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Batavia, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Batavia is a Census city of 27,151 people across 10.95 square miles of land, in Kane County. Median household income is $120,056, 77.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 69 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $59.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Batavia
What Batavia is
- Census place typecity
- Land area10.95 sq mi
- Water area0.19 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,480
- County holding the largest share of its areaKane County, 99.7 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.
Batavia
How many people live in Batavia
- Population27,151
- Median age42.0
- Population under 186,740
- Share under 1824.8 percent
- Population 65 and over5,025
- Share 65 and over18.5 percent
- Households10,708
- Family households7,186
- Share of households that are families67.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Batavia
Income and work in Batavia
- Median household income$120,056
- Per capita income$58,410
- Civilian labor force14,780
- Employed14,414
- Unemployed366 plus or minus 146
- Unemployment rate2.5 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over18,766
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher56.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree23.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Batavia
- Housing units10,840
- Occupied units10,708
- Vacant units132 plus or minus 104
- Vacancy rate1.2 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Owner occupied8,269
- Renter occupied2,439
- Ownership rate77.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$387,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,347
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.5 percent
- Single family units8,564
- Share single family79.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,162
- Share in buildings of two or more19.9 percent
- Mobile homes114 plus or minus 57
- Median year structure built1985
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Batavia gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute10,655
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,644
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,321
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.6 percent
- Drove alone65.1 percent
- Carpooled5.5 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Public transport2.4 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home24.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Batavia
SBA loans in Batavia (7(a))
- Approvals69
- Gross approval$59,712,900
- Average approval$865,404
- Median approval$405,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,094,400
- Largest approval$4,057,000
- Jobs supported1,544
- Jobs per approval22.4
- Loans with a final outcome13
- Paid in full13
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more37.7 percent
- Share to franchises24.6 percent
- Distinct lenders26
- Distinct industries by NAICS37
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Batavia, 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.
Batavia
SBA loans in Batavia (504)
- Approvals43
- Gross approval$34,759,000
- Average approval$808,349
- Median approval$569,000
- Largest approval$4,819,000
- Jobs supported496
- Loans with a final outcome15
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Batavia, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 15 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.
Batavia
Flood risk in Batavia
- NFIP communityCity of Batavia
- NFIP community number170321
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/01/19
The City of Batavia participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170321 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.
Kane County, not Batavia
Kane County context, not Batavia figures
- Establishments in Kane County13,537
- Covered employment, Kane County213,795
- Average annual pay, Kane County$62,791
- Housing units permitted, Kane County2,132
Every figure in this section is published for Kane County as a whole and is not a measurement of Batavia.
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
Batavia questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Batavia, Illinois?
27,151, in 10,708 households. Batavia city covers 10.95 square miles of land, which is 2,480 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Batavia in?
Kane County, which holds 99.7 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Batavia?
$120,056. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $387,400. Median gross rent is $1,347 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Batavia businesses?
69 7(a) approvals totaling $59.7 m since FY2020, across 26 lenders, median approval $405,000, plus 43 504 approvals worth $34.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Batavia, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Batavia borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Batavia. 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 Batavia in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Batavia appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Batavia, city of, community 170321, 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 Batavia figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kane 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 Batavia.
Is zoning published for Batavia?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.