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Childersburg, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Childersburg is a Census city of 4,655 people across 12.33 square miles of land, in Talladega County. Median household income is $52,338, 62.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Childersburg
What Childersburg is
- Census place typecity
- Land area12.33 sq mi
- Water area0.25 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land378
- County holding the largest share of its areaTalladega 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.
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How many people live in Childersburg
- Population4,655
- Median age42.8
- Population under 18871 plus or minus 250
- Share under 1818.7 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Population 65 and over875 plus or minus 216
- Share 65 and over18.8 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Households2,279
- Family households1,484
- Share of households that are families65.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Childersburg
- Median household income$52,338
- Per capita income$31,492
- Civilian labor force1,968
- Employed1,796
- Unemployed172 plus or minus 147
- Unemployment rate8.7 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Adults 25 and over3,421
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.9 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.3 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Childersburg
- Housing units2,407
- Occupied units2,279
- Vacant units128 plus or minus 96
- Vacancy rate5.3 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Owner occupied1,434
- Renter occupied845 plus or minus 263
- Ownership rate62.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$133,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$793 plus or minus $237
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.2 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Single family units1,778
- Share single family73.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more292 plus or minus 149
- Share in buildings of two or more12.1 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Mobile homes287 plus or minus 151
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Childersburg gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,795
- Commuting under 15 minutes447 plus or minus 208
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.9 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more733 plus or minus 255
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.8 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Drove alone97.2 percent
- Carpooled0.5 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home2.3 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Childersburg (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,379,900
- Average approval$344,975
- Median approval$314,950
- Largest approval$500,000
- Jobs supported77
- Jobs per approval19.3
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term123 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Childersburg, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Childersburg
- NFIP communityCity of Childersburg
- NFIP community number010197
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/02/25
The City of Childersburg participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010197 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.
Talladega County, not Childersburg
Talladega County context, not Childersburg figures
- Establishments in Talladega County1,256
- Covered employment, Talladega County31,690
- Average annual pay, Talladega County$58,301
- Housing units permitted, Talladega County195
Every figure in this section is published for Talladega County as a whole and is not a measurement of Childersburg.
All Talladega 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
Childersburg questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Childersburg, Alabama?
4,655, in 2,279 households. Childersburg city covers 12.33 square miles of land, which is 378 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Childersburg in?
Talladega 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 Childersburg?
$52,338. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $133,500. Median gross rent is $793 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Childersburg businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $1.4 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $314,950. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Childersburg, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Childersburg borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Childersburg. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Childersburg in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Childersburg appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Childersburg, city of, community 010197, 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 Childersburg figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Talladega 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 Childersburg.
Is zoning published for Childersburg?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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