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Fremont, California: commercial real estate data.
Fremont is a Census city of 228,295 people across 78.10 square miles of land, in Alameda County. Median household income is $181,506, 60.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 195 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $129.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fremont
What Fremont is
- Census place typecity
- Land area78.1 sq mi
- Water area10.14 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,923
- 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.
Fremont
How many people live in Fremont
- Population228,295
- Median age39.1
- Population under 1850,901
- Share under 1822.3 percent
- Population 65 and over32,036
- Share 65 and over14.0 percent
- Households78,054
- Family households60,951
- Share of households that are families78.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fremont
Income and work in Fremont
- Median household income$181,506
- Per capita income$77,049
- Civilian labor force124,353
- Employed118,511
- Unemployed5,842
- Unemployment rate4.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over164,717
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher63.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree31.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fremont
- Housing units81,579
- Occupied units78,054
- Vacant units3,525
- Vacancy rate4.3 percent
- Owner occupied47,484
- Renter occupied30,570
- Ownership rate60.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,403,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,933
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.4 percent
- Single family units57,199
- Share single family70.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more23,642
- Share in buildings of two or more29.0 percent
- Mobile homes719 plus or minus 162
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fremont gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute77,592
- Commuting under 15 minutes12,570
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more38,840
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more50.1 percent
- Drove alone53.8 percent
- Carpooled7.3 percent
- Public transport3.8 percent
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home32.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Fremont (7(a))
- Approvals195
- Gross approval$128,971,800
- Average approval$661,394
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,833,220
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,768
- Jobs per approval9.1
- Loans with a final outcome30
- Paid in full30
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more17.9 percent
- Share to franchises11.8 percent
- Distinct lenders53
- Distinct industries by NAICS103
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fremont, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Fremont (504)
- Approvals81
- Gross approval$114,381,000
- Average approval$1,412,111
- Median approval$1,136,000
- Largest approval$3,904,000
- Jobs supported1,002
- Loans with a final outcome14
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fremont, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 14 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 Fremont
- NFIP communityCity of Fremont
- NFIP community number065028
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date08/03/09
The City of Fremont participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 065028 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 Fremont
Alameda County context, not Fremont 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 Fremont.
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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Common questions
Fremont questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fremont, California?
228,295, in 78,054 households. Fremont city covers 78.10 square miles of land, which is 2,923 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fremont 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 Fremont?
$181,506. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,403,800. Median gross rent is $2,933 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fremont businesses?
195 7(a) approvals totaling $129.0 m since FY2020, across 53 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 81 504 approvals worth $114.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fremont, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fremont borrowers get paid back?
Of the 30 loans that have reached a final outcome, 30 were paid in full and 0 charged off, a charge off rate of 0.0 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Fremont in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fremont appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fremont, city of, community 065028, 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 Fremont 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 Fremont.
Is zoning published for Fremont?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.