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Reform, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Reform is a Census town of 1,597 people across 8.01 square miles of land, in Pickens County. Median household income is $33,578, 54.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $150,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Reform
What Reform is
- Census place typetown
- Land area8.01 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land199 plus or minus 48
- County holding the largest share of its areaPickens 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.
Reform
How many people live in Reform
- Population1,597 plus or minus 388
- Median age36.1
- Population under 18480 plus or minus 145
- Share under 1830.1 percent
- Population 65 and over221 plus or minus 80
- Share 65 and over13.8 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Households607 plus or minus 130
- Family households321 plus or minus 100
- Share of households that are families52.9 percent plus or minus 12.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Reform
Income and work in Reform
- Median household income$33,578 plus or minus $14,568
- Per capita income$19,029
- Civilian labor force584 plus or minus 237
- Employed538 plus or minus 217
- Unemployed46 plus or minus 52
- Unemployment rate7.9 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Adults 25 and over941 plus or minus 232
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.2 percent plus or minus 29.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.0 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.5 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Reform
Housing in Reform
- Housing units811
- Occupied units607 plus or minus 130
- Vacant units204 plus or minus 75
- Vacancy rate25.2 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Owner occupied332 plus or minus 103
- Renter occupied275 plus or minus 78
- Ownership rate54.7 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$102,700 plus or minus $23,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$400 plus or minus $82
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.3 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Single family units483 plus or minus 113
- Share single family59.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more175 plus or minus 70
- Share in buildings of two or more21.6 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Mobile homes153 plus or minus 81
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Reform
How Reform gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute514 plus or minus 215
- Commuting under 15 minutes88 plus or minus 58
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.1 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more284 plus or minus 111
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more55.3 percent plus or minus 31.6
- Drove alone98.7 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home1.3 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Reform
SBA loans in Reform (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$150,000
- Average approval$150,000
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$150,000
- Jobs supported6
- Jobs per approval6.0
- 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 Reform, 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.
Reform
Flood risk in Reform
- NFIP communityTown of Reform
- NFIP community number010221
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/17/10
The Town of Reform participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010221 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.
Pickens County, not Reform
Pickens County context, not Reform figures
- Establishments in Pickens County243
- Covered employment, Pickens County3,718
- Average annual pay, Pickens County$50,820
- Housing units permitted, Pickens County5
Every figure in this section is published for Pickens County as a whole and is not a measurement of Reform.
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
Reform questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Reform, Alabama?
1,597, in 607 households. Reform town covers 8.01 square miles of land, which is 199 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Reform in?
Pickens 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 Reform?
$33,578. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $102,700. Median gross rent is $400 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Reform businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $150,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $150,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Reform, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Reform borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Reform. 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 Reform in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Reform appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Reform, town of, community 010221, 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 Reform figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Pickens 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 Reform.
Is zoning published for Reform?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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