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Creola, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Creola is a Census town of 2,088 people across 15.70 square miles of land, in Mobile County. Median household income is $66,607, 83.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Creola
What Creola is
- Census place typetown
- Land area15.7 sq mi
- Water area0.97 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land133
- County holding the largest share of its areaMobile 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.
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How many people live in Creola
- Population2,088
- Median age42.6
- Population under 18572 plus or minus 144
- Share under 1827.4 percent
- Population 65 and over438 plus or minus 98
- Share 65 and over21.0 percent
- Households782
- Family households599
- Share of households that are families76.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Creola
- Median household income$66,607
- Per capita income$33,102
- Civilian labor force755 plus or minus 165
- Employed736 plus or minus 159
- Unemployed19 plus or minus 13
- Unemployment rate2.5 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over1,453
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.7 percent plus or minus 19.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.6 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.0 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Creola
- Housing units806
- Occupied units782
- Vacant units24 plus or minus 28
- Vacancy rate3.0 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Owner occupied655
- Renter occupied127 plus or minus 47
- Ownership rate83.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$211,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$959
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.3 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Single family units651
- Share single family80.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes155 plus or minus 59
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Creola gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute715 plus or minus 155
- Commuting under 15 minutes118 plus or minus 42
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.5 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more375 plus or minus 98
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more52.4 percent
- Drove alone88.9 percent
- Carpooled8.5 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home1.8 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Creola (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$2,000,000
- Average approval$2,000,000
- Median approval$2,000,000
- Largest approval$2,000,000
- Jobs supported70
- Jobs per approval70.0
- 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 Creola, 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.
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Flood risk in Creola
- NFIP communityCity of Creola
- NFIP community number010409
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/05/20
The City of Creola participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010409 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.
Mobile County, not Creola
Mobile County context, not Creola figures
- Establishments in Mobile County8,960
- Covered employment, Mobile County175,327
- Average annual pay, Mobile County$61,700
- Housing units permitted, Mobile County1,715
Every figure in this section is published for Mobile County as a whole and is not a measurement of Creola.
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
Creola questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Creola, Alabama?
2,088, in 782 households. Creola town covers 15.70 square miles of land, which is 133 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Creola in?
Mobile 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 Creola?
$66,607. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $211,000. Median gross rent is $959 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Creola businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $2.0 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $2,000,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Creola, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Creola borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Creola. 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 Creola in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Creola appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Creola, city of, community 010409, 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 Creola figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mobile 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 Creola.
Is zoning published for Creola?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.