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Viola, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Viola is a Census village of 899 people across 0.84 square miles of land, in Mercer County. Median household income is $72,500, 91.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $462,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Viola
What Viola is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.84 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,073
- County holding the largest share of its areaMercer 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 Viola
- Population899
- Median age46.6
- Population under 18150 plus or minus 40
- Share under 1816.7 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Population 65 and over181 plus or minus 42
- Share 65 and over20.1 percent
- Households402
- Family households303
- Share of households that are families75.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Viola
- Median household income$72,500
- Per capita income$38,929
- Civilian labor force474
- Employed435
- Unemployed39 plus or minus 21
- Unemployment rate8.2 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over689
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.6 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.8 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Viola
- Housing units438
- Occupied units402
- Vacant units36 plus or minus 28
- Vacancy rate8.2 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Owner occupied369
- Renter occupied33 plus or minus 17
- Ownership rate91.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$120,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$705
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.7 percent
- Single family units395
- Share single family90.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more39 plus or minus 27
- Share in buildings of two or more8.9 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Mobile homes4 plus or minus 6
- Median year structure built1961
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Viola gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute380
- Commuting under 15 minutes109 plus or minus 35
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.7 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more172 plus or minus 43
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.3 percent
- Drove alone79.9 percent
- Carpooled8.4 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home11.0 percent plus or minus 6.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Viola (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$462,000
- Average approval$231,000
- Median approval$231,000
- Largest approval$457,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full0
- Charged off1
- Median term107 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Viola, 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.
Mercer County, not Viola
Mercer County context, not Viola figures
- Establishments in Mercer County258
- Covered employment, Mercer County2,968
- Average annual pay, Mercer County$43,706
- Housing units permitted, Mercer County16
Every figure in this section is published for Mercer County as a whole and is not a measurement of Viola.
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
Viola questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Viola, Illinois?
899, in 402 households. Viola village covers 0.84 square miles of land, which is 1,073 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Viola in?
Mercer 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 Viola?
$72,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $120,000. Median gross rent is $705 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Viola businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $462,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $231,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Viola, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Viola borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Viola. 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 Viola figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mercer 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 Viola.
Is zoning published for Viola?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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