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Palermo, California: commercial real estate data.
Palermo is a Census CDP of 5,266 people across 29.16 square miles of land, in Butte County. Median household income is $50,588, 68.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $150,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Palermo
What Palermo is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area29.16 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land181
- County holding the largest share of its areaButte 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.
Palermo
How many people live in Palermo
- Population5,266
- Median age47.0
- Population under 181,052 plus or minus 238
- Share under 1820.0 percent
- Population 65 and over1,217
- Share 65 and over23.1 percent
- Households2,066
- Family households1,369
- Share of households that are families66.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palermo
Income and work in Palermo
- Median household income$50,588 plus or minus $13,082
- Per capita income$31,494
- Civilian labor force2,292
- Employed2,049
- Unemployed243 plus or minus 130
- Unemployment rate10.6 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over3,909
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.2 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.9 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palermo
Housing in Palermo
- Housing units2,376
- Occupied units2,066
- Vacant units310 plus or minus 139
- Vacancy rate13.0 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Owner occupied1,419
- Renter occupied647 plus or minus 189
- Ownership rate68.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$283,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,135
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.9 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Single family units1,287
- Share single family54.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more11 plus or minus 25
- Share in buildings of two or more0.5 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Mobile homes994 plus or minus 208
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palermo
How Palermo gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,805 plus or minus 373
- Commuting under 15 minutes465 plus or minus 193
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.8 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more579 plus or minus 228
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.1 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Drove alone77.7 percent
- Carpooled9.9 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Worked from home9.9 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palermo
SBA loans in Palermo (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$150,000
- Average approval$150,000
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$150,000
- Jobs supported15
- Jobs per approval15.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Palermo, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
Butte County, not Palermo
Butte County context, not Palermo figures
- Establishments in Butte County4,677
- Covered employment, Butte County78,999
- Average annual pay, Butte County$57,521
- Housing units permitted, Butte County946
Every figure in this section is published for Butte County as a whole and is not a measurement of Palermo.
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
Palermo questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Palermo, California?
5,266, in 2,066 households. Palermo CDP covers 29.16 square miles of land, which is 181 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Palermo in?
Butte 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 Palermo?
$50,588. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $283,000. Median gross rent is $1,135 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Palermo businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $150,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $150,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Palermo, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Palermo borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Palermo. Only 0 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.
Are the county figures on this page Palermo figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Butte 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 Palermo.
Is zoning published for Palermo?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.