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Auburn, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Auburn is a Census city of 8,711 people across 6.77 square miles of land, in Barrow County. Median household income is $77,034, 77.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 20 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $18.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Auburn
What Auburn is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.77 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,286
- County holding the largest share of its areaBarrow County, 98.6 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
- Population8,711
- Median age34.7
- Population under 182,072
- Share under 1823.8 percent
- Population 65 and over850
- Share 65 and over9.8 percent
- Households3,028
- Family households2,239
- Share of households that are families73.9 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$77,034
- Per capita income$30,424
- Civilian labor force4,829
- Employed4,606
- Unemployed223 plus or minus 110
- Unemployment rate4.6 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over5,581
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.8 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.7 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Auburn
Housing in Auburn
- Housing units3,233
- Occupied units3,028
- Vacant units205 plus or minus 96
- Vacancy rate6.3 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Owner occupied2,352
- Renter occupied676 plus or minus 167
- Ownership rate77.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$299,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,326
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.7 percent
- Single family units2,691
- Share single family83.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more301 plus or minus 143
- Share in buildings of two or more9.3 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Mobile homes241 plus or minus 90
- Median year structure built1994
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 commute3,898
- Commuting under 15 minutes390 plus or minus 155
- Share commuting under 15 minutes10.0 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,654
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more68.1 percent
- Drove alone78.4 percent
- Carpooled9.1 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home11.1 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Auburn
SBA loans in Auburn (7(a))
- Approvals20
- Gross approval$18,584,400
- Average approval$929,220
- Median approval$375,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$3,119,700
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported117
- Jobs per approval5.8
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more30.0 percent
- Share to franchises25.0 percent
- Distinct lenders18
- Distinct industries by NAICS17
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Auburn, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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)
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$3,064,000
- Average approval$510,667
- Median approval$468,500
- Largest approval$963,000
- Jobs supported46
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Auburn, in any county, FY2010 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, 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 number130498
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/01/22
The City of Auburn participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 130498 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.
Barrow County, not Auburn
Barrow County context, not Auburn figures
- Establishments in Barrow County1,543
- Covered employment, Barrow County24,098
- Average annual pay, Barrow County$53,359
- Housing units permitted, Barrow County1,427
Every figure in this section is published for Barrow 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.
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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, Georgia?
8,711, in 3,028 households. Auburn city covers 6.77 square miles of land, which is 1,286 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?
Barrow County, which holds 98.6 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Auburn?
$77,034. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $299,700. Median gross rent is $1,326 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?
20 7(a) approvals totaling $18.6 m since FY2020, across 18 lenders, median approval $375,000, plus 6 504 approvals worth $3.1 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 2 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 130498, 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 Barrow 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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