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Grambling, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Grambling is a Census city of 5,287 people across 5.94 square miles of land, in Lincoln Parish. 31.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $25,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Grambling
What Grambling is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.94 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land890
- County holding the largest share of its areaLincoln Parish, 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.
Grambling
How many people live in Grambling
- Population5,287
- Median age21.2
- Population under 181,046 plus or minus 322
- Share under 1819.8 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Population 65 and over558 plus or minus 186
- Share 65 and over10.6 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Households1,633
- Family households676 plus or minus 148
- Share of households that are families41.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Grambling
Income and work in Grambling
- Per capita income$11,379
- Civilian labor force1,650
- Employed1,563
- Unemployed87 plus or minus 119
- Unemployment rate5.3 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Adults 25 and over1,859
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher35.4 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree21.2 percent plus or minus 8.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Grambling
Housing in Grambling
- Housing units2,004
- Occupied units1,633
- Vacant units371 plus or minus 149
- Vacancy rate18.5 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Owner occupied509 plus or minus 155
- Renter occupied1,124 plus or minus 316
- Ownership rate31.2 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$181,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$709 plus or minus $285
- Single family units1,001 plus or minus 255
- Share single family50.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more926 plus or minus 401
- Share in buildings of two or more46.2 percent plus or minus 18.4
- Mobile homes77 plus or minus 78
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Grambling
How Grambling gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,148 plus or minus 305
- Commuting under 15 minutes584 plus or minus 197
- Share commuting under 15 minutes50.9 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more146 plus or minus 103
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more12.7 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Drove alone56.8 percent plus or minus 13.9
- Carpooled9.6 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked6.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Worked from home24.6 percent plus or minus 10.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Grambling
SBA loans in Grambling (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$25,000
- Average approval$25,000
- Median approval$25,000
- Largest approval$25,000
- Jobs supported10
- Jobs per approval10.0
- 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 franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Grambling, 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.
Grambling
Flood risk in Grambling
- NFIP communityCity of Grambling
- NFIP community number220328
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/02/09
The City of Grambling participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220328 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.
Lincoln Parish, not Grambling
Lincoln Parish context, not Grambling figures
- Establishments in Lincoln Parish1,155
- Covered employment, Lincoln Parish18,599
- Average annual pay, Lincoln Parish$46,245
- Housing units permitted, Lincoln Parish171
Every figure in this section is published for Lincoln Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Grambling.
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
Grambling questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Grambling, Louisiana?
5,287, in 1,633 households. Grambling city covers 5.94 square miles of land, which is 890 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Grambling in?
Lincoln Parish, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
How much SBA lending goes to Grambling businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $25,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $25,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Grambling, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Grambling borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Grambling. 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.
Is Grambling in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Grambling appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Grambling, city of, community 220328, 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 Grambling figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lincoln Parish 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 Grambling.
Is zoning published for Grambling?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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