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Arab, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Arab is a Census city of 8,679 people across 13.33 square miles of land, in Marshall County. Median household income is $64,333, 70.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Arab
What Arab is
- Census place typecity
- Land area13.33 sq mi
- Water area0.13 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land651
- County holding the largest share of its areaMarshall County, 99.1 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 Arab
- Population8,679
- Median age35.9
- Population under 182,346
- Share under 1827.0 percent
- Population 65 and over1,347
- Share 65 and over15.5 percent
- Households3,344
- Family households2,205
- Share of households that are families65.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Arab
- Median household income$64,333
- Per capita income$34,940
- Civilian labor force4,019
- Employed3,890
- Unemployed129 plus or minus 53
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over5,644
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.9 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Arab
- Housing units3,631
- Occupied units3,344
- Vacant units287 plus or minus 65
- Vacancy rate7.9 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Owner occupied2,342
- Renter occupied1,002
- Ownership rate70.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$215,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$718
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.4 percent
- Single family units2,940
- Share single family81.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more622
- Share in buildings of two or more17.1 percent
- Mobile homes67 plus or minus 48
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Arab gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,513
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,253
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,716
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.8 percent
- Drove alone82.1 percent
- Carpooled8.1 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home8.2 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Arab (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$5,507,300
- Average approval$917,883
- Median approval$818,650
- Largest approval$2,695,000
- Jobs supported61
- Jobs per approval10.2
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Arab, 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.
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SBA loans in Arab (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$3,618,000
- Average approval$723,600
- Median approval$331,000
- Largest approval$1,825,000
- Jobs supported34
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Arab, 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.
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Flood risk in Arab
- NFIP communityCity of Arab
- NFIP community number010345
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/16/11(M)
The City of Arab participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010345 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.
Marshall County, not Arab
Marshall County context, not Arab figures
- Establishments in Marshall County2,010
- Covered employment, Marshall County40,812
- Average annual pay, Marshall County$48,206
- Housing units permitted, Marshall County163
Every figure in this section is published for Marshall County as a whole and is not a measurement of Arab.
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
Arab questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Arab, Alabama?
8,679, in 3,344 households. Arab city covers 13.33 square miles of land, which is 651 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Arab in?
Marshall County, which holds 99.1 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Arab?
$64,333. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $215,200. Median gross rent is $718 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Arab businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $5.5 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $818,650, plus 5 504 approvals worth $3.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Arab, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Arab borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Arab. 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 Arab in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Arab appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Arab, city of, community 010345, 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 Arab figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Marshall 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 Arab.
Is zoning published for Arab?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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