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Emeryville, California: commercial real estate data.
Emeryville is a Census city of 13,081 people across 1.27 square miles of land, in Alameda County. Median household income is $117,092, 24.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 30 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $16.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Emeryville
What Emeryville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.27 sq mi
- Water area0.96 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land10,274
- 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.
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How many people live in Emeryville
- Population13,081
- Median age34.5
- Population under 181,011 plus or minus 313
- Share under 187.7 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Population 65 and over1,440
- Share 65 and over11.0 percent
- Households7,838
- Family households2,372
- Share of households that are families30.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Emeryville
- Median household income$117,092
- Per capita income$91,778
- Civilian labor force9,245
- Employed8,652
- Unemployed593 plus or minus 252
- Unemployment rate6.4 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over11,093
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher70.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree35.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Emeryville
- Housing units8,497
- Occupied units7,838
- Vacant units659 plus or minus 224
- Vacancy rate7.8 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Owner occupied1,899
- Renter occupied5,939
- Ownership rate24.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$604,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,936
- Annual rent as a share of median income30.1 percent
- Single family units995 plus or minus 249
- Share single family11.7 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Units in buildings of two or more7,459
- Share in buildings of two or more87.8 percent
- Mobile homes43 plus or minus 54
- Median year structure built1990
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Emeryville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,450
- Commuting under 15 minutes985 plus or minus 232
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.1 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,346
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.0 percent
- Drove alone39.6 percent
- Carpooled2.8 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Public transport7.8 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Walked8.7 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Worked from home36.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Emeryville
SBA loans in Emeryville (7(a))
- Approvals30
- Gross approval$16,518,100
- Average approval$550,603
- Median approval$350,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,102,000
- Largest approval$4,500,000
- Jobs supported241
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.7 percent
- Share to franchises10.0 percent
- Distinct lenders18
- Distinct industries by NAICS23
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Emeryville, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Emeryville
SBA loans in Emeryville (504)
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$13,021,000
- Average approval$1,001,615
- Median approval$890,000
- Largest approval$2,269,000
- Jobs supported66
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Emeryville, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Emeryville
- NFIP communityCity of Emeryville
- NFIP community number060005
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/21/18
The City of Emeryville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060005 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.
Alameda County, not Emeryville
Alameda County context, not Emeryville 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 Emeryville.
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
Emeryville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Emeryville, California?
13,081, in 7,838 households. Emeryville city covers 1.27 square miles of land, which is 10,274 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Emeryville 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 Emeryville?
$117,092. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $604,800. Median gross rent is $2,936 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Emeryville businesses?
30 7(a) approvals totaling $16.5 m since FY2020, across 18 lenders, median approval $350,000, plus 13 504 approvals worth $13.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Emeryville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Emeryville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Emeryville. Only 3 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 Emeryville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Emeryville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Emeryville, city of, community 060005, 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 Emeryville 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 Emeryville.
Is zoning published for Emeryville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.