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Wadley, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Wadley is a Census town of 753 people across 1.46 square miles of land, in Randolph County. 56.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wadley
What Wadley is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.46 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land517
- County holding the largest share of its areaRandolph 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.
Wadley
How many people live in Wadley
- Population753
- Median age21.5
- Population under 18112 plus or minus 47
- Share under 1814.9 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Population 65 and over104 plus or minus 42
- Share 65 and over13.8 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Households202 plus or minus 57
- Family households115 plus or minus 40
- Share of households that are families56.9 percent plus or minus 11.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wadley
Income and work in Wadley
- Per capita income$17,590 plus or minus $4,176
- Civilian labor force207 plus or minus 71
- Employed194 plus or minus 63
- Unemployed13 plus or minus 25
- Unemployment rate6.3 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Adults 25 and over323 plus or minus 101
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.8 percent plus or minus 38.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.9 percent plus or minus 13.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.6 percent plus or minus 9.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wadley
- Housing units233 plus or minus 63
- Occupied units202 plus or minus 57
- Vacant units31 plus or minus 24
- Vacancy rate13.3 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Owner occupied115 plus or minus 43
- Renter occupied87 plus or minus 36
- Ownership rate56.9 percent plus or minus 14.0
- Median owner-occupied home value$198,600 plus or minus $69,502
- Median gross rent, monthly$494
- Single family units161 plus or minus 49
- Share single family69.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more58 plus or minus 30
- Share in buildings of two or more24.9 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Mobile homes14 plus or minus 13
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wadley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute184 plus or minus 61
- Commuting under 15 minutes54 plus or minus 43
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.3 percent plus or minus 21.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more83 plus or minus 39
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.1 percent plus or minus 15.3
- Drove alone78.7 percent plus or minus 16.3
- Carpooled10.6 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked8.5 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Worked from home2.1 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wadley
SBA loans in Wadley (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$4,805,900
- Average approval$1,201,475
- Median approval$895,000
- Largest approval$3,005,900
- Jobs supported21
- Jobs per approval5.3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term276 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more75.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wadley, 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.
Wadley
SBA loans in Wadley (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$4,812,000
- Average approval$2,406,000
- Median approval$2,406,000
- Largest approval$3,570,000
- Jobs supported25
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term180 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wadley, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Wadley
Flood risk in Wadley
- NFIP communityTown of Wadley
- NFIP community number010183
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/18/11(M)
The Town of Wadley participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010183 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.
Randolph County, not Wadley
Randolph County context, not Wadley figures
- Establishments in Randolph County364
- Covered employment, Randolph County4,883
- Average annual pay, Randolph County$43,183
- Housing units permitted, Randolph County2
Every figure in this section is published for Randolph County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wadley.
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
Wadley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wadley, Alabama?
753, in 202 households. Wadley town covers 1.46 square miles of land, which is 517 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wadley in?
Randolph County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
How much SBA lending goes to Wadley businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $4.8 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $895,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $4.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wadley, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wadley borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wadley. 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 Wadley in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wadley appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wadley, town of, community 010183, 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 Wadley figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Randolph 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 Wadley.
Is zoning published for Wadley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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