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Northport, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Northport is a Census city of 31,218 people across 18.01 square miles of land, in Tuscaloosa County. Median household income is $80,913, 62.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 21 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $13.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Northport
What Northport is
- Census place typecity
- Land area18.01 sq mi
- Water area0.4 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,733
- County holding the largest share of its areaTuscaloosa 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.
Northport
How many people live in Northport
- Population31,218
- Median age36.8
- Population under 187,657
- Share under 1824.5 percent
- Population 65 and over4,739
- Share 65 and over15.2 percent
- Households12,401
- Family households8,177
- Share of households that are families65.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Northport
Income and work in Northport
- Median household income$80,913
- Per capita income$38,638
- Civilian labor force16,538
- Employed15,589
- Unemployed949 plus or minus 285
- Unemployment rate5.7 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over20,585
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher38.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Northport
Housing in Northport
- Housing units13,085
- Occupied units12,401
- Vacant units684 plus or minus 245
- Vacancy rate5.2 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Owner occupied7,708
- Renter occupied4,693
- Ownership rate62.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$282,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$982
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.6 percent
- Single family units9,398
- Share single family71.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,593
- Share in buildings of two or more27.5 percent
- Mobile homes94 plus or minus 93
- Median year structure built1992
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Northport
How Northport gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute14,183
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,887
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,391
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.9 percent
- Drove alone83.0 percent
- Carpooled10.2 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked0.1 percent plus or minus 0.1
- Worked from home6.5 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Northport
SBA loans in Northport (7(a))
- Approvals21
- Gross approval$13,446,300
- Average approval$640,300
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,423,000
- Largest approval$3,770,000
- Jobs supported208
- Jobs per approval9.9
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more28.6 percent
- Share to franchises19.0 percent
- Distinct lenders12
- Distinct industries by NAICS18
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Northport, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 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.
Northport
SBA loans in Northport (504)
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$7,670,000
- Average approval$590,000
- Median approval$520,000
- Largest approval$1,436,000
- Jobs supported76
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Northport, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
Northport
Flood risk in Northport
- NFIP communityCity of Northport
- NFIP community number010202
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/16/14
The City of Northport participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010202 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.
Tuscaloosa County, not Northport
Tuscaloosa County context, not Northport figures
- Establishments in Tuscaloosa County4,189
- Covered employment, Tuscaloosa County99,288
- Average annual pay, Tuscaloosa County$59,535
- Housing units permitted, Tuscaloosa County631
Every figure in this section is published for Tuscaloosa County as a whole and is not a measurement of Northport.
All Tuscaloosa 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.
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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
Northport questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Northport, Alabama?
31,218, in 12,401 households. Northport city covers 18.01 square miles of land, which is 1,733 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Northport in?
Tuscaloosa 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 Northport?
$80,913. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $282,600. Median gross rent is $982 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Northport businesses?
21 7(a) approvals totaling $13.4 m since FY2020, across 12 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 13 504 approvals worth $7.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Northport, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Northport borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Northport. Only 5 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 Northport in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Northport appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Northport, city of, community 010202, 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 Northport figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Tuscaloosa 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 Northport.
Is zoning published for Northport?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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