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Alamo, California: commercial real estate data.
Alamo is a Census CDP of 14,488 people across 9.82 square miles of land, in Contra Costa County. Median household income is $250,001, 91.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 15 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $11.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Alamo
What Alamo is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area9.82 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,476
- County holding the largest share of its areaContra Costa 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.
Alamo
How many people live in Alamo
- Population14,488
- Median age49.8
- Population under 183,056
- Share under 1821.1 percent
- Population 65 and over3,620
- Share 65 and over25.0 percent
- Households5,070
- Family households4,285
- Share of households that are families84.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alamo
Income and work in Alamo
- Median household income$250,001
- Per capita income$141,615
- Civilian labor force6,676
- Employed6,436
- Unemployed240 plus or minus 126
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over10,428
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher77.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree33.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Alamo
- Housing units5,315
- Occupied units5,070
- Vacant units245 plus or minus 109
- Vacancy rate4.6 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Owner occupied4,655
- Renter occupied415 plus or minus 167
- Ownership rate91.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$2,000,001
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,501
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.8 percent
- Single family units5,167
- Share single family97.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more141 plus or minus 137
- Share in buildings of two or more2.7 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Mobile homes7 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Alamo gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,315
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,354 plus or minus 475
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.4 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,618 plus or minus 327
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.5 percent
- Drove alone54.1 percent
- Carpooled8.1 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Public transport2.3 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Walked2.3 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home31.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alamo
SBA loans in Alamo (7(a))
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$11,681,700
- Average approval$778,780
- Median approval$412,000
- Largest approval$2,979,000
- Jobs supported78
- Jobs per approval5.2
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Paid in full7
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more26.7 percent
- Share to franchises13.3 percent
- Distinct lenders14
- Distinct industries by NAICS12
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alamo, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 7 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.
Alamo
SBA loans in Alamo (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$4,896,000
- Average approval$2,448,000
- Median approval$2,448,000
- Largest approval$4,411,000
- Jobs supported21
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alamo, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
Contra Costa County, not Alamo
Contra Costa County context, not Alamo figures
- Establishments in Contra Costa County25,932
- Covered employment, Contra Costa County373,992
- Average annual pay, Contra Costa County$86,234
- Housing units permitted, Contra Costa County2,155
Every figure in this section is published for Contra Costa County as a whole and is not a measurement of Alamo.
All Contra Costa County figures →
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.
Coverage
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
Alamo questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Alamo, California?
14,488, in 5,070 households. Alamo CDP covers 9.82 square miles of land, which is 1,476 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Alamo in?
Contra Costa 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 Alamo?
$250,001. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $2,000,001. Median gross rent is $3,501 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Alamo businesses?
15 7(a) approvals totaling $11.7 m since FY2020, across 14 lenders, median approval $412,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $4.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alamo, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Alamo borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Alamo. Only 7 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 Alamo figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Contra Costa 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 Alamo.
Is zoning published for Alamo?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.