Alamo, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Alamo is a Census city of 20,255 people across 7.65 square miles of land, in Hidalgo County. Median household income is $57,096, 74.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Alamo
What Alamo is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.65 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,647
- County holding the largest share of its areaHidalgo 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.
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How many people live in Alamo
- Population20,255
- Median age29.2
- Population under 186,402
- Share under 1831.6 percent
- Population 65 and over3,198
- Share 65 and over15.8 percent
- Households6,032
- Family households4,569
- Share of households that are families75.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Alamo
- Median household income$57,096
- Per capita income$21,241
- Civilian labor force7,515
- Employed6,809
- Unemployed706 plus or minus 225
- Unemployment rate9.4 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over11,417
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher70.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.5 percent plus or minus 1.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Alamo
- Housing units7,700
- Occupied units6,032
- Vacant units1,668
- Vacancy rate21.7 percent
- Owner occupied4,477
- Renter occupied1,555
- Ownership rate74.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$145,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$811
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.0 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Single family units4,312
- Share single family56.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more649 plus or minus 227
- Share in buildings of two or more8.4 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Mobile homes2,680
- Median year structure built1997
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Alamo gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,064
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,572 plus or minus 386
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.9 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,896
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.3 percent
- Drove alone78.7 percent
- Carpooled11.8 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home6.7 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Alamo (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$3,514,900
- Average approval$585,817
- Median approval$325,000
- Largest approval$2,194,900
- Jobs supported159
- Jobs per approval26.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.7 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alamo, 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.
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Flood risk in Alamo
- NFIP communityCity of Alamo
- NFIP community number480335
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/25/79(M)
The City of Alamo participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480335 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.
Hidalgo County, not Alamo
Hidalgo County context, not Alamo figures
- Establishments in Hidalgo County13,393
- Covered employment, Hidalgo County291,901
- Average annual pay, Hidalgo County$42,905
- Housing units permitted, Hidalgo County7,292
Every figure in this section is published for Hidalgo County as a whole and is not a measurement of Alamo.
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
Alamo questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Alamo, Texas?
20,255, in 6,032 households. Alamo city covers 7.65 square miles of land, which is 2,647 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Alamo in?
Hidalgo 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 Alamo?
$57,096. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $145,100. Median gross rent is $811 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Alamo businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $3.5 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $325,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alamo, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Alamo borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Alamo. 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 Alamo in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Alamo appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Alamo, city of, community 480335, 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 Alamo figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hidalgo 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 Alamo.
Is zoning published for Alamo?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.