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Babson Park, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Babson Park is a Census CDP of 1,093 people across 1.52 square miles of land, in Polk County. Median household income is $48,177, 95.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $100,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Babson Park
What Babson Park is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.52 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land717 plus or minus 168
- County holding the largest share of its areaPolk 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.
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How many people live in Babson Park
- Population1,093 plus or minus 256
- Median age32.7 plus or minus 8.0
- Population under 18101 plus or minus 68
- Share under 189.2 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Population 65 and over84 plus or minus 51
- Share 65 and over7.7 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Households312 plus or minus 122
- Family households200 plus or minus 116
- Share of households that are families64.1 percent plus or minus 27.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Babson Park
- Median household income$48,177
- Per capita income$23,393 plus or minus $4,809
- Civilian labor force499 plus or minus 174
- Employed499 plus or minus 174
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over602 plus or minus 216
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.6 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Babson Park
- Housing units478 plus or minus 141
- Occupied units312 plus or minus 122
- Vacant units166 plus or minus 102
- Vacancy rate34.7 percent plus or minus 18.7
- Owner occupied299 plus or minus 119
- Renter occupied13 plus or minus 17
- Ownership rate95.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$211,100 plus or minus $51,801
- Single family units437 plus or minus 142
- Share single family91.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6 plus or minus 18
- Share in buildings of two or more1.3 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Mobile homes35 plus or minus 53
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Babson Park gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute484 plus or minus 168
- Commuting under 15 minutes194 plus or minus 118
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.1 percent plus or minus 20.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more90 plus or minus 69
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.6 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Drove alone75.1 percent
- Carpooled9.7 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked9.9 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Worked from home2.6 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Babson Park (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$100,000
- Average approval$100,000
- Median approval$100,000
- Largest approval$100,000
- Jobs supported6
- Jobs per approval6.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term95 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Babson Park, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
Polk County, not Babson Park
Polk County context, not Babson Park figures
- Establishments in Polk County13,992
- Covered employment, Polk County260,590
- Average annual pay, Polk County$55,697
- Housing units permitted, Polk County10,384
Every figure in this section is published for Polk County as a whole and is not a measurement of Babson Park.
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.
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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
Babson Park questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Babson Park, Florida?
1,093, in 312 households. Babson Park CDP covers 1.52 square miles of land, which is 717 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Babson Park in?
Polk 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 Babson Park?
$48,177. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $211,100. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Babson Park businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $100,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $100,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Babson Park, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Babson Park borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Babson Park. Only 0 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.
Are the county figures on this page Babson Park figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Polk 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 Babson Park.
Is zoning published for Babson Park?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.