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Little Elm, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Little Elm is a Census city of 54,820 people across 18.52 square miles of land, in Denton County. Median household income is $119,219, 70.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 62 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $22.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Little Elm
What Little Elm is
- Census place typecity
- Land area18.52 sq mi
- Water area4.1 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,960
- County holding the largest share of its areaDenton 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.
Little Elm
How many people live in Little Elm
- Population54,820
- Median age35.4
- Population under 1815,330
- Share under 1828.0 percent
- Population 65 and over4,092
- Share 65 and over7.5 percent
- Households18,883
- Family households14,744
- Share of households that are families78.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Little Elm
Income and work in Little Elm
- Median household income$119,219
- Per capita income$48,310
- Civilian labor force30,272
- Employed28,269
- Unemployed2,003 plus or minus 525
- Unemployment rate6.6 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over35,473
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher44.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Little Elm
Housing in Little Elm
- Housing units19,778
- Occupied units18,883
- Vacant units895 plus or minus 317
- Vacancy rate4.5 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Owner occupied13,238
- Renter occupied5,645
- Ownership rate70.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$420,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,953
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.7 percent
- Single family units15,031
- Share single family76.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,094
- Share in buildings of two or more20.7 percent
- Mobile homes653 plus or minus 150
- Median year structure built2011
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Little Elm
How Little Elm gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute20,223
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,101
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more11,598
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more57.4 percent
- Drove alone63.6 percent
- Carpooled8.0 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.1
- Walked0.3 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home27.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Little Elm
SBA loans in Little Elm (7(a))
- Approvals62
- Gross approval$22,445,900
- Average approval$362,031
- Median approval$254,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$704,150
- Largest approval$2,357,000
- Jobs supported657
- Jobs per approval10.6
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Paid in full6
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more9.7 percent
- Share to franchises22.6 percent
- Distinct lenders32
- Distinct industries by NAICS44
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Little Elm, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 7 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.
Little Elm
SBA loans in Little Elm (504)
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$11,287,000
- Average approval$1,254,111
- Median approval$1,259,000
- Largest approval$2,867,000
- Jobs supported184
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Little Elm, 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.
Little Elm
Flood risk in Little Elm
- NFIP communityTown of Little Elm
- NFIP community number481152
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/18/11
The Town of Little Elm participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 481152 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.
Denton County, not Little Elm
Denton County context, not Little Elm figures
- Establishments in Denton County20,025
- Covered employment, Denton County313,782
- Average annual pay, Denton County$65,626
- Housing units permitted, Denton County10,507
Every figure in this section is published for Denton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Little Elm.
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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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
Little Elm questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Little Elm, Texas?
54,820, in 18,883 households. Little Elm city covers 18.52 square miles of land, which is 2,960 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Little Elm in?
Denton 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 Little Elm?
$119,219. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $420,700. Median gross rent is $1,953 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Little Elm businesses?
62 7(a) approvals totaling $22.4 m since FY2020, across 32 lenders, median approval $254,000, plus 9 504 approvals worth $11.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Little Elm, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Little Elm borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Little Elm. Only 7 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 Little Elm in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Little Elm appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Little Elm, town of, community 481152, 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 Little Elm figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Denton 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 Little Elm.
Is zoning published for Little Elm?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.