Van, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Van is a Census city of 2,806 people across 2.99 square miles of land, in Van Zandt County. Median household income is $69,155, 78.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Van
What Van is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.99 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land938
- County holding the largest share of its areaVan Zandt 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.
Van
How many people live in Van
- Population2,806
- Median age36.3
- Population under 18918 plus or minus 207
- Share under 1832.7 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Population 65 and over361 plus or minus 115
- Share 65 and over12.9 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Households926
- Family households661
- Share of households that are families71.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Van
Income and work in Van
- Median household income$69,155
- Per capita income$29,426
- Civilian labor force1,284
- Employed1,214
- Unemployed70 plus or minus 47
- Unemployment rate5.5 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over1,648
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.1 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.0 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Van
Housing in Van
- Housing units1,139
- Occupied units926
- Vacant units213 plus or minus 87
- Vacancy rate18.7 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Owner occupied726
- Renter occupied200 plus or minus 71
- Ownership rate78.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$169,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,220
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.2 percent
- Single family units1,048
- Share single family92.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more80 plus or minus 51
- Share in buildings of two or more7.0 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Mobile homes11 plus or minus 11
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Van
How Van gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute936
- Commuting under 15 minutes435 plus or minus 141
- Share commuting under 15 minutes46.5 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more375 plus or minus 104
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.1 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Drove alone70.1 percent
- Carpooled9.5 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home20.1 percent plus or minus 10.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Van
SBA loans in Van (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$7,930,500
- Average approval$2,643,500
- Median approval$1,510,000
- Largest approval$4,930,000
- Jobs supported31
- Jobs per approval10.3
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises66.7 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Van, 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.
Van
Flood risk in Van
- NFIP communityCity of Van
- NFIP community number480636
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/17/10(M)
The City of Van participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480636 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.
Van Zandt County, not Van
Van Zandt County context, not Van figures
- Establishments in Van Zandt County1,007
- Covered employment, Van Zandt County12,815
- Average annual pay, Van Zandt County$45,624
- Housing units permitted, Van Zandt County100
Every figure in this section is published for Van Zandt County as a whole and is not a measurement of Van.
All Van Zandt County figures →
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
Van questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Van, Texas?
2,806, in 926 households. Van city covers 2.99 square miles of land, which is 938 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Van in?
Van Zandt 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 Van?
$69,155. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $169,900. Median gross rent is $1,220 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Van businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $7.9 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $1,510,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Van, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Van borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Van. 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 Van in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Van appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Van, city of, community 480636, 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 Van figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Van Zandt 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 Van.
Is zoning published for Van?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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