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Orinda, California: commercial real estate data.
Orinda is a Census city of 19,514 people across 12.85 square miles of land, in Contra Costa County. Median household income is $250,001, 91.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 16 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Orinda
What Orinda is
- Census place typecity
- Land area12.85 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,518
- 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.
Orinda
How many people live in Orinda
- Population19,514
- Median age47.5
- Population under 184,953
- Share under 1825.4 percent
- Population 65 and over4,542
- Share 65 and over23.3 percent
- Households7,277
- Family households5,425
- Share of households that are families74.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Orinda
Income and work in Orinda
- Median household income$250,001
- Per capita income$140,621
- Civilian labor force9,159
- Employed8,849
- Unemployed310 plus or minus 135
- Unemployment rate3.4 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over13,781
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher85.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree47.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Orinda
- Housing units7,475
- Occupied units7,277
- Vacant units198 plus or minus 114
- Vacancy rate2.6 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Owner occupied6,642
- Renter occupied635 plus or minus 219
- Ownership rate91.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,863,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,501
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.8 percent
- Single family units7,169
- Share single family95.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more306 plus or minus 163
- Share in buildings of two or more4.1 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1960
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Orinda gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,331
- Commuting under 15 minutes750 plus or minus 190
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.1 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,051
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more57.2 percent
- Drove alone43.3 percent
- Carpooled2.6 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Public transport12.2 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home39.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Orinda
SBA loans in Orinda (7(a))
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$4,882,000
- Average approval$305,125
- Median approval$175,000
- Largest approval$1,200,000
- Jobs supported288
- Jobs per approval18.0
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises18.8 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS12
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Orinda, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 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.
Orinda
SBA loans in Orinda (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$351,000
- Average approval$351,000
- Median approval$351,000
- Largest approval$351,000
- Jobs supported7
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Orinda, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Orinda
Flood risk in Orinda
- NFIP communityCity of Orinda
- NFIP community number060722
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/16/09
The City of Orinda participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060722 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.
Contra Costa County, not Orinda
Contra Costa County context, not Orinda 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 Orinda.
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
Orinda questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Orinda, California?
19,514, in 7,277 households. Orinda city covers 12.85 square miles of land, which is 1,518 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Orinda 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 Orinda?
$250,001. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,863,200. 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 Orinda businesses?
16 7(a) approvals totaling $4.9 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $175,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $351,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Orinda, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Orinda borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Orinda. Only 5 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 Orinda in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Orinda appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Orinda, city of, community 060722, 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 Orinda 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 Orinda.
Is zoning published for Orinda?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.