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Tallahassee, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Tallahassee is a Census city of 201,875 people across 102.56 square miles of land, in Leon County. Median household income is $57,409, 40.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 169 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $107.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Tallahassee
What Tallahassee is
- Census place typecity
- Land area102.56 sq mi
- Water area2.91 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,968
- County holding the largest share of its areaLeon 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.
Tallahassee
How many people live in Tallahassee
- Population201,875
- Median age28.2
- Population under 1833,478
- Share under 1816.6 percent
- Population 65 and over23,684
- Share 65 and over11.7 percent
- Households85,311
- Family households37,227
- Share of households that are families43.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tallahassee
Income and work in Tallahassee
- Median household income$57,409
- Per capita income$36,567
- Civilian labor force113,731
- Employed106,402
- Unemployed7,329
- Unemployment rate6.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over111,992
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher51.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree23.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tallahassee
Housing in Tallahassee
- Housing units97,245
- Occupied units85,311
- Vacant units11,934
- Vacancy rate12.3 percent
- Owner occupied34,661
- Renter occupied50,650
- Ownership rate40.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$294,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,293
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.0 percent
- Single family units47,792
- Share single family49.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more47,694
- Share in buildings of two or more49.0 percent
- Mobile homes1,743
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tallahassee
How Tallahassee gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute90,330
- Commuting under 15 minutes31,880
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more15,711
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.4 percent
- Drove alone70.3 percent
- Carpooled8.3 percent
- Public transport2.2 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked3.5 percent
- Worked from home13.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tallahassee
SBA loans in Tallahassee (7(a))
- Approvals169
- Gross approval$107,865,800
- Average approval$638,259
- Median approval$309,100
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,607,600
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported2,495
- Jobs per approval14.8
- Loans with a final outcome29
- Paid in full27
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more14.2 percent
- Share to franchises29.6 percent
- Distinct lenders58
- Distinct industries by NAICS76
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tallahassee, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 29 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.
Tallahassee
SBA loans in Tallahassee (504)
- Approvals157
- Gross approval$113,447,000
- Average approval$722,592
- Median approval$361,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,625
- Loans with a final outcome42
- Charged off1
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans2.4 percent
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tallahassee, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Tallahassee
Flood risk in Tallahassee
- NFIP communityCity of Tallahassee
- NFIP community number120144
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 5
- Currently effective map date08/18/09
The City of Tallahassee participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 120144 and carries Community Rating System class 5, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Leon County, not Tallahassee
Leon County context, not Tallahassee figures
- Establishments in Leon County8,163
- Covered employment, Leon County163,754
- Average annual pay, Leon County$61,906
- Housing units permitted, Leon County1,765
Every figure in this section is published for Leon County as a whole and is not a measurement of Tallahassee.
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
Tallahassee questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Tallahassee, Florida?
201,875, in 85,311 households. Tallahassee city covers 102.56 square miles of land, which is 1,968 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Tallahassee in?
Leon 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 Tallahassee?
$57,409. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $294,400. Median gross rent is $1,293 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Tallahassee businesses?
169 7(a) approvals totaling $107.9 m since FY2020, across 58 lenders, median approval $309,100, plus 157 504 approvals worth $113.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tallahassee, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Tallahassee borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Tallahassee. Only 29 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 Tallahassee in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Tallahassee appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Tallahassee, city of, community 120144, carrying Community Rating System class 5, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Tallahassee figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Leon 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 Tallahassee.
Is zoning published for Tallahassee?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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