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Tenaha, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Tenaha is a Census town of 1,239 people across 3.74 square miles of land, in Shelby County. Median household income is $27,813, 45.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Tenaha
What Tenaha is
- Census place typetown
- Land area3.74 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land331 plus or minus 93
- County holding the largest share of its areaShelby 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.
Tenaha
How many people live in Tenaha
- Population1,239 plus or minus 348
- Median age29.8 plus or minus 9.8
- Population under 18377 plus or minus 111
- Share under 1830.4 percent
- Population 65 and over146 plus or minus 60
- Share 65 and over11.8 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Households391 plus or minus 124
- Family households239 plus or minus 89
- Share of households that are families61.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tenaha
Income and work in Tenaha
- Median household income$27,813 plus or minus $8,129
- Per capita income$27,442 plus or minus $18,655
- Civilian labor force462 plus or minus 208
- Employed462 plus or minus 208
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over688 plus or minus 239
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher74.6 percent plus or minus 35.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.0 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.9 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Tenaha
- Housing units457 plus or minus 134
- Occupied units391 plus or minus 124
- Vacant units66 plus or minus 49
- Vacancy rate14.4 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Owner occupied178 plus or minus 75
- Renter occupied213 plus or minus 96
- Ownership rate45.5 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$91,500 plus or minus $65,552
- Median gross rent, monthly$600
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.9 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Single family units193 plus or minus 77
- Share single family42.2 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Units in buildings of two or more104 plus or minus 67
- Share in buildings of two or more22.8 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Mobile homes160 plus or minus 78
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Tenaha gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute460 plus or minus 207
- Commuting under 15 minutes84 plus or minus 67
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.3 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more197 plus or minus 114
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.8 percent plus or minus 15.7
- Drove alone66.2 percent plus or minus 22.6
- Carpooled26.4 percent plus or minus 19.1
- Public transport6.3 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.4 percent plus or minus 1.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tenaha
SBA loans in Tenaha (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$4,243,000
- Average approval$2,121,500
- Median approval$2,121,500
- Largest approval$2,961,000
- Jobs supported5
- Jobs per approval2.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term210 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tenaha, 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.
Tenaha
SBA loans in Tenaha (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,018,000
- Average approval$1,018,000
- Median approval$1,018,000
- Largest approval$1,018,000
- Jobs supported24
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tenaha, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Tenaha
- NFIP communityCity of Tenaha
- NFIP community number481006
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/26/26(M)
The City of Tenaha participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 481006 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.
Shelby County, not Tenaha
Shelby County context, not Tenaha figures
- Establishments in Shelby County531
- Covered employment, Shelby County8,678
- Average annual pay, Shelby County$51,298
- Housing units permitted, Shelby County4
Every figure in this section is published for Shelby County as a whole and is not a measurement of Tenaha.
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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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
Tenaha questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Tenaha, Texas?
1,239, in 391 households. Tenaha town covers 3.74 square miles of land, which is 331 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Tenaha in?
Shelby 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 Tenaha?
$27,813. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $91,500. Median gross rent is $600 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Tenaha businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $4.2 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $2,121,500, plus 1 504 approvals worth $1.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tenaha, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Tenaha borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Tenaha. 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 Tenaha in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Tenaha appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Tenaha, city of, community 481006, 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 Tenaha figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Shelby 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 Tenaha.
Is zoning published for Tenaha?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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