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Gaylesville, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Gaylesville is a Census town of 151 people across 1.39 square miles of land, in Cherokee County. Median household income is $45,625, 69.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
This is a small place, and the figures below carry wide margins.
The American Community Survey reaches Gaylesville through a sample, not a count, and in a place this size that sample is thin. The population estimate here is 151 with a margin of error of plus or minus 110, which is 72.8 percent of the estimate itself. Every figure whose margin reaches 20 percent is printed with that margin beside it, so you can see the width of each one rather than having to assume it.
Nothing has been removed or adjusted. These are the published federal estimates, shown with the uncertainty the Census publishes alongside them.
Gaylesville
What Gaylesville is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.39 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land109 plus or minus 79
- County holding the largest share of its areaCherokee 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.
Gaylesville
How many people live in Gaylesville
- Population151 plus or minus 110
- Median age34.3 plus or minus 15.1
- Population under 1827 plus or minus 34
- Share under 1817.9 percent plus or minus 18.0
- Population 65 and over30 plus or minus 15
- Share 65 and over19.9 percent plus or minus 17.5
- Households52 plus or minus 26
- Family households44 plus or minus 25
- Share of households that are families84.6 percent plus or minus 22.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Gaylesville
- Median household income$45,625 plus or minus $12,172
- Per capita income$39,221 plus or minus $16,219
- Civilian labor force83 plus or minus 68
- Employed77 plus or minus 63
- Unemployed6 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate7.2 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Adults 25 and over105 plus or minus 71
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.8 percent plus or minus 69.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.5 percent plus or minus 23.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.1 percent plus or minus 26.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Gaylesville
- Housing units74 plus or minus 29
- Occupied units52 plus or minus 26
- Vacant units22 plus or minus 19
- Vacancy rate29.7 percent plus or minus 22.9
- Owner occupied36 plus or minus 20
- Renter occupied16 plus or minus 13
- Ownership rate69.2 percent plus or minus 16.8
- Median owner-occupied home value$137,500 plus or minus $82,548
- Single family units56 plus or minus 26
- Share single family75.7 percent plus or minus 17.7
- Units in buildings of two or more2 plus or minus 14
- Share in buildings of two or more2.7 percent plus or minus 18.8
- Mobile homes16 plus or minus 14
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Gaylesville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute66 plus or minus 58
- Commuting under 15 minutes20 plus or minus 31
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.3 percent plus or minus 39.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more24 plus or minus 19
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.4 percent plus or minus 42.9
- Drove alone61.0 percent plus or minus 61.8
- Carpooled24.7 percent plus or minus 52.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home14.3 percent plus or minus 15.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gaylesville
SBA loans in Gaylesville (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,521,000
- Average approval$760,500
- Median approval$760,500
- Largest approval$1,105,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term186 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gaylesville, 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.
Gaylesville
Flood risk in Gaylesville
- NFIP communityTown of Gaylesville
- NFIP community number010498
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/19/11(M)
The Town of Gaylesville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010498 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.
Cherokee County, not Gaylesville
Cherokee County context, not Gaylesville figures
- Establishments in Cherokee County391
- Covered employment, Cherokee County5,352
- Average annual pay, Cherokee County$44,658
- Housing units permitted, Cherokee County39
Every figure in this section is published for Cherokee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Gaylesville.
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
Gaylesville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Gaylesville, Alabama?
151, in 52 households. Gaylesville town covers 1.39 square miles of land, which is 109 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Gaylesville in?
Cherokee 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 Gaylesville?
$45,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $137,500. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Gaylesville businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $1.5 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $760,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gaylesville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Gaylesville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Gaylesville. 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 Gaylesville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Gaylesville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Gaylesville, town of, community 010498, 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 Gaylesville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cherokee 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 Gaylesville.
Is zoning published for Gaylesville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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