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Hoover, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Hoover is a Census city of 92,642 people across 49.67 square miles of land, lying across Jefferson County and Shelby County. Median household income is $109,253, 71.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 80 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $46.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hoover
What Hoover is
- Census place typecity
- Land area49.67 sq mi
- Water area1 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,865
- County holding the largest share of its areaJefferson County, 56.4 percent
- Counties this place lies inJefferson County 56.4 percent, Shelby County 43.6 percent
Hoover 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.
Hoover
How many people live in Hoover
- Population92,642
- Median age38.4
- Population under 1822,652
- Share under 1824.5 percent
- Population 65 and over15,408
- Share 65 and over16.6 percent
- Households37,002
- Family households25,722
- Share of households that are families69.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hoover
Income and work in Hoover
- Median household income$109,253
- Per capita income$57,551
- Civilian labor force49,732
- Employed47,992
- Unemployed1,740 plus or minus 677
- Unemployment rate3.5 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over63,628
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher62.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree26.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hoover
Housing in Hoover
- Housing units39,594
- Occupied units37,002
- Vacant units2,592
- Vacancy rate6.5 percent
- Owner occupied26,322
- Renter occupied10,680
- Ownership rate71.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$412,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,457
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.0 percent
- Single family units28,268
- Share single family71.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more11,206
- Share in buildings of two or more28.3 percent
- Mobile homes120 plus or minus 86
- Median year structure built1994
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hoover
How Hoover gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute39,962
- Commuting under 15 minutes7,668
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more13,637
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.1 percent
- Drove alone75.7 percent
- Carpooled7.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home16.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hoover
SBA loans in Hoover (7(a))
- Approvals80
- Gross approval$46,487,600
- Average approval$581,095
- Median approval$344,950
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,344,600
- Largest approval$4,100,000
- Jobs supported1,022
- Jobs per approval12.8
- Loans with a final outcome15
- Paid in full15
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more5.0 percent
- Share to franchises32.5 percent
- Distinct lenders36
- Distinct industries by NAICS51
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hoover, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 15 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.
Hoover
SBA loans in Hoover (504)
- Approvals22
- Gross approval$15,564,000
- Average approval$707,455
- Median approval$492,000
- Largest approval$1,713,000
- Jobs supported329
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hoover, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hoover
Flood risk in Hoover
- NFIP communityCity of Hoover
- NFIP community number010123
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date09/24/21
The City of Hoover participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010123 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Jefferson County, not Hoover
Jefferson County context, not Hoover figures
- Establishments in Jefferson County16,989
- Covered employment, Jefferson County367,081
- Average annual pay, Jefferson County$71,562
- Housing units permitted, Jefferson County2,117
Every figure in this section is published for Jefferson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hoover.
All Jefferson 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.
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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
Hoover questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hoover, Alabama?
92,642, in 37,002 households. Hoover city covers 49.67 square miles of land, which is 1,865 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hoover in?
Hoover lies in more than one. By area it is 56.4 percent in Jefferson County, 43.6 percent in Shelby County. This page sits under Jefferson 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 Hoover?
$109,253. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $412,200. Median gross rent is $1,457 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hoover businesses?
80 7(a) approvals totaling $46.5 m since FY2020, across 36 lenders, median approval $344,950, plus 22 504 approvals worth $15.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hoover, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hoover borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hoover. Only 15 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 Hoover in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hoover appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hoover, city of, community 010123, carrying Community Rating System class 8, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Hoover figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jefferson 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 Hoover.
Is zoning published for Hoover?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.