Mason, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Mason is a Census city of 1,999 people across 3.65 square miles of land, in Mason County. Median household income is $75,385, 76.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $500,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mason
What Mason is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.65 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land547
- County holding the largest share of its areaMason 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 Mason
- Population1,999
- Median age55.3 plus or minus 13.8
- Population under 18337 plus or minus 128
- Share under 1816.9 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Population 65 and over737 plus or minus 221
- Share 65 and over36.9 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Households826
- Family households528 plus or minus 109
- Share of households that are families63.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Mason
- Median household income$75,385
- Per capita income$31,197
- Civilian labor force652 plus or minus 181
- Employed612 plus or minus 179
- Unemployed40 plus or minus 43
- Unemployment rate6.1 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over1,521
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher70.2 percent plus or minus 15.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher35.6 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.8 percent plus or minus 10.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mason
- Housing units987
- Occupied units826
- Vacant units161 plus or minus 72
- Vacancy rate16.3 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Owner occupied635
- Renter occupied191 plus or minus 93
- Ownership rate76.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$259,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$825 plus or minus $363
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.1 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Single family units767
- Share single family77.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more45 plus or minus 46
- Share in buildings of two or more4.6 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Mobile homes175 plus or minus 90
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Mason gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute586 plus or minus 171
- Commuting under 15 minutes264 plus or minus 136
- Share commuting under 15 minutes45.1 percent plus or minus 19.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more233 plus or minus 111
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.8 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Drove alone86.9 percent
- Carpooled4.9 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.2 percent plus or minus 6.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Mason (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$500,000
- Average approval$250,000
- Median approval$250,000
- Largest approval$250,000
- Jobs supported26
- Jobs per approval13.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full0
- Charged off1
- Median term92 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mason, 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 Mason
- NFIP communityCity of Mason
- NFIP community number480467
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/02/79
The City of Mason participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480467 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.
Mason County, not Mason
Mason County context, not Mason figures
- Establishments in Mason County155
- Covered employment, Mason County1,157
- Average annual pay, Mason County$45,962
- Housing units permitted, Mason County14
Every figure in this section is published for Mason County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mason.
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
Mason questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mason, Texas?
1,999, in 826 households. Mason city covers 3.65 square miles of land, which is 547 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mason in?
Mason 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 Mason?
$75,385. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $259,800. Median gross rent is $825 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Mason businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $500,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $250,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mason, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Mason borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Mason. 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 Mason in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mason appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mason, city of, community 480467, 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 Mason figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mason 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 Mason.
Is zoning published for Mason?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.