Ada, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Ada is a Census city of 1,833 people across 1.34 square miles of land, in Norman County. Median household income is $64,091, 66.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ada
What Ada is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.34 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,367
- County holding the largest share of its areaNorman 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.
Ada
How many people live in Ada
- Population1,833
- Median age39.8
- Population under 18445
- Share under 1824.3 percent
- Population 65 and over339 plus or minus 71
- Share 65 and over18.5 percent
- Households766
- Family households456
- Share of households that are families59.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ada
Income and work in Ada
- Median household income$64,091 plus or minus $13,806
- Per capita income$32,804
- Civilian labor force923
- Employed857
- Unemployed66 plus or minus 42
- Unemployment rate7.2 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over1,184
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher30.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.6 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ada
- Housing units859
- Occupied units766
- Vacant units93 plus or minus 44
- Vacancy rate10.8 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Owner occupied508
- Renter occupied258 plus or minus 60
- Ownership rate66.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$137,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$746
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.0 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Single family units681
- Share single family79.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more161 plus or minus 54
- Share in buildings of two or more18.7 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Mobile homes10 plus or minus 9
- Median year structure built1963
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ada gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute815
- Commuting under 15 minutes580
- Share commuting under 15 minutes71.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more134 plus or minus 37
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.4 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Drove alone69.2 percent
- Carpooled16.1 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Public transport2.6 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Walked8.1 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Worked from home3.3 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ada
SBA loans in Ada (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,526,900
- Average approval$381,725
- Median approval$287,250
- Largest approval$890,200
- Jobs supported27
- Jobs per approval6.8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ada, 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.
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Flood risk in Ada
- NFIP communityCity of Ada
- NFIP community number270323
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/30/15
The City of Ada participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270323 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.
Norman County, not Ada
Norman County context, not Ada figures
- Establishments in Norman County175
- Covered employment, Norman County1,710
- Average annual pay, Norman County$48,805
- Housing units permitted, Norman County6
Every figure in this section is published for Norman County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ada.
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
Ada questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ada, Minnesota?
1,833, in 766 households. Ada city covers 1.34 square miles of land, which is 1,367 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ada in?
Norman 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 Ada?
$64,091. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $137,800. Median gross rent is $746 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Ada businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $1.5 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $287,250. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ada, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Ada borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Ada. 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 Ada in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ada appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ada, city of, community 270323, 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 Ada figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Norman 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 Ada.
Is zoning published for Ada?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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