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Hokes Bluff, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Hokes Bluff is a Census city of 4,547 people across 11.93 square miles of land, in Etowah County. Median household income is $74,968, 92.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $30,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hokes Bluff
What Hokes Bluff is
- Census place typecity
- Land area11.93 sq mi
- Water area0.16 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land381
- County holding the largest share of its areaEtowah 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.
Hokes Bluff
How many people live in Hokes Bluff
- Population4,547
- Median age50.5
- Population under 18701 plus or minus 218
- Share under 1815.4 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Population 65 and over1,091 plus or minus 325
- Share 65 and over24.0 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Households1,856
- Family households1,295
- Share of households that are families69.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hokes Bluff
Income and work in Hokes Bluff
- Median household income$74,968 plus or minus $29,095
- Per capita income$39,707
- Civilian labor force2,627
- Employed2,463
- Unemployed164 plus or minus 121
- Unemployment rate6.2 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over3,411
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.4 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hokes Bluff
Housing in Hokes Bluff
- Housing units2,079
- Occupied units1,856
- Vacant units223 plus or minus 141
- Vacancy rate10.7 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Owner occupied1,707
- Renter occupied149 plus or minus 119
- Ownership rate92.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$196,400
- Single family units1,912
- Share single family92.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more50 plus or minus 74
- Share in buildings of two or more2.4 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Mobile homes117 plus or minus 105
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hokes Bluff
How Hokes Bluff gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,363
- Commuting under 15 minutes660 plus or minus 317
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.9 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,070 plus or minus 391
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.3 percent plus or minus 14.8
- Drove alone92.8 percent
- Carpooled3.1 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.1 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hokes Bluff
SBA loans in Hokes Bluff (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$30,000
- Average approval$30,000
- Median approval$30,000
- Largest approval$30,000
- 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 Hokes Bluff, 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.
Hokes Bluff
Flood risk in Hokes Bluff
- NFIP communityCity of Hokes Bluff
- NFIP community number010254
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/16/16
The City of Hokes Bluff participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010254 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.
Etowah County, not Hokes Bluff
Etowah County context, not Hokes Bluff figures
- Establishments in Etowah County1,954
- Covered employment, Etowah County33,010
- Average annual pay, Etowah County$46,564
- Housing units permitted, Etowah County133
Every figure in this section is published for Etowah County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hokes Bluff.
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
Hokes Bluff questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hokes Bluff, Alabama?
4,547, in 1,856 households. Hokes Bluff city covers 11.93 square miles of land, which is 381 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hokes Bluff in?
Etowah 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 Hokes Bluff?
$74,968. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $196,400. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hokes Bluff businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $30,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $30,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hokes Bluff, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hokes Bluff borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hokes Bluff. 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 Hokes Bluff in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hokes Bluff appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hokes Bluff, city of, community 010254, 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 Hokes Bluff figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Etowah 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 Hokes Bluff.
Is zoning published for Hokes Bluff?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.