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Sanborn, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Sanborn is a Census city of 1,323 people across 1.88 square miles of land, in O'Brien County. Median household income is $59,417, 72.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $331,100 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sanborn
What Sanborn is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.88 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land705
- County holding the largest share of its areaO'Brien 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.
Sanborn
How many people live in Sanborn
- Population1,323
- Median age45.5
- Population under 18265 plus or minus 64
- Share under 1820.0 percent
- Population 65 and over474
- Share 65 and over35.8 percent
- Households593
- Family households316
- Share of households that are families53.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sanborn
Income and work in Sanborn
- Median household income$59,417
- Per capita income$36,620 plus or minus $7,774
- Civilian labor force583
- Employed571 plus or minus 114
- Unemployed12 plus or minus 19
- Unemployment rate2.1 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over944
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.8 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.1 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sanborn
- Housing units609
- Occupied units593
- Vacant units16 plus or minus 17
- Vacancy rate2.6 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Owner occupied430
- Renter occupied163 plus or minus 55
- Ownership rate72.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$168,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$954
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.3 percent
- Single family units502
- Share single family82.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more99 plus or minus 39
- Share in buildings of two or more16.3 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Mobile homes8 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built1967
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sanborn gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute528
- Commuting under 15 minutes258 plus or minus 65
- Share commuting under 15 minutes48.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more107 plus or minus 45
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.3 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Drove alone81.2 percent
- Carpooled7.6 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Public transport0.9 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home6.5 percent plus or minus 5.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sanborn
SBA loans in Sanborn (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$331,100
- Average approval$331,100
- Median approval$331,100
- Largest approval$331,100
- Jobs supported19
- Jobs per approval19.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises100.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sanborn, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Sanborn
Flood risk in Sanborn
- NFIP communityCity of Sanborn
- NFIP community number190651
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/17/20
The City of Sanborn does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190651 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.
O'Brien County, not Sanborn
O'Brien County context, not Sanborn figures
- Establishments in O'Brien County488
- Covered employment, O'Brien County6,603
- Average annual pay, O'Brien County$48,407
- Housing units permitted, O'Brien County9
Every figure in this section is published for O'Brien County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sanborn.
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
Sanborn questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sanborn, Iowa?
1,323, in 593 households. Sanborn city covers 1.88 square miles of land, which is 705 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sanborn in?
O'Brien 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 Sanborn?
$59,417. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $168,500. Median gross rent is $954 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sanborn businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $331,100 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $331,100. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sanborn, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sanborn borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sanborn. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Sanborn in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Sanborn appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sanborn, city of, community 190651, 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 Sanborn figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for O'Brien 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 Sanborn.
Is zoning published for Sanborn?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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