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Fabens, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Fabens is a Census CDP of 4,818 people across 4.33 square miles of land, in El Paso County. Median household income is $42,533, 73.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $25,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fabens
What Fabens is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.33 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,114
- County holding the largest share of its areaEl Paso 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.
Fabens
How many people live in Fabens
- Population4,818
- Median age47.7
- Population under 18811 plus or minus 263
- Share under 1816.8 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Population 65 and over1,090 plus or minus 240
- Share 65 and over22.6 percent
- Households1,800
- Family households1,300
- Share of households that are families72.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fabens
- Median household income$42,533 plus or minus $21,001
- Per capita income$20,691
- Civilian labor force2,323 plus or minus 488
- Employed2,238 plus or minus 481
- Unemployed85 plus or minus 67
- Unemployment rate3.7 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over3,671
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher60.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.7 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.3 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fabens
- Housing units2,146
- Occupied units1,800
- Vacant units346 plus or minus 118
- Vacancy rate16.1 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Owner occupied1,325
- Renter occupied475 plus or minus 161
- Ownership rate73.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$95,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$606
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.1 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Single family units1,330
- Share single family62.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more288 plus or minus 142
- Share in buildings of two or more13.4 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Mobile homes528 plus or minus 129
- Median year structure built1987
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fabens gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,091 plus or minus 452
- Commuting under 15 minutes530 plus or minus 204
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.3 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more857 plus or minus 266
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.0 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Drove alone87.1 percent
- Carpooled7.6 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home2.9 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Fabens (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$25,000
- Average approval$25,000
- Median approval$25,000
- Largest approval$25,000
- Jobs supported5
- Jobs per approval5.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term84 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fabens, 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.
El Paso County, not Fabens
El Paso County context, not Fabens figures
- Establishments in El Paso County16,280
- Covered employment, El Paso County333,908
- Average annual pay, El Paso County$50,230
- Housing units permitted, El Paso County2,320
Every figure in this section is published for El Paso County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fabens.
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
Fabens questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fabens, Texas?
4,818, in 1,800 households. Fabens CDP covers 4.33 square miles of land, which is 1,114 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fabens in?
El Paso 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 Fabens?
$42,533. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $95,500. Median gross rent is $606 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fabens businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $25,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $25,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fabens, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fabens borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fabens. 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.
Are the county figures on this page Fabens figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for El Paso 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 Fabens.
Is zoning published for Fabens?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.