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Normal, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Normal is a Census town of 53,569 people across 18.68 square miles of land, in McLean County. Median household income is $64,785, 54.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 13 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
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What Normal is
- Census place typetown
- Land area18.68 sq mi
- Water area0.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,867
- County holding the largest share of its areaMcLean 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 Normal
- Population53,569
- Median age25.0
- Population under 188,643
- Share under 1816.1 percent
- Population 65 and over6,501
- Share 65 and over12.1 percent
- Households20,387
- Family households9,846
- Share of households that are families48.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Normal
- Median household income$64,785
- Per capita income$36,168
- Civilian labor force28,544
- Employed27,430
- Unemployed1,114 plus or minus 290
- Unemployment rate3.9 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over26,777
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher52.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Normal
- Housing units22,215
- Occupied units20,387
- Vacant units1,828 plus or minus 464
- Vacancy rate8.2 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Owner occupied11,167
- Renter occupied9,220
- Ownership rate54.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$213,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$965
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.9 percent
- Single family units12,021
- Share single family54.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more9,754
- Share in buildings of two or more43.9 percent
- Mobile homes440 plus or minus 167
- Median year structure built1989
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Normal gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute23,064
- Commuting under 15 minutes12,472
- Share commuting under 15 minutes54.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,122
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.5 percent
- Drove alone69.9 percent
- Carpooled6.7 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Public transport1.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked8.1 percent
- Worked from home13.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Normal (7(a))
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$8,559,900
- Average approval$658,454
- Median approval$345,000
- Largest approval$3,746,000
- Jobs supported179
- Jobs per approval13.8
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more15.4 percent
- Share to franchises15.4 percent
- Distinct lenders11
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Normal, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
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SBA loans in Normal (504)
- Approvals25
- Gross approval$21,411,000
- Average approval$856,440
- Median approval$434,000
- Largest approval$3,349,000
- Jobs supported429
- Loans with a final outcome12
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Normal, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 12 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Normal
- NFIP communityTown of Normal
- NFIP community number170502
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/16/08
The Town of Normal participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170502 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.
McLean County, not Normal
McLean County context, not Normal figures
- Establishments in McLean County3,481
- Covered employment, McLean County88,945
- Average annual pay, McLean County$66,183
- Housing units permitted, McLean County243
Every figure in this section is published for McLean County as a whole and is not a measurement of Normal.
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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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
Normal questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Normal, Illinois?
53,569, in 20,387 households. Normal town covers 18.68 square miles of land, which is 2,867 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Normal in?
McLean 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 Normal?
$64,785. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $213,600. Median gross rent is $965 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Normal businesses?
13 7(a) approvals totaling $8.6 m since FY2020, across 11 lenders, median approval $345,000, plus 25 504 approvals worth $21.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Normal, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Normal borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Normal. Only 2 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 Normal in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Normal appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Normal, town of, community 170502, 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 Normal figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for McLean 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 Normal.
Is zoning published for Normal?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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