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Auburn, California: commercial real estate data.
Auburn is a Census city of 13,768 people across 7.18 square miles of land, in Placer County. Median household income is $82,674, 62.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 79 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $40.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Auburn
What Auburn is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.18 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,918
- County holding the largest share of its areaPlacer 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
- Population13,768
- Median age47.5
- Population under 182,342
- Share under 1817.0 percent
- Population 65 and over3,712
- Share 65 and over27.0 percent
- Households6,055
- Family households3,701
- Share of households that are families61.1 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$82,674
- Per capita income$53,951
- Civilian labor force6,305
- Employed6,051
- Unemployed254 plus or minus 115
- Unemployment rate4.0 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over10,417
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher40.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Auburn
Housing in Auburn
- Housing units6,446
- Occupied units6,055
- Vacant units391 plus or minus 152
- Vacancy rate6.1 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Owner occupied3,776
- Renter occupied2,279
- Ownership rate62.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$672,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,501
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.8 percent
- Single family units4,934
- Share single family76.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,471 plus or minus 294
- Share in buildings of two or more22.8 percent
- Mobile homes41 plus or minus 62
- Median year structure built1978
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 commute4,759
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,841
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,322 plus or minus 299
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.8 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Drove alone64.7 percent
- Carpooled6.4 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Public transport1.0 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Walked5.2 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Worked from home19.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Auburn
SBA loans in Auburn (7(a))
- Approvals79
- Gross approval$40,833,800
- Average approval$516,884
- Median approval$200,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,161,200
- Largest approval$4,000,000
- Jobs supported947
- Jobs per approval12.0
- Loans with a final outcome13
- Paid in full12
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.3 percent
- Share to franchises5.1 percent
- Distinct lenders35
- Distinct industries by NAICS53
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Auburn, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 13 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)
- Approvals36
- Gross approval$27,080,000
- Average approval$752,222
- Median approval$376,500
- Largest approval$5,500,000
- Jobs supported274
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Auburn, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 9 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 number060240
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/02/18
The City of Auburn participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060240 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Placer County, not Auburn
Placer County context, not Auburn figures
- Establishments in Placer County12,180
- Covered employment, Placer County186,942
- Average annual pay, Placer County$72,804
- Housing units permitted, Placer County3,713
Every figure in this section is published for Placer 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, California?
13,768, in 6,055 households. Auburn city covers 7.18 square miles of land, which is 1,918 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?
Placer 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?
$82,674. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $672,500. Median gross rent is $1,501 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?
79 7(a) approvals totaling $40.8 m since FY2020, across 35 lenders, median approval $200,000, plus 36 504 approvals worth $27.1 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 13 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 060240, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Placer 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.