Snead, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Snead is a Census town of 1,247 people across 5.67 square miles of land, in Blount County. Median household income is $48,509, 70.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Snead
What Snead is
- Census place typetown
- Land area5.67 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land220 plus or minus 62
- County holding the largest share of its areaBlount 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.
Snead
How many people live in Snead
- Population1,247 plus or minus 352
- Median age32.8 plus or minus 11.1
- Population under 18322 plus or minus 163
- Share under 1825.8 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Population 65 and over221 plus or minus 71
- Share 65 and over17.7 percent
- Households510 plus or minus 125
- Family households338 plus or minus 105
- Share of households that are families66.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Snead
Income and work in Snead
- Median household income$48,509
- Per capita income$27,132 plus or minus $7,174
- Civilian labor force522 plus or minus 187
- Employed515 plus or minus 184
- Unemployed7 plus or minus 11
- Unemployment rate1.3 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over843 plus or minus 187
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher76.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.8 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.9 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Snead
Housing in Snead
- Housing units573 plus or minus 132
- Occupied units510 plus or minus 125
- Vacant units63 plus or minus 40
- Vacancy rate11.0 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Owner occupied361 plus or minus 110
- Renter occupied149 plus or minus 72
- Ownership rate70.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$175,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$631 plus or minus $476
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.6 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Single family units356 plus or minus 105
- Share single family62.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more117 plus or minus 62
- Share in buildings of two or more20.4 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Mobile homes100 plus or minus 42
- Median year structure built1996
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Snead
How Snead gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute418 plus or minus 132
- Commuting under 15 minutes59 plus or minus 37
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.1 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more289 plus or minus 84
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more69.1 percent plus or minus 29.6
- Drove alone72.7 percent plus or minus 35.4
- Carpooled7.9 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Worked from home17.4 percent plus or minus 24.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Snead
SBA loans in Snead (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$2,824,200
- Average approval$2,824,200
- Median approval$2,824,200
- Largest approval$2,824,200
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Snead, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
Snead
Flood risk in Snead
- NFIP communityTown of Snead
- NFIP community number010227
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/21/19
The Town of Snead participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010227 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.
Blount County, not Snead
Blount County context, not Snead figures
- Establishments in Blount County777
- Covered employment, Blount County9,094
- Average annual pay, Blount County$45,687
- Housing units permitted, Blount County17
Every figure in this section is published for Blount County as a whole and is not a measurement of Snead.
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
Snead questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Snead, Alabama?
1,247, in 510 households. Snead town covers 5.67 square miles of land, which is 220 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Snead in?
Blount 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 Snead?
$48,509. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $175,200. Median gross rent is $631 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Snead businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $2.8 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $2,824,200. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Snead, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Snead borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Snead. Only 0 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 Snead in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Snead appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Snead, town of, community 010227, 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 Snead figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Blount 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 Snead.
Is zoning published for Snead?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.