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Sylvania, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Sylvania is a Census town of 1,925 people across 8.52 square miles of land, in DeKalb County. Median household income is $56,161, 66.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sylvania
What Sylvania is
- Census place typetown
- Land area8.52 sq mi
- Water area0.1 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land226 plus or minus 48
- County holding the largest share of its areaDeKalb 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.
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How many people live in Sylvania
- Population1,925 plus or minus 410
- Median age34.3
- Population under 18519 plus or minus 141
- Share under 1827.0 percent
- Population 65 and over244 plus or minus 67
- Share 65 and over12.7 percent
- Households693 plus or minus 162
- Family households525 plus or minus 140
- Share of households that are families75.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sylvania
- Median household income$56,161
- Per capita income$25,649
- Civilian labor force896 plus or minus 226
- Employed848 plus or minus 219
- Unemployed48 plus or minus 34
- Unemployment rate5.4 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over1,269 plus or minus 274
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.2 percent plus or minus 24.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.3 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.0 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sylvania
- Housing units784 plus or minus 176
- Occupied units693 plus or minus 162
- Vacant units91 plus or minus 49
- Vacancy rate11.6 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Owner occupied463 plus or minus 111
- Renter occupied230 plus or minus 110
- Ownership rate66.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$161,500 plus or minus $34,882
- Median gross rent, monthly$692
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.8 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Single family units553 plus or minus 150
- Share single family70.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more24 plus or minus 25
- Share in buildings of two or more3.1 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Mobile homes203 plus or minus 85
- Median year structure built1985
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sylvania gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute815 plus or minus 212
- Commuting under 15 minutes152 plus or minus 59
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.7 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more167 plus or minus 58
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.5 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Drove alone87.6 percent
- Carpooled8.7 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home3.1 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Sylvania
- NFIP communityTown of Sylvania
- NFIP community number010364
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/11(M)
The Town of Sylvania participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010364 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.
DeKalb County, not Sylvania
DeKalb County context, not Sylvania figures
- Establishments in DeKalb County1,165
- Covered employment, DeKalb County23,367
- Average annual pay, DeKalb County$50,391
- Housing units permitted, DeKalb County39
Every figure in this section is published for DeKalb County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sylvania.
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
Sylvania questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sylvania, Alabama?
1,925, in 693 households. Sylvania town covers 8.52 square miles of land, which is 226 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sylvania in?
DeKalb 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 Sylvania?
$56,161. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $161,500. Median gross rent is $692 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Sylvania in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sylvania appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sylvania, town of, community 010364, 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 Sylvania figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for DeKalb 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 Sylvania.
Is zoning published for Sylvania?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.