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Florala, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Florala is a Census town of 1,822 people across 10.53 square miles of land, in Covington County. 54.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $150,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Florala
What Florala is
- Census place typetown
- Land area10.53 sq mi
- Water area0.45 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land173 plus or minus 43
- County holding the largest share of its areaCovington 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.
Florala
How many people live in Florala
- Population1,822 plus or minus 452
- Median age46.8 plus or minus 12.2
- Population under 18312 plus or minus 135
- Share under 1817.1 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Population 65 and over512 plus or minus 137
- Share 65 and over28.1 percent
- Households774 plus or minus 179
- Family households366 plus or minus 96
- Share of households that are families47.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Florala
Income and work in Florala
- Per capita income$27,441 plus or minus $6,644
- Civilian labor force648 plus or minus 218
- Employed628 plus or minus 223
- Unemployed20 plus or minus 36
- Unemployment rate3.1 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Adults 25 and over1,360 plus or minus 332
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.4 percent plus or minus 26.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.8 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.1 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Florala
- Housing units1,121
- Occupied units774 plus or minus 179
- Vacant units347 plus or minus 139
- Vacancy rate31.0 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Owner occupied418 plus or minus 124
- Renter occupied356 plus or minus 147
- Ownership rate54.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$91,600 plus or minus $30,555
- Median gross rent, monthly$706 plus or minus $287
- Single family units775 plus or minus 187
- Share single family69.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more115 plus or minus 59
- Share in buildings of two or more10.3 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Mobile homes231 plus or minus 96
- Median year structure built1966
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Florala gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute584 plus or minus 217
- Commuting under 15 minutes130 plus or minus 66
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.3 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more419 plus or minus 154
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more71.7 percent plus or minus 37.6
- Drove alone79.1 percent plus or minus 41.0
- Carpooled17.9 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.0 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Florala
SBA loans in Florala (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$150,000
- Average approval$150,000
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$150,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- 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 Florala, 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.
Florala
Flood risk in Florala
- NFIP communityCity of Florala
- NFIP community number010332
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/04/09(M)
The City of Florala participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010332 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.
Covington County, not Florala
Covington County context, not Florala figures
- Establishments in Covington County864
- Covered employment, Covington County12,174
- Average annual pay, Covington County$47,800
- Housing units permitted, Covington County14
Every figure in this section is published for Covington County as a whole and is not a measurement of Florala.
All Covington 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
Florala questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Florala, Alabama?
1,822, in 774 households. Florala town covers 10.53 square miles of land, which is 173 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Florala in?
Covington County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
How much SBA lending goes to Florala businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $150,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $150,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Florala, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Florala borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Florala. 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 Florala in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Florala appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Florala, city of, community 010332, 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 Florala figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Covington 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 Florala.
Is zoning published for Florala?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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