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Sheffield, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Sheffield is a Census city of 9,340 people across 6.99 square miles of land, in Colbert County. Median household income is $39,733, 60.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $10,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sheffield
What Sheffield is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.99 sq mi
- Water area0.12 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,336
- County holding the largest share of its areaColbert 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.
Sheffield
How many people live in Sheffield
- Population9,340
- Median age45.8
- Population under 181,558 plus or minus 312
- Share under 1816.7 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Population 65 and over2,392
- Share 65 and over25.6 percent
- Households4,732
- Family households2,057
- Share of households that are families43.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sheffield
Income and work in Sheffield
- Median household income$39,733
- Per capita income$28,163
- Civilian labor force4,097
- Employed3,883
- Unemployed214 plus or minus 117
- Unemployment rate5.2 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over6,787
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.6 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sheffield
Housing in Sheffield
- Housing units5,453
- Occupied units4,732
- Vacant units721 plus or minus 190
- Vacancy rate13.2 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Owner occupied2,851
- Renter occupied1,881
- Ownership rate60.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$133,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$829
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.0 percent
- Single family units4,103
- Share single family75.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,243 plus or minus 294
- Share in buildings of two or more22.8 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Mobile homes107 plus or minus 85
- Median year structure built1962
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sheffield
How Sheffield gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,565
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,503 plus or minus 386
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.2 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more572 plus or minus 180
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.0 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Drove alone79.0 percent
- Carpooled12.6 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home6.6 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sheffield
SBA loans in Sheffield (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$10,000
- Average approval$10,000
- Median approval$10,000
- Largest approval$10,000
- Jobs supported0
- Jobs per approval0.0
- 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 Sheffield, 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.
Sheffield
Flood risk in Sheffield
- NFIP communityCity of Sheffield
- NFIP community number010048
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/17/10
The City of Sheffield participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010048 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.
Colbert County, not Sheffield
Colbert County context, not Sheffield figures
- Establishments in Colbert County1,268
- Covered employment, Colbert County24,495
- Average annual pay, Colbert County$58,010
- Housing units permitted, Colbert County94
Every figure in this section is published for Colbert County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sheffield.
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
Sheffield questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sheffield, Alabama?
9,340, in 4,732 households. Sheffield city covers 6.99 square miles of land, which is 1,336 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sheffield in?
Colbert 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 Sheffield?
$39,733. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $133,800. Median gross rent is $829 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sheffield businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $10,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $10,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sheffield, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sheffield borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sheffield. 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 Sheffield in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sheffield appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sheffield, city of, community 010048, 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 Sheffield figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Colbert 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 Sheffield.
Is zoning published for Sheffield?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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