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Altus, Oklahoma: commercial real estate data.
Altus is a Census city of 18,646 people across 18.22 square miles of land, in Jackson County. Median household income is $55,295, 53.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Altus
What Altus is
- Census place typecity
- Land area18.22 sq mi
- Water area0.2 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,024
- County holding the largest share of its areaJackson 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 Altus
- Population18,646
- Median age33.7
- Population under 184,769
- Share under 1825.6 percent
- Population 65 and over2,575
- Share 65 and over13.8 percent
- Households7,291
- Family households4,499
- Share of households that are families61.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Altus
- Median household income$55,295
- Per capita income$31,337
- Civilian labor force8,419
- Employed7,869
- Unemployed550 plus or minus 166
- Unemployment rate6.5 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over11,783
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.2 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Altus
- Housing units9,066
- Occupied units7,291
- Vacant units1,775
- Vacancy rate19.6 percent
- Owner occupied3,912
- Renter occupied3,379
- Ownership rate53.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$152,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$854
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.5 percent
- Single family units7,773
- Share single family85.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,214
- Share in buildings of two or more13.4 percent
- Mobile homes79 plus or minus 56
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Altus gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute8,310
- Commuting under 15 minutes6,663
- Share commuting under 15 minutes80.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more593 plus or minus 170
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more7.1 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Drove alone81.3 percent
- Carpooled9.4 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.1 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home4.8 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Altus (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$2,930,000
- Average approval$418,571
- Median approval$100,000
- Largest approval$1,350,000
- Jobs supported62
- Jobs per approval8.9
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more28.6 percent
- Share to franchises28.6 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Altus, 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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SBA loans in Altus (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,424,000
- Average approval$712,000
- Median approval$712,000
- Largest approval$890,000
- Jobs supported20
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Altus, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Altus
- NFIP communityCity of Altus
- NFIP community number400072
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/03/12
The City of Altus participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 400072 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.
Jackson County, not Altus
Jackson County context, not Altus figures
- Establishments in Jackson County514
- Covered employment, Jackson County9,599
- Average annual pay, Jackson County$52,785
- Housing units permitted, Jackson County7
Every figure in this section is published for Jackson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Altus.
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
Altus questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Altus, Oklahoma?
18,646, in 7,291 households. Altus city covers 18.22 square miles of land, which is 1,024 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Altus in?
Jackson 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 Altus?
$55,295. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $152,200. Median gross rent is $854 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Altus businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $2.9 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $1.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Altus, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Altus borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Altus. 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 Altus in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Altus appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Altus, city of, community 400072, 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 Altus figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jackson 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 Altus.
Is zoning published for Altus?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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