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Taylor, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Taylor is a Census city of 3,063 people across 7.23 square miles of land, lying across Houston County and Geneva County. Median household income is $67,464, 69.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $164,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Taylor
What Taylor is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.23 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land424
- County holding the largest share of its areaHouston County, 93.1 percent
- Counties this place lies inHouston County 93.1 percent, Geneva County 6.9 percent
Taylor crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Taylor
How many people live in Taylor
- Population3,063
- Median age36.4
- Population under 18897 plus or minus 207
- Share under 1829.3 percent
- Population 65 and over358 plus or minus 132
- Share 65 and over11.7 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Households1,003
- Family households826 plus or minus 183
- Share of households that are families82.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Taylor
Income and work in Taylor
- Median household income$67,464
- Per capita income$25,483
- Civilian labor force1,369 plus or minus 289
- Employed1,287 plus or minus 258
- Unemployed82 plus or minus 68
- Unemployment rate6.0 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Adults 25 and over2,038
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.2 percent plus or minus 19.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.9 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.2 percent plus or minus 1.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Taylor
- Housing units1,168
- Occupied units1,003
- Vacant units165 plus or minus 72
- Vacancy rate14.1 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Owner occupied692 plus or minus 146
- Renter occupied311 plus or minus 126
- Ownership rate69.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$134,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,046
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.6 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Single family units912 plus or minus 183
- Share single family78.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes256 plus or minus 81
- Median year structure built1987
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Taylor gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,267 plus or minus 253
- Commuting under 15 minutes212 plus or minus 65
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.7 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more480 plus or minus 156
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.9 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Drove alone84.7 percent
- Carpooled12.3 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home1.6 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Taylor
SBA loans in Taylor (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$164,000
- Average approval$164,000
- Median approval$164,000
- Largest approval$164,000
- Jobs supported51
- Jobs per approval51.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term60 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 Taylor, 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.
Taylor
Flood risk in Taylor
- NFIP communityTown of Taylor
- NFIP community number010108
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/03/14
The Town of Taylor participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010108 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.
Houston County, not Taylor
Houston County context, not Taylor figures
- Establishments in Houston County2,859
- Covered employment, Houston County50,877
- Average annual pay, Houston County$53,521
- Housing units permitted, Houston County463
Every figure in this section is published for Houston County as a whole and is not a measurement of Taylor.
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
Taylor questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Taylor, Alabama?
3,063, in 1,003 households. Taylor city covers 7.23 square miles of land, which is 424 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Taylor in?
Taylor lies in more than one. By area it is 93.1 percent in Houston County, 6.9 percent in Geneva County. This page sits under Houston County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Taylor?
$67,464. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $134,200. Median gross rent is $1,046 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Taylor businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $164,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $164,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Taylor, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Taylor borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Taylor. 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 Taylor in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Taylor appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Taylor, town of, community 010108, 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 Taylor figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Houston 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 Taylor.
Is zoning published for Taylor?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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