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Alameda, California: commercial real estate data.
Alameda is a Census city of 77,238 people across 10.40 square miles of land, in Alameda County. Median household income is $137,697, 50.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 79 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $52.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Alameda
What Alameda is
- Census place typecity
- Land area10.4 sq mi
- Water area12.58 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land7,427
- County holding the largest share of its areaAlameda 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.
Alameda
How many people live in Alameda
- Population77,238
- Median age41.0
- Population under 1816,978
- Share under 1822.0 percent
- Population 65 and over13,824
- Share 65 and over17.9 percent
- Households29,988
- Family households19,482
- Share of households that are families65.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alameda
Income and work in Alameda
- Median household income$137,697
- Per capita income$75,137
- Civilian labor force40,918
- Employed38,576
- Unemployed2,342
- Unemployment rate5.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over56,236
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher61.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree26.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alameda
Housing in Alameda
- Housing units32,291
- Occupied units29,988
- Vacant units2,303 plus or minus 467
- Vacancy rate7.1 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Owner occupied15,194
- Renter occupied14,794
- Ownership rate50.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,235,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,474
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.6 percent
- Single family units17,932
- Share single family55.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more14,219
- Share in buildings of two or more44.0 percent
- Mobile homes60 plus or minus 45
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alameda
How Alameda gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute25,761
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,846
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more13,097
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more50.8 percent
- Drove alone44.2 percent
- Carpooled6.9 percent
- Public transport10.0 percent
- Walked3.1 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home32.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alameda
SBA loans in Alameda (7(a))
- Approvals79
- Gross approval$52,714,500
- Average approval$667,272
- Median approval$320,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,704,000
- Largest approval$4,440,000
- Jobs supported814
- Jobs per approval10.3
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Paid in full8
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more21.5 percent
- Share to franchises6.3 percent
- Distinct lenders33
- Distinct industries by NAICS58
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alameda, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 9 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.
Alameda
SBA loans in Alameda (504)
- Approvals40
- Gross approval$38,848,000
- Average approval$971,200
- Median approval$442,500
- Largest approval$5,033,000
- Jobs supported456
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alameda, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 9 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.
Alameda
Flood risk in Alameda
- NFIP communityCity of Alameda
- NFIP community number060002
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date05/26/26
The City of Alameda participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060002 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Alameda County, not Alameda
Alameda County context, not Alameda figures
- Establishments in Alameda County42,318
- Covered employment, Alameda County790,358
- Average annual pay, Alameda County$98,026
- Housing units permitted, Alameda County1,743
Every figure in this section is published for Alameda County as a whole and is not a measurement of Alameda.
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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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
Alameda questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Alameda, California?
77,238, in 29,988 households. Alameda city covers 10.40 square miles of land, which is 7,427 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Alameda in?
Alameda 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 Alameda?
$137,697. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,235,700. Median gross rent is $2,474 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Alameda businesses?
79 7(a) approvals totaling $52.7 m since FY2020, across 33 lenders, median approval $320,000, plus 40 504 approvals worth $38.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alameda, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Alameda borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Alameda. Only 9 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 Alameda in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Alameda appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Alameda, city of, community 060002, carrying Community Rating System class 8, 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 Alameda figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Alameda 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 Alameda.
Is zoning published for Alameda?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.