Auburn-Opelika migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 9,535 people moved into the Auburn metro and 9,185 moved out, a net of +350. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: Columbus, GA-AL leads both directions, with 1,968 people in and 1,758 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 55% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has cooled over the last three years, from +1,103 in 2020–21 to +350 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
208,013
▲ 0.9% year over year · growing
Peak population
208,013
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: growth is led by international migration (+870); domestic migration added +553 in 2025.
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 208,013 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
+$69M
▲ $368M arrived · $299M left
Avg household income · movers
$69k in · $57k out
arrivals out-earn leavers by 21%
Auburn wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Auburn metro in 2022–23 reported $368M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $299M with them, a net gain of $69M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $69k of income, vs $57k for leavers. Arrivals out-earn leavers by 21%.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 55% of inbound and 55% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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