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Auburn, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Auburn is a Census city of 13,565 people across 8.60 square miles of land, in DeKalb County. Median household income is $68,750, 76.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 30 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $17.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Auburn
What Auburn is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8.6 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,578
- County holding the largest share of its areaDeKalb 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
- Population13,565
- Median age35.6
- Population under 183,342
- Share under 1824.6 percent
- Population 65 and over2,397
- Share 65 and over17.7 percent
- Households5,627
- Family households3,625
- Share of households that are families64.4 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$68,750
- Per capita income$36,225
- Civilian labor force7,274
- Employed6,846
- Unemployed428 plus or minus 203
- Unemployment rate5.9 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over9,147
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.6 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Auburn
Housing in Auburn
- Housing units5,881
- Occupied units5,627
- Vacant units254 plus or minus 162
- Vacancy rate4.3 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Owner occupied4,302
- Renter occupied1,325 plus or minus 277
- Ownership rate76.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$190,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$865
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.1 percent
- Single family units4,261
- Share single family72.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,118 plus or minus 282
- Share in buildings of two or more19.0 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Mobile homes502 plus or minus 196
- Median year structure built1980
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 commute6,471
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,063
- Share commuting under 15 minutes47.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,298 plus or minus 295
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.1 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Drove alone80.5 percent
- Carpooled12.6 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home4.2 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Auburn
SBA loans in Auburn (7(a))
- Approvals30
- Gross approval$17,904,700
- Average approval$596,823
- Median approval$177,300
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,974,300
- Largest approval$3,805,000
- Jobs supported300
- Jobs per approval10.0
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full6
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises43.3 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 6 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$8,935,000
- Average approval$1,489,167
- Median approval$613,500
- Largest approval$5,500,000
- Jobs supported58
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Auburn, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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 number180046
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/06
The City of Auburn participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180046 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.
DeKalb County, not Auburn
DeKalb County context, not Auburn figures
- Establishments in DeKalb County1,034
- Covered employment, DeKalb County22,201
- Average annual pay, DeKalb County$62,916
- Housing units permitted, DeKalb County116
Every figure in this section is published for DeKalb 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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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, Indiana?
13,565, in 5,627 households. Auburn city covers 8.60 square miles of land, which is 1,578 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?
DeKalb 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?
$68,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $190,800. Median gross rent is $865 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?
30 7(a) approvals totaling $17.9 m since FY2020, across 18 lenders, median approval $177,300, plus 6 504 approvals worth $8.9 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 6 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 180046, 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 DeKalb 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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