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Carbon Hill, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Carbon Hill is a Census city of 1,536 people across 5.51 square miles of land, in Walker County. Median household income is $24,605, 64.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Carbon Hill
What Carbon Hill is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.51 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land279 plus or minus 61
- County holding the largest share of its areaWalker 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 Carbon Hill
- Population1,536 plus or minus 337
- Median age46.5 plus or minus 10.9
- Population under 18289 plus or minus 93
- Share under 1818.8 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Population 65 and over305 plus or minus 105
- Share 65 and over19.9 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Households636 plus or minus 127
- Family households310 plus or minus 99
- Share of households that are families48.7 percent plus or minus 12.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Carbon Hill
- Median household income$24,605 plus or minus $15,466
- Per capita income$16,923 plus or minus $3,530
- Civilian labor force444 plus or minus 164
- Employed434 plus or minus 164
- Unemployed10 plus or minus 12
- Unemployment rate2.3 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over1,103 plus or minus 248
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher71.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher3.6 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.5 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 Carbon Hill
- Housing units903
- Occupied units636 plus or minus 127
- Vacant units267 plus or minus 100
- Vacancy rate29.6 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Owner occupied407 plus or minus 98
- Renter occupied229 plus or minus 112
- Ownership rate64.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$61,100 plus or minus $25,874
- Median gross rent, monthly$557 plus or minus $324
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.2 percent plus or minus 23.3
- Single family units544 plus or minus 133
- Share single family60.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more213 plus or minus 97
- Share in buildings of two or more23.6 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Mobile homes146 plus or minus 71
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Carbon Hill gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute431 plus or minus 163
- Commuting under 15 minutes84 plus or minus 47
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.5 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more179 plus or minus 99
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.5 percent plus or minus 16.9
- Drove alone89.9 percent
- Carpooled9.4 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.7 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Carbon Hill (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$2,100,000
- Average approval$300,000
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$985,000
- Jobs supported47
- Jobs per approval6.7
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Carbon Hill, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 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.
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Flood risk in Carbon Hill
- NFIP communityCity of Carbon Hill
- NFIP community number010204
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/02/14
The City of Carbon Hill participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010204 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.
Walker County, not Carbon Hill
Walker County context, not Carbon Hill figures
- Establishments in Walker County1,251
- Covered employment, Walker County18,709
- Average annual pay, Walker County$48,692
- Housing units permitted, Walker County38
Every figure in this section is published for Walker County as a whole and is not a measurement of Carbon Hill.
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
Carbon Hill questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Carbon Hill, Alabama?
1,536, in 636 households. Carbon Hill city covers 5.51 square miles of land, which is 279 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Carbon Hill in?
Walker 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 Carbon Hill?
$24,605. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $61,100. Median gross rent is $557 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Carbon Hill businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $2.1 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $150,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Carbon Hill, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Carbon Hill borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Carbon Hill. Only 3 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 Carbon Hill in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Carbon Hill appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Carbon Hill, city of, community 010204, 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 Carbon Hill figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Walker 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 Carbon Hill.
Is zoning published for Carbon Hill?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.