Alva, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Alva is a Census CDP of 3,389 people across 17.45 square miles of land, in Lee County. Median household income is $85,919, 93.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Alva
What Alva is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area17.45 sq mi
- Water area0.96 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land194
- County holding the largest share of its areaLee 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.
Alva
How many people live in Alva
- Population3,389
- Median age53.0
- Population under 18756 plus or minus 279
- Share under 1822.3 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Population 65 and over993 plus or minus 217
- Share 65 and over29.3 percent
- Households1,238
- Family households868
- Share of households that are families70.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alva
Income and work in Alva
- Median household income$85,919 plus or minus $17,214
- Per capita income$40,582
- Civilian labor force1,493 plus or minus 341
- Employed1,493 plus or minus 341
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over2,491
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.5 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.3 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alva
Housing in Alva
- Housing units1,314
- Occupied units1,238
- Vacant units76 plus or minus 68
- Vacancy rate5.8 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Owner occupied1,160
- Renter occupied78 plus or minus 52
- Ownership rate93.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$375,600 plus or minus $193,138
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,778 plus or minus $855
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.8 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Single family units1,049
- Share single family79.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes265 plus or minus 92
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alva
How Alva gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,119 plus or minus 238
- Commuting under 15 minutes84 plus or minus 86
- Share commuting under 15 minutes7.5 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more826 plus or minus 250
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more73.8 percent plus or minus 15.9
- Drove alone74.8 percent plus or minus 23.6
- Carpooled1.7 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home22.9 percent plus or minus 15.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alva
SBA loans in Alva (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$1,365,700
- Average approval$151,744
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$320,700
- Jobs supported38
- Jobs per approval4.2
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises22.2 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alva, 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.
Lee County, not Alva
Lee County context, not Alva figures
- Establishments in Lee County22,756
- Covered employment, Lee County299,283
- Average annual pay, Lee County$61,578
- Housing units permitted, Lee County15,411
Every figure in this section is published for Lee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Alva.
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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Common questions
Alva questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Alva, Florida?
3,389, in 1,238 households. Alva CDP covers 17.45 square miles of land, which is 194 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Alva in?
Lee 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 Alva?
$85,919. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $375,600. Median gross rent is $1,778 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Alva businesses?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $1.4 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $150,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alva, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Alva borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Alva. 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.
Are the county figures on this page Alva figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lee 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 Alva.
Is zoning published for Alva?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.