form of government:

Council-Manager

legislative body:

Nine-member City Council (including the Mayor)

election schedule:

Concurrent four-year terms

population:

Most recent estimate by the US Census is 42,987

territory of municipal communities:

approximately 44 square miles

budget: (Expenditures)

Annual Budget: $34,919,011 (General Fund Only)
The City's seven Special Revenue Funds total $3,480,099
The City's three Debt Service Funds total $1,673,930
The City's five Enterprise Funds total $4,611,935
The City's Internal Service Fund totals $1,197,860

structure of budget: Revenues

General Fund

Revenues: 71.9%
Transfers from other funds and proceeds from borrowing: 12.3%
Beginning Fund balance: 15.8%

structure of budget expenditures: General Fund

Personal Services: 32.7%
Contractual Services: 7.0%
Commodities: 3.9 %
Capital Outlay: 12.6%
Debt Service: 8.9%
Support from Other Agencies:10.6%
Transfers to other City Funds: 3.1%
Balance to Carry Forward: 21.2%

socio-economic information:

Median Family Income: $43,167
Unemployment rate: 3.6%
Level of Education Attainment for Persons 25 years and older-12,766-1990 U.S. Census Less than 9^th grade: 5.4% 9^th to 12^th grade, no diploma: 6.4% High school graduate: 15% Some college, no degree: 18.3% Associate degree: 5% Bachelor's degree: 23% Graduate or professional degree: 27%

Percent high school graduate or higher: 88% Percent bachelor's degree of higher: 50%

five major employers or companies:

Auburn University 5,224
Auburn City Schools 576
Briggs and Stratton 475
Winn Dixie 225
City of Auburn 380