
First developed in the earliest years of the 20th century, this historic neighborhood has seen an influx in cultural diversity in recent decades and has overcome some of the difficulties that often face inner-city neighborhoods to remain a stable, working-class community.
Mount Auburn is home to the Kalachandji Hare Krishna Temple, which operates one of the city’s most popular vegetarian restaurants.
Mount Auburn is home to authentic taco shops.
Enjoy a day at nearby Samuell Grand Park.
The 2016 population of Mount Auburn is estimated to be 5,871. That’s a change of +3.4% in the last five years. Over the next five years, the population is projected to change by +3.9%.
The number of households is 1,495, a change of +5.6% in the last five years. In the next five years, the number of households is projected to change +5.0%.
The average household size is 3.92.
The median household income is $32,751 and, of the entire population age 16 and over, 37.3% aren’t in the labor force. 36.2% of families live below the poverty line.
Among those employed, 33.2% are blue-collar workers, 36.0% are white-collar workers, and 30.8% are occupied as service industry or farm workers.
The average commute time for workers who live in this area is 28.0 minutes. The average number of vehicles per household is 2.1.
81.3% of Mount Auburn homes are detached, single-family houses. The median owner-occupied home value is $107,920
55.8% of the homes are owner-occupied. The average length of residence among residents in owner-occupied homes is 17.9 years, while the average renter has been in the same home 8.0 years.
The median year the area’s housing units were built is 1949.
Mount Auburn includes portions of these policebeats: 113, 112
Throughout thosebeats during 2014, there were:
Aggravated Assaults (non-family violence) | 8 |
Aggravated Assaults (family violence) | 6 |
Business Burglaries | 59 |
Home Burglaries | 92 |
Motor-Vehicle Burglaries | 164 |
Auto Thefts | 56 |
Business Robberies | 3 |
Robberies of Individuals | 21 |
Shoplifting Incidents | 2 |
Other Thefts | 86 |
Murders | 0 |
Rapes | 3 |
Dallas ISD Billy Earl Dade Middle School | 53 |
Dallas ISD Eduardo Mata Elementary | 76 |
Dallas ISD J.L. Long Middle School | 69 |
Dallas ISD James Madison High School | 51 |
Dallas ISD Mount Auburn Elementary | 58 |
Dallas ISD Oran M. Roberts Elementary | 63 |
Dallas ISD Woodrow Wilson High School | 79 |