Dora, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Dora is a Census city of 2,668 people across 7.91 square miles of land, in Walker County. Median household income is $61,892, 66.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $148,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dora
What Dora is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.91 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land337
- 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 Dora
- Population2,668
- Median age39.0
- Population under 18717 plus or minus 231
- Share under 1826.9 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Population 65 and over445 plus or minus 137
- Share 65 and over16.7 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Households861
- Family households676 plus or minus 145
- Share of households that are families78.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Dora
- Median household income$61,892
- Per capita income$31,598 plus or minus $7,101
- Civilian labor force1,020
- Employed997
- Unemployed23 plus or minus 22
- Unemployment rate2.3 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over1,718
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher70.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.3 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.2 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Dora
- Housing units953
- Occupied units861
- Vacant units92 plus or minus 66
- Vacancy rate9.7 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Owner occupied574 plus or minus 119
- Renter occupied287 plus or minus 110
- Ownership rate66.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$155,100 plus or minus $32,549
- Median gross rent, monthly$761
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.8 percent
- Single family units601 plus or minus 131
- Share single family63.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more194 plus or minus 108
- Share in buildings of two or more20.4 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Mobile homes158 plus or minus 89
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Dora gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute957
- Commuting under 15 minutes151 plus or minus 74
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.8 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more521 plus or minus 165
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more54.4 percent plus or minus 13.7
- Drove alone89.4 percent
- Carpooled8.2 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home2.4 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 Dora (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$148,500
- Average approval$49,500
- Median approval$20,000
- Largest approval$121,000
- Jobs supported6
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dora, 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 Dora
- NFIP communityCity of Dora
- NFIP community number010381
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/02/14
The City of Dora participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010381 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 Dora
Walker County context, not Dora 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 Dora.
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
Dora questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dora, Alabama?
2,668, in 861 households. Dora city covers 7.91 square miles of land, which is 337 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dora 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 Dora?
$61,892. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $155,100. Median gross rent is $761 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Dora businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $148,500 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $20,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dora, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Dora borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Dora. 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 Dora in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Dora appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dora, city of, community 010381, 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 Dora 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 Dora.
Is zoning published for Dora?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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