington}} * [https://www.auburnwa.gov/ City of Auburn, WA – official website] {{Geographic Location |Centre = Auburn |North = [[Kent, Washington|Kent]] |Northeast = [[Covington, Washington|Covington]] |East = [[Black Diamond, Washington|Black Diamond]] |Southeast = [[Enumclaw, Washington|Enumclaw]] |South = [[Sumner, Washington|Sumner]] |Southwest = [[Algona, Washington|Algona]]/[[Pacific, Washington|Pacific]] |West = [[Federal Way, Washington|Federal Way]] |Northwest = [[Kent, Washington|Kent]] |image = }} {{King County, Washington}} {{Pierce County, Washington}} {{Washington}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Auburn, Washington| ]] [[Category:Cities in King County, Washington]] [[Category:Cities in the Seattle metropolitan area]] [[Category:Cities in Pierce County, Washington]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1891]] [[Category:1891 establishments in Washington (state)]] [[Category:Cities in Washington (state)]]
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