Tulia, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Tulia is a Census city of 4,422 people across 3.56 square miles of land, in Swisher County. Median household income is $32,288, 56.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $825,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Tulia
What Tulia is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.56 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,243
- County holding the largest share of its areaSwisher 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 Tulia
- Population4,422
- Median age36.1
- Population under 181,037 plus or minus 238
- Share under 1823.5 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Population 65 and over738 plus or minus 151
- Share 65 and over16.7 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Households1,519
- Family households825
- Share of households that are families54.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Tulia
- Median household income$32,288 plus or minus $12,011
- Per capita income$21,866 plus or minus $4,606
- Civilian labor force1,985
- Employed1,902
- Unemployed83 plus or minus 96
- Unemployment rate4.2 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Adults 25 and over2,901
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.5 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.9 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Tulia
- Housing units1,800
- Occupied units1,519
- Vacant units281 plus or minus 122
- Vacancy rate15.6 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Owner occupied858
- Renter occupied661 plus or minus 155
- Ownership rate56.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$81,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$771
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.7 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Single family units1,569
- Share single family87.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more177 plus or minus 108
- Share in buildings of two or more9.8 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Mobile homes32 plus or minus 38
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Tulia gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,872
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,051 plus or minus 273
- Share commuting under 15 minutes56.1 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more597 plus or minus 201
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.9 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Drove alone83.2 percent
- Carpooled14.8 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.5 percent plus or minus 1.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Tulia (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$825,000
- Average approval$275,000
- Median approval$200,000
- Largest approval$615,000
- Jobs supported68
- Jobs per approval22.7
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- 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 Tulia, 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 Tulia
- NFIP communityCity of Tulia
- NFIP community number480581
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/01/88(L)
The City of Tulia participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480581 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.
Swisher County, not Tulia
Swisher County context, not Tulia figures
- Establishments in Swisher County125
- Covered employment, Swisher County1,834
- Average annual pay, Swisher County$46,388
- Housing units permitted, Swisher County0
Every figure in this section is published for Swisher County as a whole and is not a measurement of Tulia.
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
Tulia questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Tulia, Texas?
4,422, in 1,519 households. Tulia city covers 3.56 square miles of land, which is 1,243 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Tulia in?
Swisher 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 Tulia?
$32,288. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $81,100. Median gross rent is $771 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Tulia businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $825,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $200,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tulia, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Tulia borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Tulia. 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 Tulia in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Tulia appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Tulia, city of, community 480581, 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 Tulia figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Swisher 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 Tulia.
Is zoning published for Tulia?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.