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Ave Maria, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Ave Maria is a Census CDP of 8,258 people across 10.54 square miles of land, in Collier County. Median household income is $102,949, 81.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 10 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ave Maria
What Ave Maria is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area10.54 sq mi
- Water area0.72 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land783
- County holding the largest share of its areaCollier 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.
Ave Maria
How many people live in Ave Maria
- Population8,258
- Median age37.9
- Population under 181,600 plus or minus 355
- Share under 1819.4 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Population 65 and over1,973 plus or minus 418
- Share 65 and over23.9 percent
- Households2,442
- Family households1,814
- Share of households that are families74.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ave Maria
Income and work in Ave Maria
- Median household income$102,949 plus or minus $21,267
- Per capita income$34,754
- Civilian labor force3,228
- Employed3,038
- Unemployed190 plus or minus 162
- Unemployment rate5.9 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over5,050
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher44.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree20.7 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ave Maria
Housing in Ave Maria
- Housing units3,116
- Occupied units2,442
- Vacant units674 plus or minus 363
- Vacancy rate21.6 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Owner occupied1,997
- Renter occupied445 plus or minus 196
- Ownership rate81.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$459,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,425
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.3 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Single family units2,908
- Share single family93.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more208 plus or minus 112
- Share in buildings of two or more6.7 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built2015
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ave Maria gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,303
- Commuting under 15 minutes545 plus or minus 218
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.7 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,462 plus or minus 423
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more63.5 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Drove alone59.9 percent
- Carpooled7.0 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.9 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Worked from home23.4 percent plus or minus 8.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ave Maria
SBA loans in Ave Maria (7(a))
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$1,462,000
- Average approval$146,200
- Median approval$137,500
- Largest approval$500,000
- Jobs supported43
- Jobs per approval4.3
- 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 franchises10.0 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ave Maria, 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.
Collier County, not Ave Maria
Collier County context, not Ave Maria figures
- Establishments in Collier County14,541
- Covered employment, Collier County171,813
- Average annual pay, Collier County$68,041
- Housing units permitted, Collier County3,524
Every figure in this section is published for Collier County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ave Maria.
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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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
Ave Maria questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ave Maria, Florida?
8,258, in 2,442 households. Ave Maria CDP covers 10.54 square miles of land, which is 783 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ave Maria in?
Collier 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 Ave Maria?
$102,949. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $459,200. Median gross rent is $2,425 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Ave Maria businesses?
10 7(a) approvals totaling $1.5 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $137,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ave Maria, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Ave Maria borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Ave Maria. 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.
Are the county figures on this page Ave Maria figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Collier 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 Ave Maria.
Is zoning published for Ave Maria?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.