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Cordova, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Cordova is a Census town of 1,511 people across 5.83 square miles of land, in Walker County. Median household income is $37,662, 64.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $601,800 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cordova
What Cordova is
- Census place typetown
- Land area5.83 sq mi
- Water area0.11 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land259 plus or minus 62
- 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.
Cordova
How many people live in Cordova
- Population1,511 plus or minus 361
- Median age47.2 plus or minus 10.6
- Population under 18319 plus or minus 101
- Share under 1821.1 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Population 65 and over344 plus or minus 122
- Share 65 and over22.8 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Households593 plus or minus 131
- Family households321 plus or minus 89
- Share of households that are families54.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Cordova
- Median household income$37,662
- Per capita income$21,683
- Civilian labor force478 plus or minus 132
- Employed456 plus or minus 133
- Unemployed22 plus or minus 23
- Unemployment rate4.6 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Adults 25 and over1,145 plus or minus 282
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.1 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.9 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Cordova
- Housing units798
- Occupied units593 plus or minus 131
- Vacant units205 plus or minus 101
- Vacancy rate25.7 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Owner occupied380 plus or minus 109
- Renter occupied213 plus or minus 86
- Ownership rate64.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$87,100 plus or minus $24,411
- Median gross rent, monthly$460 plus or minus $206
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.7 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Single family units524 plus or minus 118
- Share single family65.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more208 plus or minus 85
- Share in buildings of two or more26.1 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Mobile homes66 plus or minus 36
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Cordova gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute453 plus or minus 128
- Commuting under 15 minutes111 plus or minus 51
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.5 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more177 plus or minus 84
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.1 percent plus or minus 14.9
- Drove alone83.8 percent plus or minus 34.5
- Carpooled12.5 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Public transport3.1 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.7 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cordova
SBA loans in Cordova (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$601,800
- Average approval$300,900
- Median approval$300,900
- Largest approval$320,000
- Jobs supported7
- Jobs per approval3.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term185 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cordova, 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.
Cordova
Flood risk in Cordova
- NFIP communityCity of Cordova
- NFIP community number010205
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/02/14
The City of Cordova participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010205 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 Cordova
Walker County context, not Cordova 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 Cordova.
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
Cordova questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cordova, Alabama?
1,511, in 593 households. Cordova town covers 5.83 square miles of land, which is 259 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cordova 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 Cordova?
$37,662. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $87,100. Median gross rent is $460 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Cordova businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $601,800 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $300,900. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cordova, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Cordova borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Cordova. 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 Cordova in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cordova appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cordova, city of, community 010205, 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 Cordova 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 Cordova.
Is zoning published for Cordova?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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