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Tomball, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Tomball is a Census city of 13,655 people across 13.05 square miles of land, in Harris County. Median household income is $78,562, 51.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 201 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $179.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Tomball
What Tomball is
- Census place typecity
- Land area13.05 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,047
- County holding the largest share of its areaHarris 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.
Tomball
How many people live in Tomball
- Population13,655
- Median age37.7
- Population under 183,139
- Share under 1823.0 percent
- Population 65 and over2,657
- Share 65 and over19.5 percent
- Households5,213
- Family households3,215
- Share of households that are families61.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tomball
Income and work in Tomball
- Median household income$78,562
- Per capita income$45,630
- Civilian labor force6,549
- Employed6,333
- Unemployed216 plus or minus 166
- Unemployment rate3.3 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over9,400
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher35.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.1 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tomball
Housing in Tomball
- Housing units5,565
- Occupied units5,213
- Vacant units352 plus or minus 176
- Vacancy rate6.3 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Owner occupied2,708
- Renter occupied2,505
- Ownership rate51.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$364,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,226
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.7 percent
- Single family units3,343
- Share single family60.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,139
- Share in buildings of two or more38.4 percent
- Mobile homes83 plus or minus 66
- Median year structure built1994
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Tomball gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,993
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,059 plus or minus 294
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.2 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,658
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more53.2 percent
- Drove alone70.4 percent
- Carpooled8.8 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home19.8 percent plus or minus 6.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tomball
SBA loans in Tomball (7(a))
- Approvals201
- Gross approval$179,911,400
- Average approval$895,082
- Median approval$350,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,500,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported2,409
- Jobs per approval12.0
- Loans with a final outcome25
- Paid in full23
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more27.4 percent
- Share to franchises26.4 percent
- Distinct lenders68
- Distinct industries by NAICS98
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tomball, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 25 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.
Tomball
SBA loans in Tomball (504)
- Approvals30
- Gross approval$36,946,000
- Average approval$1,231,533
- Median approval$670,500
- Largest approval$3,743,000
- Jobs supported532
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tomball, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 5 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.
Tomball
Flood risk in Tomball
- NFIP communityCity of Tomball
- NFIP community number480315
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/18/07
The City of Tomball participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480315 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.
Harris County, not Tomball
Harris County context, not Tomball figures
- Establishments in Harris County111,215
- Covered employment, Harris County2,445,972
- Average annual pay, Harris County$88,554
- Housing units permitted, Harris County29,936
Every figure in this section is published for Harris County as a whole and is not a measurement of Tomball.
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
Tomball questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Tomball, Texas?
13,655, in 5,213 households. Tomball city covers 13.05 square miles of land, which is 1,047 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Tomball in?
Harris 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 Tomball?
$78,562. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $364,300. Median gross rent is $1,226 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Tomball businesses?
201 7(a) approvals totaling $179.9 m since FY2020, across 68 lenders, median approval $350,000, plus 30 504 approvals worth $36.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tomball, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Tomball borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Tomball. Only 25 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 Tomball in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Tomball appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Tomball, city of, community 480315, 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 Tomball figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Harris 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 Tomball.
Is zoning published for Tomball?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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