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Forney, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Forney is a Census city of 31,532 people across 15.88 square miles of land, in Kaufman County. Median household income is $104,112, 72.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 78 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $53.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Forney
What Forney is
- Census place typecity
- Land area15.88 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,985
- County holding the largest share of its areaKaufman 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 Forney
- Population31,532
- Median age31.4
- Population under 189,572
- Share under 1830.4 percent
- Population 65 and over2,553 plus or minus 515
- Share 65 and over8.1 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Households9,837
- Family households7,535
- Share of households that are families76.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Forney
- Median household income$104,112
- Per capita income$38,834
- Civilian labor force16,809
- Employed15,818
- Unemployed991 plus or minus 386
- Unemployment rate5.9 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over18,781
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher36.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.9 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Forney
- Housing units10,395
- Occupied units9,837
- Vacant units558 plus or minus 222
- Vacancy rate5.4 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Owner occupied7,106
- Renter occupied2,731
- Ownership rate72.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$346,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,828
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.1 percent
- Single family units8,621
- Share single family82.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,667 plus or minus 450
- Share in buildings of two or more16.0 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Mobile homes107 plus or minus 101
- Median year structure built2010
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Forney gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute14,068
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,131 plus or minus 506
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.1 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more9,006
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more64.0 percent
- Drove alone78.7 percent
- Carpooled8.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.1 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home10.5 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Forney (7(a))
- Approvals78
- Gross approval$53,208,500
- Average approval$682,160
- Median approval$243,150
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,579,900
- Largest approval$4,327,000
- Jobs supported918
- Jobs per approval11.8
- Loans with a final outcome16
- Paid in full14
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more14.1 percent
- Share to franchises28.2 percent
- Distinct lenders37
- Distinct industries by NAICS48
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forney, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 16 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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SBA loans in Forney (504)
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$18,768,000
- Average approval$1,564,000
- Median approval$1,254,500
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported208
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forney, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 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.
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Flood risk in Forney
- NFIP communityCity of Forney
- NFIP community number480410
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/12/23
The City of Forney participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480410 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.
Kaufman County, not Forney
Kaufman County context, not Forney figures
- Establishments in Kaufman County2,500
- Covered employment, Kaufman County43,536
- Average annual pay, Kaufman County$55,964
- Housing units permitted, Kaufman County1,745
Every figure in this section is published for Kaufman County as a whole and is not a measurement of Forney.
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
Forney questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Forney, Texas?
31,532, in 9,837 households. Forney city covers 15.88 square miles of land, which is 1,985 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Forney in?
Kaufman 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 Forney?
$104,112. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $346,400. Median gross rent is $1,828 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Forney businesses?
78 7(a) approvals totaling $53.2 m since FY2020, across 37 lenders, median approval $243,150, plus 12 504 approvals worth $18.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forney, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Forney borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Forney. Only 16 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 Forney in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Forney appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Forney, city of, community 480410, 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 Forney figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kaufman 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 Forney.
Is zoning published for Forney?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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