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Lorena, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Lorena is a Census city of 1,497 people across 3.85 square miles of land, in McLennan County. Median household income is $88,250, 79.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 16 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lorena
What Lorena is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.85 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land389 plus or minus 83
- County holding the largest share of its areaMcLennan 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.
Lorena
How many people live in Lorena
- Population1,497 plus or minus 318
- Median age41.4
- Population under 18413 plus or minus 108
- Share under 1827.6 percent
- Population 65 and over279 plus or minus 70
- Share 65 and over18.6 percent
- Households593 plus or minus 122
- Family households424 plus or minus 99
- Share of households that are families71.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lorena
Income and work in Lorena
- Median household income$88,250
- Per capita income$40,468
- Civilian labor force727 plus or minus 182
- Employed714 plus or minus 176
- Unemployed13 plus or minus 14
- Unemployment rate1.8 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over990
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.9 percent plus or minus 24.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher37.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.9 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lorena
Housing in Lorena
- Housing units642
- Occupied units593 plus or minus 122
- Vacant units49 plus or minus 44
- Vacancy rate7.6 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Owner occupied474 plus or minus 108
- Renter occupied119 plus or minus 45
- Ownership rate79.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$281,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$867 plus or minus $832
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.8 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Single family units547
- Share single family85.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more91 plus or minus 47
- Share in buildings of two or more14.2 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lorena
How Lorena gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute650 plus or minus 160
- Commuting under 15 minutes118 plus or minus 53
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.2 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more132 plus or minus 52
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.3 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Drove alone82.4 percent
- Carpooled10.5 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home6.7 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lorena
SBA loans in Lorena (7(a))
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$3,831,800
- Average approval$239,488
- Median approval$67,500
- Largest approval$2,673,100
- Jobs supported62
- Jobs per approval3.9
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full4
- Charged off1
- Median term112 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises31.3 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lorena, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lorena
Flood risk in Lorena
- NFIP communityCity of Lorena
- NFIP community number480928
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/20/19
The City of Lorena participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480928 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.
McLennan County, not Lorena
McLennan County context, not Lorena figures
- Establishments in McLennan County5,928
- Covered employment, McLennan County122,697
- Average annual pay, McLennan County$60,387
- Housing units permitted, McLennan County1,046
Every figure in this section is published for McLennan County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lorena.
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
Lorena questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lorena, Texas?
1,497, in 593 households. Lorena city covers 3.85 square miles of land, which is 389 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lorena in?
McLennan 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 Lorena?
$88,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $281,000. Median gross rent is $867 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lorena businesses?
16 7(a) approvals totaling $3.8 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $67,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lorena, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lorena borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lorena. Only 5 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 Lorena in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lorena appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lorena, city of, community 480928, 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 Lorena figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for McLennan 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 Lorena.
Is zoning published for Lorena?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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