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Abilene, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Abilene is a Census city of 128,053 people across 106.67 square miles of land, lying across Taylor County and Jones County. Median household income is $62,648, 56.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 124 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $104.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Abilene
What Abilene is
- Census place typecity
- Land area106.67 sq mi
- Water area5.43 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,200
- County holding the largest share of its areaTaylor County, 84.8 percent
- Counties this place lies inTaylor County 84.8 percent, Jones County 15.2 percent
Abilene crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Abilene
How many people live in Abilene
- Population128,053
- Median age32.8
- Population under 1829,488
- Share under 1823.0 percent
- Population 65 and over17,807
- Share 65 and over13.9 percent
- Households46,917
- Family households29,442
- Share of households that are families62.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Abilene
Income and work in Abilene
- Median household income$62,648
- Per capita income$31,321
- Civilian labor force58,259
- Employed56,499
- Unemployed1,760 plus or minus 363
- Unemployment rate3.0 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Adults 25 and over79,187
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Abilene
Housing in Abilene
- Housing units53,156
- Occupied units46,917
- Vacant units6,239
- Vacancy rate11.7 percent
- Owner occupied26,320
- Renter occupied20,597
- Ownership rate56.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$183,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,157
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.2 percent
- Single family units38,374
- Share single family72.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more13,060
- Share in buildings of two or more24.6 percent
- Mobile homes1,474
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Abilene
How Abilene gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute54,919
- Commuting under 15 minutes28,608
- Share commuting under 15 minutes52.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,239
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more7.7 percent
- Drove alone78.2 percent
- Carpooled9.5 percent
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked2.3 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home8.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Abilene
SBA loans in Abilene (7(a))
- Approvals124
- Gross approval$104,524,700
- Average approval$842,941
- Median approval$318,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,687,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,869
- Jobs per approval15.1
- Loans with a final outcome39
- Paid in full34
- Charged off5
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans12.8 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more21.8 percent
- Share to franchises25.0 percent
- Distinct lenders42
- Distinct industries by NAICS66
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Abilene, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Abilene
SBA loans in Abilene (504)
- Approvals45
- Gross approval$39,741,000
- Average approval$883,133
- Median approval$708,000
- Largest approval$5,456,000
- Jobs supported555
- Loans with a final outcome12
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Abilene, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 12 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.
Abilene
Flood risk in Abilene
- NFIP communityCity of Abilene
- NFIP community number485450
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/06/12
The City of Abilene participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 485450 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.
Taylor County, not Abilene
Taylor County context, not Abilene figures
- Establishments in Taylor County3,658
- Covered employment, Taylor County68,255
- Average annual pay, Taylor County$55,914
- Housing units permitted, Taylor County516
Every figure in this section is published for Taylor County as a whole and is not a measurement of Abilene.
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
Abilene questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Abilene, Texas?
128,053, in 46,917 households. Abilene city covers 106.67 square miles of land, which is 1,200 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Abilene in?
Abilene lies in more than one. By area it is 84.8 percent in Taylor County, 15.2 percent in Jones County. This page sits under Taylor County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Abilene?
$62,648. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $183,700. Median gross rent is $1,157 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Abilene businesses?
124 7(a) approvals totaling $104.5 m since FY2020, across 42 lenders, median approval $318,000, plus 45 504 approvals worth $39.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Abilene, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Abilene borrowers get paid back?
Of the 39 loans that have reached a final outcome, 34 were paid in full and 5 charged off, a charge off rate of 12.8 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Abilene in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Abilene appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Abilene, city of, community 485450, 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 Abilene figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Taylor 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 Abilene.
Is zoning published for Abilene?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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