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Afton, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Afton is a Census city of 2,957 people across 25.09 square miles of land, in Washington County. Median household income is $133,305, 98.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $745,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Afton
What Afton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area25.09 sq mi
- Water area1.39 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land118
- County holding the largest share of its areaWashington 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.
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How many people live in Afton
- Population2,957
- Median age52.5
- Population under 18602
- Share under 1820.4 percent
- Population 65 and over772
- Share 65 and over26.1 percent
- Households1,212
- Family households844
- Share of households that are families69.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Afton
- Median household income$133,305
- Per capita income$66,167
- Civilian labor force1,304
- Employed1,262
- Unemployed42 plus or minus 25
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over2,253
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher58.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree20.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Afton
- Housing units1,244
- Occupied units1,212
- Vacant units32 plus or minus 21
- Vacancy rate2.6 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Owner occupied1,192
- Renter occupied20 plus or minus 11
- Ownership rate98.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$679,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,333 plus or minus $1,969
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.0 percent plus or minus 17.9
- Single family units1,244
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Afton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute911
- Commuting under 15 minutes108 plus or minus 46
- Share commuting under 15 minutes11.9 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more393 plus or minus 114
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.1 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Drove alone67.1 percent
- Carpooled2.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home27.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Afton (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$745,000
- Average approval$372,500
- Median approval$372,500
- Largest approval$695,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term178 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Afton, 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.
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Flood risk in Afton
- NFIP communityCity of Afton
- NFIP community number275226
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/03/10
The City of Afton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 275226 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.
Washington County, not Afton
Washington County context, not Afton figures
- Establishments in Washington County6,542
- Covered employment, Washington County95,625
- Average annual pay, Washington County$60,700
- Housing units permitted, Washington County1,397
Every figure in this section is published for Washington County as a whole and is not a measurement of Afton.
All Washington County figures →
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.
Coverage
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
Afton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Afton, Minnesota?
2,957, in 1,212 households. Afton city covers 25.09 square miles of land, which is 118 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Afton in?
Washington 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 Afton?
$133,305. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $679,300. Median gross rent is $2,333 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Afton businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $745,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $372,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Afton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Afton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Afton. 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 Afton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Afton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Afton, city of, community 275226, 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 Afton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Washington 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 Afton.
Is zoning published for Afton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.