Moab, Utah: commercial real estate data.
Moab is a Census city of 5,312 people across 4.81 square miles of land, in Grand County. Median household income is $61,667, 59.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 28 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $26.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Moab
What Moab is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.81 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,105
- County holding the largest share of its areaGrand 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.
Moab
How many people live in Moab
- Population5,312
- Median age35.8
- Population under 181,172 plus or minus 268
- Share under 1822.1 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Population 65 and over941 plus or minus 234
- Share 65 and over17.7 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Households2,452
- Family households1,367
- Share of households that are families55.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Moab
Income and work in Moab
- Median household income$61,667
- Per capita income$36,868
- Civilian labor force3,000
- Employed2,912
- Unemployed88 plus or minus 95
- Unemployment rate2.9 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over3,623
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher39.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.4 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Moab
Housing in Moab
- Housing units2,628
- Occupied units2,452
- Vacant units176 plus or minus 134
- Vacancy rate6.7 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Owner occupied1,461
- Renter occupied991 plus or minus 245
- Ownership rate59.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$518,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$969 plus or minus $468
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.9 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Single family units1,569
- Share single family59.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more576 plus or minus 235
- Share in buildings of two or more21.9 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Mobile homes483 plus or minus 191
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Moab
How Moab gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,623
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,981
- Share commuting under 15 minutes75.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more301 plus or minus 140
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more11.5 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Drove alone65.4 percent
- Carpooled12.8 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.2 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Worked from home8.4 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Moab
SBA loans in Moab (7(a))
- Approvals28
- Gross approval$26,462,100
- Average approval$945,075
- Median approval$392,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$3,132,660
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported279
- Jobs per approval10.0
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Paid in full7
- Charged off1
- Median term216 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises10.7 percent
- Distinct lenders11
- Distinct industries by NAICS17
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Moab, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 8 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.
Moab
SBA loans in Moab (504)
- Approvals14
- Gross approval$14,598,000
- Average approval$1,042,714
- Median approval$775,000
- Largest approval$3,367,000
- Jobs supported79
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Moab, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 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.
Moab
Flood risk in Moab
- NFIP communityCity of Moab
- NFIP community number490072
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date04/03/20
The City of Moab participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 490072 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Grand County, not Moab
Grand County context, not Moab figures
- Establishments in Grand County564
- Covered employment, Grand County6,934
- Average annual pay, Grand County$47,058
- Housing units permitted, Grand County238
Every figure in this section is published for Grand County as a whole and is not a measurement of Moab.
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
Moab questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Moab, Utah?
5,312, in 2,452 households. Moab city covers 4.81 square miles of land, which is 1,105 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Moab in?
Grand 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 Moab?
$61,667. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $518,900. Median gross rent is $969 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Moab businesses?
28 7(a) approvals totaling $26.5 m since FY2020, across 11 lenders, median approval $392,500, plus 14 504 approvals worth $14.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Moab, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Moab borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Moab. Only 8 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 Moab in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Moab appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Moab, city of, community 490072, carrying Community Rating System class 9, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Moab figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Grand 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 Moab.
Is zoning published for Moab?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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