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Prichard, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Prichard is a Census city of 18,961 people across 25.41 square miles of land, in Mobile County. Median household income is $36,588, 55.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Prichard
What Prichard is
- Census place typecity
- Land area25.41 sq mi
- Water area0.2 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land746
- 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 Prichard
- Population18,961
- Median age38.8
- Population under 184,787
- Share under 1825.2 percent
- Population 65 and over3,193
- Share 65 and over16.8 percent
- Households6,986
- Family households4,105
- Share of households that are families58.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Prichard
- Median household income$36,588
- Per capita income$18,290
- Civilian labor force6,594
- Employed5,931
- Unemployed663 plus or minus 205
- Unemployment rate10.1 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over12,308
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.8 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.1 percent plus or minus 1.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Prichard
- Housing units8,915
- Occupied units6,986
- Vacant units1,929
- Vacancy rate21.6 percent
- Owner occupied3,841
- Renter occupied3,145
- Ownership rate55.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$85,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$922
- Annual rent as a share of median income30.2 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Single family units7,614
- Share single family85.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more924 plus or minus 237
- Share in buildings of two or more10.4 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Mobile homes377 plus or minus 179
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Prichard gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,492
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,011 plus or minus 283
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.4 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,665 plus or minus 379
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.3 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Drove alone85.1 percent
- Carpooled5.8 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Public transport1.3 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked1.8 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home6.1 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Prichard (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$5,000
- Average approval$5,000
- Median approval$5,000
- Largest approval$5,000
- Jobs supported1
- Jobs per approval1.0
- 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 Prichard, 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 Prichard
- NFIP communityCity of Prichard
- NFIP community number010170
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/05/20
The City of Prichard participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010170 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 Prichard
Mobile County context, not Prichard 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 Prichard.
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
Prichard questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Prichard, Alabama?
18,961, in 6,986 households. Prichard city covers 25.41 square miles of land, which is 746 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Prichard 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 Prichard?
$36,588. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $85,700. Median gross rent is $922 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Prichard businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $5,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $5,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Prichard, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Prichard borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Prichard. 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 Prichard in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Prichard appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Prichard, city of, community 010170, 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 Prichard 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 Prichard.
Is zoning published for Prichard?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.