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Anniston, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Anniston is a Census city of 21,271 people across 45.85 square miles of land, in Calhoun County. Median household income is $46,668, 58.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 14 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $11.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Anniston
What Anniston is
- Census place typecity
- Land area45.85 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land464
- County holding the largest share of its areaCalhoun 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.
Anniston
How many people live in Anniston
- Population21,271
- Median age42.8
- Population under 184,433
- Share under 1820.8 percent
- Population 65 and over4,769
- Share 65 and over22.4 percent
- Households8,881
- Family households4,953
- Share of households that are families55.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Anniston
- Median household income$46,668
- Per capita income$30,565
- Civilian labor force8,708
- Employed8,155
- Unemployed553 plus or minus 204
- Unemployment rate6.4 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over15,159
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.7 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Anniston
- Housing units11,420
- Occupied units8,881
- Vacant units2,539
- Vacancy rate22.2 percent
- Owner occupied5,193
- Renter occupied3,688
- Ownership rate58.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$158,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$799
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.5 percent
- Single family units8,761
- Share single family76.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,562
- Share in buildings of two or more22.4 percent
- Mobile homes80 plus or minus 52
- Median year structure built1967
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Anniston gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute7,621
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,848
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,114
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.7 percent
- Drove alone80.4 percent
- Carpooled7.9 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked1.8 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Worked from home7.7 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Anniston
SBA loans in Anniston (7(a))
- Approvals14
- Gross approval$11,152,200
- Average approval$796,586
- Median approval$212,800
- Largest approval$4,240,000
- Jobs supported115
- Jobs per approval8.2
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more28.6 percent
- Share to franchises14.3 percent
- Distinct lenders13
- Distinct industries by NAICS13
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Anniston, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 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.
Anniston
SBA loans in Anniston (504)
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$5,230,000
- Average approval$402,308
- Median approval$289,000
- Largest approval$1,949,000
- Jobs supported69
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Anniston, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 7 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.
Anniston
Flood risk in Anniston
- NFIP communityCity of Anniston
- NFIP community number010020
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/16/16
The City of Anniston participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010020 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.
Calhoun County, not Anniston
Calhoun County context, not Anniston figures
- Establishments in Calhoun County2,232
- Covered employment, Calhoun County43,778
- Average annual pay, Calhoun County$51,354
- Housing units permitted, Calhoun County138
Every figure in this section is published for Calhoun County as a whole and is not a measurement of Anniston.
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
Anniston questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Anniston, Alabama?
21,271, in 8,881 households. Anniston city covers 45.85 square miles of land, which is 464 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Anniston in?
Calhoun 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 Anniston?
$46,668. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $158,800. Median gross rent is $799 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Anniston businesses?
14 7(a) approvals totaling $11.2 m since FY2020, across 13 lenders, median approval $212,800, plus 13 504 approvals worth $5.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Anniston, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Anniston borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Anniston. Only 3 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 Anniston in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Anniston appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Anniston, city of, community 010020, 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 Anniston figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Calhoun 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 Anniston.
Is zoning published for Anniston?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.