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Cannelton, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Cannelton is a Census city of 1,404 people across 1.48 square miles of land, in Perry County. Median household income is $29,219, 46.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cannelton
What Cannelton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.48 sq mi
- Water area0.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land948
- County holding the largest share of its areaPerry 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.
Cannelton
How many people live in Cannelton
- Population1,404
- Median age34.1
- Population under 18388 plus or minus 84
- Share under 1827.6 percent
- Population 65 and over193 plus or minus 44
- Share 65 and over13.7 percent
- Households593
- Family households307 plus or minus 75
- Share of households that are families51.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cannelton
Income and work in Cannelton
- Median household income$29,219 plus or minus $11,281
- Per capita income$19,836
- Civilian labor force543
- Employed478 plus or minus 101
- Unemployed65 plus or minus 45
- Unemployment rate12.0 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Adults 25 and over863
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.9 percent plus or minus 21.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.6 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.9 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cannelton
Housing in Cannelton
- Housing units713
- Occupied units593
- Vacant units120 plus or minus 50
- Vacancy rate16.8 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Owner occupied275 plus or minus 57
- Renter occupied318 plus or minus 87
- Ownership rate46.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$85,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$726
- Annual rent as a share of median income29.8 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Single family units427 plus or minus 86
- Share single family59.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more198 plus or minus 80
- Share in buildings of two or more27.8 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Mobile homes88 plus or minus 38
- Median year structure built1961
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cannelton
How Cannelton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute458 plus or minus 97
- Commuting under 15 minutes211 plus or minus 59
- Share commuting under 15 minutes46.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more126 plus or minus 64
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.5 percent plus or minus 12.8
- Drove alone81.1 percent
- Carpooled10.2 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.7 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Worked from home2.8 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cannelton
SBA loans in Cannelton (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,270,900
- Average approval$423,633
- Median approval$300,000
- Largest approval$920,900
- Jobs supported10
- Jobs per approval3.3
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises33.3 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cannelton, 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.
Cannelton
Flood risk in Cannelton
- NFIP communityCity of Cannelton
- NFIP community number180196
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/18/19
The City of Cannelton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180196 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.
Perry County, not Cannelton
Perry County context, not Cannelton figures
- Establishments in Perry County356
- Covered employment, Perry County6,441
- Average annual pay, Perry County$51,166
- Housing units permitted, Perry County28
Every figure in this section is published for Perry County as a whole and is not a measurement of Cannelton.
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
Cannelton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cannelton, Indiana?
1,404, in 593 households. Cannelton city covers 1.48 square miles of land, which is 948 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cannelton in?
Perry 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 Cannelton?
$29,219. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $85,700. Median gross rent is $726 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Cannelton businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $1.3 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $300,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cannelton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Cannelton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Cannelton. 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.
Is Cannelton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cannelton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cannelton, city of, community 180196, 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 Cannelton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Perry 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 Cannelton.
Is zoning published for Cannelton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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