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Muleshoe, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Muleshoe is a Census city of 5,667 people across 3.43 square miles of land, in Bailey County. Median household income is $69,097, 79.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Muleshoe
What Muleshoe is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.43 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,652
- County holding the largest share of its areaBailey 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.
Muleshoe
How many people live in Muleshoe
- Population5,667
- Median age33.1
- Population under 181,470
- Share under 1825.9 percent
- Population 65 and over1,113 plus or minus 292
- Share 65 and over19.6 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Households1,785
- Family households1,323
- Share of households that are families74.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Muleshoe
Income and work in Muleshoe
- Median household income$69,097 plus or minus $18,288
- Per capita income$32,533 plus or minus $7,869
- Civilian labor force2,258
- Employed2,258
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over3,454
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher74.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.1 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.4 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Muleshoe
Housing in Muleshoe
- Housing units2,155
- Occupied units1,785
- Vacant units370 plus or minus 207
- Vacancy rate17.2 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Owner occupied1,424
- Renter occupied361 plus or minus 153
- Ownership rate79.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$98,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$938
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.3 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Single family units1,908
- Share single family88.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more215 plus or minus 151
- Share in buildings of two or more10.0 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Mobile homes32 plus or minus 40
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Muleshoe
How Muleshoe gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,102
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,098 plus or minus 267
- Share commuting under 15 minutes52.2 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more702 plus or minus 227
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.4 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Drove alone86.1 percent
- Carpooled6.4 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.5 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Muleshoe
SBA loans in Muleshoe (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,748,000
- Average approval$874,000
- Median approval$874,000
- Largest approval$1,300,000
- Jobs supported12
- Jobs per approval6.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 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 Muleshoe, 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.
Muleshoe
Flood risk in Muleshoe
- NFIP communityCity of Muleshoe
- NFIP community number480019
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/17/89
The City of Muleshoe participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480019 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.
Bailey County, not Muleshoe
Bailey County context, not Muleshoe figures
- Establishments in Bailey County140
- Covered employment, Bailey County2,394
- Average annual pay, Bailey County$49,425
- Housing units permitted, Bailey County5
Every figure in this section is published for Bailey County as a whole and is not a measurement of Muleshoe.
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
Muleshoe questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Muleshoe, Texas?
5,667, in 1,785 households. Muleshoe city covers 3.43 square miles of land, which is 1,652 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Muleshoe in?
Bailey 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 Muleshoe?
$69,097. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $98,600. Median gross rent is $938 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Muleshoe businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $1.7 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $874,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Muleshoe, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Muleshoe borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Muleshoe. 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 Muleshoe in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Muleshoe appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Muleshoe, city of, community 480019, 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 Muleshoe figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bailey 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 Muleshoe.
Is zoning published for Muleshoe?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.