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Margaret, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Margaret is a Census city of 5,877 people across 9.82 square miles of land, in St. Clair County. Median household income is $101,802, 87.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Margaret
What Margaret is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.82 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land598
- County holding the largest share of its areaSt. Clair 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.
Margaret
How many people live in Margaret
- Population5,877
- Median age32.8
- Population under 181,454 plus or minus 337
- Share under 1824.7 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Population 65 and over501 plus or minus 194
- Share 65 and over8.5 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Households2,065
- Family households1,651
- Share of households that are families80.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Margaret
Income and work in Margaret
- Median household income$101,802
- Per capita income$37,313
- Civilian labor force3,290
- Employed3,237
- Unemployed53 plus or minus 56
- Unemployment rate1.6 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over4,156
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.3 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.5 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Margaret
- Housing units2,197
- Occupied units2,065
- Vacant units132 plus or minus 133
- Vacancy rate6.0 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Owner occupied1,802
- Renter occupied263 plus or minus 147
- Ownership rate87.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$230,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,117 plus or minus $705
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.2 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Single family units1,619
- Share single family73.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes578 plus or minus 211
- Median year structure built2008
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Margaret
How Margaret gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,736
- Commuting under 15 minutes272 plus or minus 149
- Share commuting under 15 minutes9.9 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,756 plus or minus 364
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more64.2 percent
- Drove alone83.7 percent
- Carpooled2.2 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home12.4 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Margaret
SBA loans in Margaret (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$423,000
- Average approval$423,000
- Median approval$423,000
- Largest approval$423,000
- Jobs supported10
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Margaret, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Margaret
Flood risk in Margaret
- NFIP communityCity of Margaret
- NFIP community number010393
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/17/16
The City of Margaret participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010393 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.
St. Clair County, not Margaret
St. Clair County context, not Margaret figures
- Establishments in St. Clair County1,454
- Covered employment, St. Clair County21,980
- Average annual pay, St. Clair County$51,425
- Housing units permitted, St. Clair County543
Every figure in this section is published for St. Clair County as a whole and is not a measurement of Margaret.
All St. Clair County figures →
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
Margaret questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Margaret, Alabama?
5,877, in 2,065 households. Margaret city covers 9.82 square miles of land, which is 598 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Margaret in?
St. Clair 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 Margaret?
$101,802. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $230,900. Median gross rent is $1,117 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Margaret in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Margaret appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Margaret, city of, community 010393, 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 Margaret figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for St. Clair 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 Margaret.
Is zoning published for Margaret?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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