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Wedowee, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Wedowee is a Census town of 899 people across 3.49 square miles of land, in Randolph County. Median household income is $41,875, 59.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wedowee
What Wedowee is
- Census place typetown
- Land area3.49 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land257 plus or minus 70
- 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.
Wedowee
How many people live in Wedowee
- Population899 plus or minus 244
- Median age43.4
- Population under 18215 plus or minus 89
- Share under 1823.9 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Population 65 and over182 plus or minus 51
- Share 65 and over20.2 percent
- Households380 plus or minus 94
- Family households215 plus or minus 73
- Share of households that are families56.6 percent plus or minus 13.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Wedowee
- Median household income$41,875
- Per capita income$23,693
- Civilian labor force292 plus or minus 118
- Employed285 plus or minus 115
- Unemployed7 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate2.4 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over621 plus or minus 163
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.7 percent plus or minus 28.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.6 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wedowee
- Housing units472 plus or minus 111
- Occupied units380 plus or minus 94
- Vacant units92 plus or minus 44
- Vacancy rate19.5 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Owner occupied227 plus or minus 70
- Renter occupied153 plus or minus 73
- Ownership rate59.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$179,700 plus or minus $54,150
- Median gross rent, monthly$710
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.3 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Single family units332 plus or minus 87
- Share single family70.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more77 plus or minus 41
- Share in buildings of two or more16.3 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Mobile homes63 plus or minus 44
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wedowee gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute245 plus or minus 96
- Commuting under 15 minutes92 plus or minus 47
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.6 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more72 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.4 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Drove alone68.1 percent
- Carpooled15.4 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home14.0 percent plus or minus 17.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Wedowee (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$2,679,500
- Average approval$893,167
- Median approval$820,000
- Largest approval$1,659,500
- Jobs supported58
- Jobs per approval19.3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term156 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wedowee, 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 Wedowee
- NFIP communityTown of Wedowee
- NFIP community number010401
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/18/11
The Town of Wedowee participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010401 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 Wedowee
Randolph County context, not Wedowee 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 Wedowee.
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
Wedowee questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wedowee, Alabama?
899, in 380 households. Wedowee town covers 3.49 square miles of land, which is 257 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wedowee in?
Randolph 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 Wedowee?
$41,875. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $179,700. Median gross rent is $710 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wedowee businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $2.7 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $820,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wedowee, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wedowee borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wedowee. 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 Wedowee in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wedowee appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wedowee, town of, community 010401, 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 Wedowee 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 Wedowee.
Is zoning published for Wedowee?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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