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Ovilla, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Ovilla is a Census city of 4,375 people across 5.79 square miles of land, lying across Ellis County and Dallas County. Median household income is $131,434, 95.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $90,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ovilla
What Ovilla is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.79 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land756
- County holding the largest share of its areaEllis County, 84.9 percent
- Counties this place lies inEllis County 84.9 percent, Dallas County 15.1 percent
Ovilla crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ovilla
How many people live in Ovilla
- Population4,375
- Median age44.4
- Population under 181,272 plus or minus 369
- Share under 1829.1 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Population 65 and over866 plus or minus 242
- Share 65 and over19.8 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Households1,453
- Family households1,223
- Share of households that are families84.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ovilla
Income and work in Ovilla
- Median household income$131,434 plus or minus $49,664
- Per capita income$57,711 plus or minus $11,960
- Civilian labor force1,990
- Employed1,867
- Unemployed123 plus or minus 93
- Unemployment rate6.2 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Adults 25 and over3,036
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher50.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.4 percent plus or minus 7.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ovilla
Housing in Ovilla
- Housing units1,532
- Occupied units1,453
- Vacant units79 plus or minus 89
- Vacancy rate5.2 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Owner occupied1,384
- Renter occupied69 plus or minus 64
- Ownership rate95.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$446,700
- Single family units1,519
- Share single family99.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes13 plus or minus 23
- Median year structure built1996
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ovilla
How Ovilla gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,290 plus or minus 283
- Commuting under 15 minutes167 plus or minus 118
- Share commuting under 15 minutes12.9 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more533 plus or minus 201
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.3 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Drove alone62.9 percent
- Carpooled9.5 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home27.1 percent plus or minus 9.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ovilla
SBA loans in Ovilla (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$90,000
- Average approval$90,000
- Median approval$90,000
- Largest approval$90,000
- Jobs supported7
- Jobs per approval7.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 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 Ovilla, 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.
Ovilla
Flood risk in Ovilla
- NFIP communityCity of Ovilla
- NFIP community number481155
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/19/23
The City of Ovilla participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 481155 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 Ovilla
Ellis County context, not Ovilla 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 Ovilla.
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
Ovilla questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ovilla, Texas?
4,375, in 1,453 households. Ovilla city covers 5.79 square miles of land, which is 756 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ovilla in?
Ovilla lies in more than one. By area it is 84.9 percent in Ellis County, 15.1 percent in Dallas County. This page sits under Ellis County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Ovilla?
$131,434. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $446,700. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Ovilla businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $90,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $90,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ovilla, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Ovilla borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Ovilla. 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 Ovilla in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ovilla appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ovilla, city of, community 481155, 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 Ovilla 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 Ovilla.
Is zoning published for Ovilla?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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