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Silsbee, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Silsbee is a Census city of 6,842 people across 7.68 square miles of land, in Hardin County. Median household income is $59,907, 67.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 10 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $16.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Silsbee
What Silsbee is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.68 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land891
- County holding the largest share of its areaHardin 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.
Silsbee
How many people live in Silsbee
- Population6,842
- Median age40.3
- Population under 181,796 plus or minus 408
- Share under 1826.2 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Population 65 and over1,432
- Share 65 and over20.9 percent
- Households2,610
- Family households1,868
- Share of households that are families71.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Silsbee
Income and work in Silsbee
- Median household income$59,907
- Per capita income$27,909
- Civilian labor force2,713
- Employed2,514
- Unemployed199 plus or minus 151
- Unemployment rate7.3 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Adults 25 and over4,392
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.4 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.1 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Silsbee
Housing in Silsbee
- Housing units3,284
- Occupied units2,610
- Vacant units674 plus or minus 266
- Vacancy rate20.5 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Owner occupied1,765
- Renter occupied845 plus or minus 225
- Ownership rate67.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$148,400 plus or minus $50,930
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,011
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Single family units2,502
- Share single family76.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more524 plus or minus 201
- Share in buildings of two or more16.0 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Mobile homes258 plus or minus 176
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Silsbee
How Silsbee gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,317
- Commuting under 15 minutes840 plus or minus 251
- Share commuting under 15 minutes36.3 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,187 plus or minus 310
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.2 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Drove alone86.3 percent
- Carpooled8.0 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.2 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Silsbee
SBA loans in Silsbee (7(a))
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$16,926,500
- Average approval$1,692,650
- Median approval$1,092,500
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported220
- Jobs per approval22.0
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises10.0 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Silsbee, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
Silsbee
SBA loans in Silsbee (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$3,022,000
- Average approval$3,022,000
- Median approval$3,022,000
- Largest approval$3,022,000
- Jobs supported42
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Silsbee, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Silsbee
Flood risk in Silsbee
- NFIP communityCity of Silsbee
- NFIP community number480285
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/06/10
The City of Silsbee participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480285 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.
Hardin County, not Silsbee
Hardin County context, not Silsbee figures
- Establishments in Hardin County872
- Covered employment, Hardin County12,197
- Average annual pay, Hardin County$52,391
- Housing units permitted, Hardin County315
Every figure in this section is published for Hardin County as a whole and is not a measurement of Silsbee.
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
Silsbee questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Silsbee, Texas?
6,842, in 2,610 households. Silsbee city covers 7.68 square miles of land, which is 891 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Silsbee in?
Hardin 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 Silsbee?
$59,907. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $148,400. Median gross rent is $1,011 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Silsbee businesses?
10 7(a) approvals totaling $16.9 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $1,092,500, plus 1 504 approvals worth $3.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Silsbee, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Silsbee borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Silsbee. Only 2 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 Silsbee in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Silsbee appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Silsbee, city of, community 480285, 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 Silsbee figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hardin 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 Silsbee.
Is zoning published for Silsbee?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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