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Idabel, Oklahoma: commercial real estate data.
Idabel is a Census city of 6,987 people across 16.65 square miles of land, in McCurtain County. Median household income is $43,295, 54.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Idabel
What Idabel is
- Census place typecity
- Land area16.65 sq mi
- Water area0.12 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land420
- County holding the largest share of its areaMcCurtain 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.
Idabel
How many people live in Idabel
- Population6,987
- Median age33.0
- Population under 182,108
- Share under 1830.2 percent
- Population 65 and over1,156
- Share 65 and over16.5 percent
- Households2,437
- Family households1,521
- Share of households that are families62.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Idabel
Income and work in Idabel
- Median household income$43,295
- Per capita income$20,978
- Civilian labor force2,701
- Employed2,554
- Unemployed147 plus or minus 58
- Unemployment rate5.4 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over4,251
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.7 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.5 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Idabel
Housing in Idabel
- Housing units3,014
- Occupied units2,437
- Vacant units577 plus or minus 118
- Vacancy rate19.1 percent
- Owner occupied1,336
- Renter occupied1,101
- Ownership rate54.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$134,800 plus or minus $32,308
- Median gross rent, monthly$702
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.5 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Single family units2,241
- Share single family74.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more549 plus or minus 118
- Share in buildings of two or more18.2 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Mobile homes224 plus or minus 74
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Idabel
How Idabel gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,388
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,386
- Share commuting under 15 minutes58.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more524 plus or minus 154
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.9 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Drove alone79.5 percent
- Carpooled11.4 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Worked from home5.5 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Idabel
SBA loans in Idabel (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$4,051,000
- Average approval$2,025,500
- Median approval$2,025,500
- Largest approval$3,936,000
- Jobs supported3
- Jobs per approval1.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Idabel, 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.
Idabel
SBA loans in Idabel (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,203,000
- Average approval$300,750
- Median approval$238,000
- Largest approval$602,000
- Jobs supported19
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Idabel, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Idabel
Flood risk in Idabel
- NFIP communityCity of Idabel
- NFIP community number400108
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/22/10
The City of Idabel participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 400108 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.
McCurtain County, not Idabel
McCurtain County context, not Idabel figures
- Establishments in McCurtain County677
- Covered employment, McCurtain County12,201
- Average annual pay, McCurtain County$45,832
- Housing units permitted, McCurtain County16
Every figure in this section is published for McCurtain County as a whole and is not a measurement of Idabel.
All McCurtain County figures →
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
Idabel questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Idabel, Oklahoma?
6,987, in 2,437 households. Idabel city covers 16.65 square miles of land, which is 420 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Idabel in?
McCurtain 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 Idabel?
$43,295. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $134,800. Median gross rent is $702 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Idabel businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $4.1 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $2,025,500, plus 4 504 approvals worth $1.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Idabel, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Idabel borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Idabel. 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 Idabel in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Idabel appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Idabel, city of, community 400108, 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 Idabel figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for McCurtain 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 Idabel.
Is zoning published for Idabel?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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