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Pioneer, California: commercial real estate data.
Pioneer is a Census CDP of 1,155 people across 3.94 square miles of land, in Amador County. Median household income is $75,714, 86.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Pioneer
What Pioneer is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area3.94 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land293 plus or minus 106
- County holding the largest share of its areaAmador 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.
Pioneer
How many people live in Pioneer
- Population1,155 plus or minus 419
- Median age62.2
- Population under 18168 plus or minus 116
- Share under 1814.5 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Population 65 and over424 plus or minus 171
- Share 65 and over36.7 percent
- Households466 plus or minus 156
- Family households330 plus or minus 143
- Share of households that are families70.8 percent plus or minus 19.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pioneer
Income and work in Pioneer
- Median household income$75,714 plus or minus $55,202
- Per capita income$53,546 plus or minus $24,362
- Civilian labor force415 plus or minus 258
- Employed394 plus or minus 243
- Unemployed21 plus or minus 45
- Unemployment rate5.1 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Adults 25 and over910 plus or minus 302
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.7 percent plus or minus 42.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.5 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.1 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pioneer
Housing in Pioneer
- Housing units525 plus or minus 163
- Occupied units466 plus or minus 156
- Vacant units59 plus or minus 44
- Vacancy rate11.2 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Owner occupied402 plus or minus 139
- Renter occupied64 plus or minus 67
- Ownership rate86.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$462,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,205 plus or minus $589
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.1 percent plus or minus 16.8
- Single family units469 plus or minus 161
- Share single family89.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes56 plus or minus 34
- Median year structure built1986
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pioneer
How Pioneer gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute185 plus or minus 128
- Commuting under 15 minutes40 plus or minus 54
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.6 percent plus or minus 25.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more99 plus or minus 80
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more53.5 percent plus or minus 22.8
- Drove alone42.3 percent plus or minus 20.8
- Carpooled18.6 percent plus or minus 17.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.4 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Worked from home33.7 percent plus or minus 29.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pioneer
SBA loans in Pioneer (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,900,000
- Average approval$950,000
- Median approval$950,000
- Largest approval$1,850,000
- Jobs supported7
- Jobs per approval3.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term214 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pioneer, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Pioneer
SBA loans in Pioneer (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,538,000
- Average approval$384,500
- Median approval$399,000
- Largest approval$557,000
- Jobs supported21
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pioneer, 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.
Amador County, not Pioneer
Amador County context, not Pioneer figures
- Establishments in Amador County868
- Covered employment, Amador County12,492
- Average annual pay, Amador County$58,581
- Housing units permitted, Amador County57
Every figure in this section is published for Amador County as a whole and is not a measurement of Pioneer.
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
Pioneer questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Pioneer, California?
1,155, in 466 households. Pioneer CDP covers 3.94 square miles of land, which is 293 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Pioneer in?
Amador 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 Pioneer?
$75,714. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $462,200. Median gross rent is $1,205 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Pioneer businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $1.9 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $950,000, plus 4 504 approvals worth $1.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pioneer, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Pioneer borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Pioneer. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Pioneer figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Amador 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 Pioneer.
Is zoning published for Pioneer?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.