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Huntsville, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Huntsville is a Census city of 47,864 people across 41.78 square miles of land, in Walker County. Median household income is $47,529, 41.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 23 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $23.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Huntsville
What Huntsville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area41.78 sq mi
- Water area0.82 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,146
- County holding the largest share of its areaWalker 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.
Huntsville
How many people live in Huntsville
- Population47,864
- Median age31.3
- Population under 186,118
- Share under 1812.8 percent
- Population 65 and over5,567
- Share 65 and over11.6 percent
- Households15,962
- Family households7,179
- Share of households that are families45.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Huntsville
Income and work in Huntsville
- Median household income$47,529
- Per capita income$22,918
- Civilian labor force20,994
- Employed18,700
- Unemployed2,294 plus or minus 536
- Unemployment rate10.9 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over29,034
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.5 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Huntsville
- Housing units18,184
- Occupied units15,962
- Vacant units2,222 plus or minus 487
- Vacancy rate12.2 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Owner occupied6,555
- Renter occupied9,407
- Ownership rate41.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$236,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,035
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.1 percent
- Single family units8,494
- Share single family46.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more8,195
- Share in buildings of two or more45.1 percent
- Mobile homes1,427 plus or minus 431
- Median year structure built1986
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Huntsville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute16,759
- Commuting under 15 minutes7,427
- Share commuting under 15 minutes44.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more5,105
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.5 percent
- Drove alone79.6 percent
- Carpooled6.4 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked4.5 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Worked from home6.3 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Huntsville
SBA loans in Huntsville (7(a))
- Approvals23
- Gross approval$23,309,600
- Average approval$1,013,461
- Median approval$500,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,572,000
- Largest approval$3,072,000
- Jobs supported311
- Jobs per approval13.5
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more39.1 percent
- Share to franchises34.8 percent
- Distinct lenders19
- Distinct industries by NAICS18
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Huntsville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 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.
Huntsville
SBA loans in Huntsville (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$8,548,000
- Average approval$1,709,600
- Median approval$1,004,000
- Largest approval$4,154,000
- Jobs supported90
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Huntsville, 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.
Huntsville
Flood risk in Huntsville
- NFIP communityCity of Huntsville
- NFIP community number480639
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/16/11
The City of Huntsville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480639 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.
Walker County, not Huntsville
Walker County context, not Huntsville figures
- Establishments in Walker County1,113
- Covered employment, Walker County26,314
- Average annual pay, Walker County$52,613
- Housing units permitted, Walker County829
Every figure in this section is published for Walker County as a whole and is not a measurement of Huntsville.
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
Huntsville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Huntsville, Texas?
47,864, in 15,962 households. Huntsville city covers 41.78 square miles of land, which is 1,146 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Huntsville in?
Walker 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 Huntsville?
$47,529. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $236,600. Median gross rent is $1,035 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Huntsville businesses?
23 7(a) approvals totaling $23.3 m since FY2020, across 19 lenders, median approval $500,000, plus 5 504 approvals worth $8.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Huntsville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Huntsville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Huntsville. Only 4 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 Huntsville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Huntsville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Huntsville, city of, community 480639, 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 Huntsville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Walker 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 Huntsville.
Is zoning published for Huntsville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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