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Alabaster, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Alabaster is a Census city of 33,917 people across 26.25 square miles of land, in Shelby County. Median household income is $91,357, 87.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 27 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $18.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Alabaster
What Alabaster is
- Census place typecity
- Land area26.25 sq mi
- Water area0.32 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,292
- County holding the largest share of its areaShelby 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.
Alabaster
How many people live in Alabaster
- Population33,917
- Median age39.6
- Population under 188,396
- Share under 1824.8 percent
- Population 65 and over4,876
- Share 65 and over14.4 percent
- Households12,087
- Family households9,161
- Share of households that are families75.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alabaster
Income and work in Alabaster
- Median household income$91,357
- Per capita income$40,642
- Civilian labor force17,983
- Employed17,533
- Unemployed450 plus or minus 208
- Unemployment rate2.5 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over22,502
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher41.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alabaster
Housing in Alabaster
- Housing units12,534
- Occupied units12,087
- Vacant units447 plus or minus 180
- Vacancy rate3.6 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Owner occupied10,523
- Renter occupied1,564
- Ownership rate87.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$261,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,372
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.0 percent
- Single family units11,149
- Share single family89.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more648 plus or minus 198
- Share in buildings of two or more5.2 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Mobile homes737 plus or minus 221
- Median year structure built1994
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alabaster
How Alabaster gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute14,350
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,596
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more7,683
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more53.5 percent
- Drove alone72.5 percent
- Carpooled8.0 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home17.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alabaster
SBA loans in Alabaster (7(a))
- Approvals27
- Gross approval$18,660,900
- Average approval$691,144
- Median approval$320,700
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,583,540
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported247
- Jobs per approval9.1
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full3
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more18.5 percent
- Share to franchises14.8 percent
- Distinct lenders20
- Distinct industries by NAICS22
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alabaster, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 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.
Alabaster
SBA loans in Alabaster (504)
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$8,032,000
- Average approval$803,200
- Median approval$631,000
- Largest approval$2,119,000
- Jobs supported101
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alabaster, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 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.
Alabaster
Flood risk in Alabaster
- NFIP communityCity of Alabaster
- NFIP community number010192
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/23/26
The City of Alabaster participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010192 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.
Shelby County, not Alabaster
Shelby County context, not Alabaster figures
- Establishments in Shelby County5,610
- Covered employment, Shelby County85,169
- Average annual pay, Shelby County$66,772
- Housing units permitted, Shelby County990
Every figure in this section is published for Shelby County as a whole and is not a measurement of Alabaster.
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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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
Alabaster questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Alabaster, Alabama?
33,917, in 12,087 households. Alabaster city covers 26.25 square miles of land, which is 1,292 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Alabaster in?
Shelby 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 Alabaster?
$91,357. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $261,700. Median gross rent is $1,372 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Alabaster businesses?
27 7(a) approvals totaling $18.7 m since FY2020, across 20 lenders, median approval $320,700, plus 10 504 approvals worth $8.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alabaster, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Alabaster borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Alabaster. Only 4 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 Alabaster in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Alabaster appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Alabaster, city of, community 010192, 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 Alabaster figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Shelby 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 Alabaster.
Is zoning published for Alabaster?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.