Italy, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Italy is a Census town of 2,372 people across 2.01 square miles of land, in Ellis County. Median household income is $60,754, 66.7 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.
Italy
What Italy is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.01 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,183 plus or minus 282
- County holding the largest share of its areaEllis 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.
Italy
How many people live in Italy
- Population2,372 plus or minus 565
- Median age29.1 plus or minus 9.4
- Population under 18876 plus or minus 226
- Share under 1836.9 percent
- Population 65 and over380 plus or minus 133
- Share 65 and over16.0 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Households715 plus or minus 149
- Family households601 plus or minus 145
- Share of households that are families84.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Italy
Income and work in Italy
- Median household income$60,754
- Per capita income$24,512
- Civilian labor force988 plus or minus 225
- Employed938 plus or minus 209
- Unemployed50 plus or minus 48
- Unemployment rate5.1 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Adults 25 and over1,262
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.1 percent plus or minus 23.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.0 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.5 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Italy
- Housing units821
- Occupied units715 plus or minus 149
- Vacant units106 plus or minus 50
- Vacancy rate12.9 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Owner occupied477
- Renter occupied238 plus or minus 115
- Ownership rate66.7 percent plus or minus 18.4
- Median owner-occupied home value$168,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,285 plus or minus $271
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.4 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Single family units668
- Share single family81.4 percent plus or minus 20.5
- Units in buildings of two or more99 plus or minus 93
- Share in buildings of two or more12.1 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Mobile homes54 plus or minus 43
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Italy
How Italy gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute885 plus or minus 205
- Commuting under 15 minutes166 plus or minus 63
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.8 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more417 plus or minus 120
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.1 percent
- Drove alone69.8 percent
- Carpooled20.3 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.6 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Worked from home5.0 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Italy
SBA loans in Italy (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,737,200
- Average approval$868,600
- Median approval$868,600
- Largest approval$868,600
- Jobs supported10
- Jobs per approval5.0
- 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 lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Italy, 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.
Italy
Flood risk in Italy
- NFIP communityCity of Italy
- NFIP community number480800
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/03/13
The City of Italy participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480800 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.
Ellis County, not Italy
Ellis County context, not Italy figures
- Establishments in Ellis County3,808
- Covered employment, Ellis County62,721
- Average annual pay, Ellis County$57,911
- Housing units permitted, Ellis County2,972
Every figure in this section is published for Ellis County as a whole and is not a measurement of Italy.
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
Italy questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Italy, Texas?
2,372, in 715 households. Italy town covers 2.01 square miles of land, which is 1,183 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Italy in?
Ellis 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 Italy?
$60,754. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $168,600. Median gross rent is $1,285 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Italy businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $1.7 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $868,600. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Italy, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Italy borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Italy. 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 Italy in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Italy appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Italy, city of, community 480800, 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 Italy figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ellis 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 Italy.
Is zoning published for Italy?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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