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Auburn, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Auburn is a Census city of 80,594 people across 62.95 square miles of land, in Lee County. Median household income is $63,668, 53.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 46 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $33.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Auburn
What Auburn is
- Census place typecity
- Land area62.95 sq mi
- Water area1.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,280
- County holding the largest share of its areaLee County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Auburn
How many people live in Auburn
- Population80,594
- Median age25.9
- Population under 1815,589
- Share under 1819.3 percent
- Population 65 and over7,790
- Share 65 and over9.7 percent
- Households30,174
- Family households15,553
- Share of households that are families51.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Auburn
Income and work in Auburn
- Median household income$63,668
- Per capita income$37,018
- Civilian labor force39,828
- Employed38,542
- Unemployed1,286 plus or minus 336
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Adults 25 and over41,630
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher64.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree32.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Auburn
Housing in Auburn
- Housing units36,033
- Occupied units30,174
- Vacant units5,859
- Vacancy rate16.3 percent
- Owner occupied16,013
- Renter occupied14,161
- Ownership rate53.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$364,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,098
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.7 percent
- Single family units20,437
- Share single family56.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more14,269
- Share in buildings of two or more39.6 percent
- Mobile homes1,327
- Median year structure built2001
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Auburn
How Auburn gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute33,342
- Commuting under 15 minutes15,035
- Share commuting under 15 minutes45.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more6,078
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.2 percent
- Drove alone75.7 percent
- Carpooled7.1 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Public transport1.0 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked4.3 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home10.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Auburn
SBA loans in Auburn (7(a))
- Approvals46
- Gross approval$33,099,700
- Average approval$719,559
- Median approval$214,050
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,349,750
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported494
- Jobs per approval10.7
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Paid in full7
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more10.9 percent
- Share to franchises15.2 percent
- Distinct lenders23
- Distinct industries by NAICS33
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Auburn, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Auburn
SBA loans in Auburn (504)
- Approvals38
- Gross approval$30,049,000
- Average approval$790,763
- Median approval$584,000
- Largest approval$3,946,000
- Jobs supported542
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Auburn, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 10 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Auburn
Flood risk in Auburn
- NFIP communityCity of Auburn
- NFIP community number010144
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date01/17/25
The City of Auburn participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010144 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lee County, not Auburn
Lee County context, not Auburn figures
- Establishments in Lee County3,377
- Covered employment, Lee County66,643
- Average annual pay, Lee County$53,394
- Housing units permitted, Lee County1,877
Every figure in this section is published for Lee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Auburn.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Auburn questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Auburn, Alabama?
80,594, in 30,174 households. Auburn city covers 62.95 square miles of land, which is 1,280 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Auburn in?
Lee County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Auburn?
$63,668. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $364,800. Median gross rent is $1,098 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Auburn businesses?
46 7(a) approvals totaling $33.1 m since FY2020, across 23 lenders, median approval $214,050, plus 38 504 approvals worth $30.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Auburn, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Auburn borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Auburn. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Auburn in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Auburn appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Auburn, city of, community 010144, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Auburn figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lee County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Auburn.
Is zoning published for Auburn?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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