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Fairburn, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Fairburn is a Census city of 16,831 people across 16.86 square miles of land, in Fulton County. Median household income is $91,897, 64.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 42 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $28.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fairburn
What Fairburn is
- Census place typecity
- Land area16.86 sq mi
- Water area0.21 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land998
- County holding the largest share of its areaFulton 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.
Fairburn
How many people live in Fairburn
- Population16,831
- Median age35.6
- Population under 184,633 plus or minus 1,042
- Share under 1827.5 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Population 65 and over1,530 plus or minus 340
- Share 65 and over9.1 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Households6,082
- Family households4,093
- Share of households that are families67.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairburn
Income and work in Fairburn
- Median household income$91,897
- Per capita income$37,135
- Civilian labor force9,126
- Employed8,837
- Unemployed289 plus or minus 156
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over11,278
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher38.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.9 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairburn
Housing in Fairburn
- Housing units6,479
- Occupied units6,082
- Vacant units397 plus or minus 163
- Vacancy rate6.1 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Owner occupied3,905
- Renter occupied2,177 plus or minus 527
- Ownership rate64.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$271,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,479
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.3 percent
- Single family units4,653
- Share single family71.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,752 plus or minus 467
- Share in buildings of two or more27.0 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Mobile homes74 plus or minus 84
- Median year structure built2004
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairburn
How Fairburn gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,937
- Commuting under 15 minutes558 plus or minus 246
- Share commuting under 15 minutes8.0 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,465
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more49.9 percent
- Drove alone70.3 percent
- Carpooled5.9 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Public transport1.5 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home20.5 percent plus or minus 7.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairburn
SBA loans in Fairburn (7(a))
- Approvals42
- Gross approval$28,678,100
- Average approval$682,812
- Median approval$287,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,504,500
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported428
- Jobs per approval10.2
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more23.8 percent
- Share to franchises14.3 percent
- Distinct lenders20
- Distinct industries by NAICS33
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fairburn, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 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.
Fairburn
SBA loans in Fairburn (504)
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$7,509,000
- Average approval$577,615
- Median approval$447,000
- Largest approval$2,019,000
- Jobs supported174
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fairburn, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Fairburn
Flood risk in Fairburn
- NFIP communityCity of Fairburn
- NFIP community number130314
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/18/13
The City of Fairburn participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 130314 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.
Fulton County, not Fairburn
Fulton County context, not Fairburn figures
- Establishments in Fulton County40,949
- Covered employment, Fulton County948,157
- Average annual pay, Fulton County$100,817
- Housing units permitted, Fulton County11,577
Every figure in this section is published for Fulton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fairburn.
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
Fairburn questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fairburn, Georgia?
16,831, in 6,082 households. Fairburn city covers 16.86 square miles of land, which is 998 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fairburn in?
Fulton 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 Fairburn?
$91,897. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $271,800. Median gross rent is $1,479 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fairburn businesses?
42 7(a) approvals totaling $28.7 m since FY2020, across 20 lenders, median approval $287,500, plus 13 504 approvals worth $7.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fairburn, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fairburn borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fairburn. Only 4 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 Fairburn in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fairburn appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fairburn, city of, community 130314, 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 Fairburn figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Fulton 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 Fairburn.
Is zoning published for Fairburn?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.