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Irondale, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Irondale is a Census city of 13,464 people across 17.32 square miles of land, in Jefferson County. Median household income is $72,343, 60.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Irondale
What Irondale is
- Census place typecity
- Land area17.32 sq mi
- Water area0.17 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land778
- County holding the largest share of its areaJefferson 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.
Irondale
How many people live in Irondale
- Population13,464
- Median age38.3
- Population under 182,357 plus or minus 534
- Share under 1817.5 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Population 65 and over2,365
- Share 65 and over17.6 percent
- Households6,089
- Family households3,551
- Share of households that are families58.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Irondale
Income and work in Irondale
- Median household income$72,343
- Per capita income$45,131
- Civilian labor force7,249
- Employed6,632
- Unemployed617 plus or minus 367
- Unemployment rate8.5 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over9,850
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher42.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree20.2 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Irondale
Housing in Irondale
- Housing units6,675
- Occupied units6,089
- Vacant units586 plus or minus 248
- Vacancy rate8.8 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Owner occupied3,657
- Renter occupied2,432
- Ownership rate60.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$255,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,320
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.9 percent
- Single family units4,461
- Share single family66.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,967 plus or minus 545
- Share in buildings of two or more29.5 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Mobile homes247 plus or minus 94
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Irondale
How Irondale gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,876
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,139 plus or minus 408
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.4 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,336 plus or minus 345
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.7 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Drove alone80.9 percent
- Carpooled7.0 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home10.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Irondale
SBA loans in Irondale (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$7,310,100
- Average approval$812,233
- Median approval$480,000
- Largest approval$2,230,000
- Jobs supported69
- Jobs per approval7.7
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term192 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more44.4 percent
- Share to franchises11.1 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Irondale, 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.
Irondale
SBA loans in Irondale (504)
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$6,186,000
- Average approval$883,714
- Median approval$523,000
- Largest approval$2,095,000
- Jobs supported86
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Irondale, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
Irondale
Flood risk in Irondale
- NFIP communityCity of Irondale
- NFIP community number010124
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/24/21
The City of Irondale participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010124 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.
Jefferson County, not Irondale
Jefferson County context, not Irondale 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 Irondale.
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
Irondale questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Irondale, Alabama?
13,464, in 6,089 households. Irondale city covers 17.32 square miles of land, which is 778 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Irondale in?
Jefferson 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 Irondale?
$72,343. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $255,800. Median gross rent is $1,320 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Irondale businesses?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $7.3 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $480,000, plus 7 504 approvals worth $6.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Irondale, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Irondale borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Irondale. 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 Irondale in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Irondale appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Irondale, city of, community 010124, 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 Irondale 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 Irondale.
Is zoning published for Irondale?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.