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Riesel, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Riesel is a Census city of 1,453 people across 4.16 square miles of land, in McLennan County. Median household income is $98,063, 76.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $146,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Riesel
What Riesel is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.16 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land349 plus or minus 93
- 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.
Riesel
How many people live in Riesel
- Population1,453 plus or minus 387
- Median age30.9
- Population under 18388 plus or minus 103
- Share under 1826.7 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Population 65 and over130 plus or minus 43
- Share 65 and over8.9 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Households485 plus or minus 100
- Family households387 plus or minus 90
- Share of households that are families79.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Riesel
- Median household income$98,063 plus or minus $24,104
- Per capita income$34,081
- Civilian labor force803 plus or minus 307
- Employed803 plus or minus 307
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over863 plus or minus 189
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.8 percent plus or minus 28.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.2 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.0 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Riesel
- Housing units531
- Occupied units485 plus or minus 100
- Vacant units46 plus or minus 33
- Vacancy rate8.7 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Owner occupied371 plus or minus 94
- Renter occupied114 plus or minus 44
- Ownership rate76.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$178,500 plus or minus $40,074
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,172
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.3 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Single family units406
- Share single family76.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more18 plus or minus 23
- Share in buildings of two or more3.4 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Mobile homes100 plus or minus 71
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Riesel gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute729 plus or minus 310
- Commuting under 15 minutes97 plus or minus 47
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.3 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more266 plus or minus 113
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.5 percent plus or minus 21.9
- Drove alone84.3 percent plus or minus 19.3
- Carpooled7.1 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home7.6 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Riesel
SBA loans in Riesel (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$146,000
- Average approval$73,000
- Median approval$73,000
- Largest approval$131,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval1.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 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 Riesel, 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.
Riesel
Flood risk in Riesel
- NFIP communityCity of Riesel
- NFIP community number481316
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/20/19
The City of Riesel does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 481316 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 Riesel
McLennan County context, not Riesel 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 Riesel.
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
Riesel questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Riesel, Texas?
1,453, in 485 households. Riesel city covers 4.16 square miles of land, which is 349 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Riesel 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 Riesel?
$98,063. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $178,500. Median gross rent is $1,172 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Riesel businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $146,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $73,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Riesel, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Riesel borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Riesel. 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 Riesel in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Riesel appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Riesel, city of, community 481316, 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 Riesel 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 Riesel.
Is zoning published for Riesel?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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