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Calera, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Calera is a Census city of 17,714 people across 24.31 square miles of land, in Shelby County. Median household income is $87,194, 79.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Calera
What Calera is
- Census place typecity
- Land area24.31 sq mi
- Water area0.26 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land729
- County holding the largest share of its areaShelby County, 98.6 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.
Calera
How many people live in Calera
- Population17,714
- Median age33.9
- Population under 184,476
- Share under 1825.3 percent
- Population 65 and over1,478
- Share 65 and over8.3 percent
- Households6,686
- Family households4,931
- Share of households that are families73.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Calera
Income and work in Calera
- Median household income$87,194
- Per capita income$39,054
- Civilian labor force10,144
- Employed9,867
- Unemployed277 plus or minus 155
- Unemployment rate2.7 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over11,712
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher37.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.8 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Calera
Housing in Calera
- Housing units6,907
- Occupied units6,686
- Vacant units221 plus or minus 125
- Vacancy rate3.2 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Owner occupied5,302
- Renter occupied1,384 plus or minus 290
- Ownership rate79.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$235,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,601
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.0 percent
- Single family units6,270
- Share single family90.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more352 plus or minus 161
- Share in buildings of two or more5.1 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Mobile homes285 plus or minus 162
- Median year structure built2006
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Calera
How Calera gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute8,168
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,156 plus or minus 282
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.2 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,696
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more57.5 percent
- Drove alone74.4 percent
- Carpooled8.0 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.3 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home16.2 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Calera
SBA loans in Calera (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$4,449,800
- Average approval$635,686
- Median approval$200,000
- Largest approval$2,089,500
- Jobs supported164
- Jobs per approval23.4
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more14.3 percent
- Share to franchises71.4 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Calera, 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.
Calera
SBA loans in Calera (504)
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$7,336,000
- Average approval$815,111
- Median approval$468,000
- Largest approval$3,574,000
- Jobs supported61
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Calera, 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.
Calera
Flood risk in Calera
- NFIP communityCity of Calera
- NFIP community number010373
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/23/26
The City of Calera participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010373 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 Calera
Shelby County context, not Calera 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 Calera.
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
Calera questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Calera, Alabama?
17,714, in 6,686 households. Calera city covers 24.31 square miles of land, which is 729 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Calera in?
Shelby County, which holds 98.6 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Calera?
$87,194. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $235,300. Median gross rent is $1,601 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Calera businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $4.4 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $200,000, plus 9 504 approvals worth $7.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Calera, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Calera borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Calera. 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 Calera in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Calera appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Calera, city of, community 010373, 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 Calera 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 Calera.
Is zoning published for Calera?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.