Blum, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Blum is a Census town of 336 people across 0.99 square miles of land, in Hill County. Median household income is $53,750, 89.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $675,600 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Blum
What Blum is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.99 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land340 plus or minus 136
- County holding the largest share of its areaHill 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 Blum
- Population336 plus or minus 135
- Median age43.7 plus or minus 16.9
- Population under 1838 plus or minus 22
- Share under 1811.3 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Population 65 and over26 plus or minus 22
- Share 65 and over7.7 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Households122 plus or minus 40
- Family households87 plus or minus 32
- Share of households that are families71.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Blum
- Median household income$53,750 plus or minus $42,708
- Per capita income$22,361 plus or minus $6,271
- Civilian labor force215 plus or minus 129
- Employed207 plus or minus 130
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 13
- Unemployment rate3.7 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Adults 25 and over215 plus or minus 71
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher70.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher3.3 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.9 percent plus or minus 7.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Blum
- Housing units153 plus or minus 45
- Occupied units122 plus or minus 40
- Vacant units31 plus or minus 21
- Vacancy rate20.3 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Owner occupied109 plus or minus 39
- Renter occupied13 plus or minus 8
- Ownership rate89.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$68,500 plus or minus $25,851
- Single family units99 plus or minus 35
- Share single family64.7 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes54 plus or minus 35
- Median year structure built1987
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Blum gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute199 plus or minus 130
- Commuting under 15 minutes4 plus or minus 17
- Share commuting under 15 minutes2.0 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more121 plus or minus 60
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more60.8 percent plus or minus 49.9
- Drove alone97.0 percent
- Carpooled2.0 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home1.0 percent plus or minus 1.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Blum (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$675,600
- Average approval$337,800
- Median approval$337,800
- Largest approval$525,600
- Jobs supported10
- Jobs per approval5.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term180 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises100.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blum, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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 Blum
- NFIP communityCity of Blum
- NFIP community number480350
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/02/11(M)
The City of Blum participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480350 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.
Hill County, not Blum
Hill County context, not Blum figures
- Establishments in Hill County649
- Covered employment, Hill County11,535
- Average annual pay, Hill County$56,338
- Housing units permitted, Hill County61
Every figure in this section is published for Hill County as a whole and is not a measurement of Blum.
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
Blum questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Blum, Texas?
336, in 122 households. Blum town covers 0.99 square miles of land, which is 340 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Blum in?
Hill 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 Blum?
$53,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $68,500. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Blum businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $675,600 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $337,800. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blum, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Blum borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Blum. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Blum in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Blum appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Blum, city of, community 480350, 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 Blum figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hill 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 Blum.
Is zoning published for Blum?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.