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Alpine, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Alpine is a Census city of 6,014 people across 4.83 square miles of land, in Brewster County. Median household income is $60,139, 65.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 11 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Alpine
What Alpine is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.83 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,246
- County holding the largest share of its areaBrewster 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.
Alpine
How many people live in Alpine
- Population6,014
- Median age39.5
- Population under 18841 plus or minus 252
- Share under 1814.0 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Population 65 and over1,484 plus or minus 296
- Share 65 and over24.7 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Households3,263
- Family households1,723
- Share of households that are families52.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alpine
Income and work in Alpine
- Median household income$60,139 plus or minus $17,770
- Per capita income$35,696
- Civilian labor force3,328
- Employed3,191
- Unemployed137 plus or minus 109
- Unemployment rate4.1 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over4,652
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher45.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.6 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alpine
Housing in Alpine
- Housing units3,682
- Occupied units3,263
- Vacant units419 plus or minus 167
- Vacancy rate11.4 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Owner occupied2,144
- Renter occupied1,119 plus or minus 273
- Ownership rate65.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$219,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$891 plus or minus $188
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.8 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Single family units2,469
- Share single family67.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more572 plus or minus 198
- Share in buildings of two or more15.5 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Mobile homes641 plus or minus 180
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alpine
How Alpine gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,975
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,939 plus or minus 449
- Share commuting under 15 minutes65.2 percent plus or minus 13.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more520 plus or minus 239
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.5 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Drove alone65.3 percent
- Carpooled20.8 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.1 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Worked from home6.6 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alpine
SBA loans in Alpine (7(a))
- Approvals11
- Gross approval$8,112,000
- Average approval$737,455
- Median approval$450,000
- Largest approval$2,710,000
- Jobs supported72
- Jobs per approval6.5
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term164 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more27.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alpine, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 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.
Alpine
Flood risk in Alpine
- NFIP communityCity of Alpine
- NFIP community number480085
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/16/90
The City of Alpine participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480085 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.
Brewster County, not Alpine
Brewster County context, not Alpine figures
- Establishments in Brewster County285
- Covered employment, Brewster County4,526
- Average annual pay, Brewster County$51,286
- Housing units permitted, Brewster County7
Every figure in this section is published for Brewster County as a whole and is not a measurement of Alpine.
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
Alpine questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Alpine, Texas?
6,014, in 3,263 households. Alpine city covers 4.83 square miles of land, which is 1,246 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Alpine in?
Brewster 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 Alpine?
$60,139. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $219,800. Median gross rent is $891 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Alpine businesses?
11 7(a) approvals totaling $8.1 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $450,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alpine, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Alpine borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Alpine. Only 3 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 Alpine in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Alpine appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Alpine, city of, community 480085, 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 Alpine figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Brewster 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 Alpine.
Is zoning published for Alpine?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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