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Brawley, California: commercial real estate data.
Brawley is a Census city of 27,283 people across 8.09 square miles of land, in Imperial County. Median household income is $59,311, 51.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 16 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $17.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brawley
What Brawley is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8.09 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,373
- County holding the largest share of its areaImperial 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.
Brawley
How many people live in Brawley
- Population27,283
- Median age30.6
- Population under 188,273
- Share under 1830.3 percent
- Population 65 and over3,053
- Share 65 and over11.2 percent
- Households7,881
- Family households5,858
- Share of households that are families74.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brawley
Income and work in Brawley
- Median household income$59,311
- Per capita income$26,681
- Civilian labor force11,366
- Employed9,604
- Unemployed1,762 plus or minus 633
- Unemployment rate15.5 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Adults 25 and over15,732
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher73.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.9 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.6 percent plus or minus 1.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brawley
Housing in Brawley
- Housing units8,650
- Occupied units7,881
- Vacant units769 plus or minus 205
- Vacancy rate8.9 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Owner occupied4,065
- Renter occupied3,816
- Ownership rate51.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$290,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$988
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.0 percent
- Single family units5,436
- Share single family62.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,768
- Share in buildings of two or more32.0 percent
- Mobile homes388 plus or minus 150
- Median year structure built1985
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brawley
How Brawley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute8,386
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,882
- Share commuting under 15 minutes46.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,008
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.9 percent
- Drove alone77.0 percent
- Carpooled6.7 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home11.1 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brawley
SBA loans in Brawley (7(a))
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$17,642,000
- Average approval$1,102,625
- Median approval$450,000
- Largest approval$4,550,000
- Jobs supported285
- Jobs per approval17.8
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full4
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more37.5 percent
- Share to franchises37.5 percent
- Distinct lenders12
- Distinct industries by NAICS13
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brawley, 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.
Brawley
SBA loans in Brawley (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$5,287,000
- Average approval$1,057,400
- Median approval$751,000
- Largest approval$2,590,000
- Jobs supported59
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brawley, 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.
Brawley
Flood risk in Brawley
- NFIP communityCity of Brawley
- NFIP community number060066
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/26/08(M)
The City of Brawley participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060066 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.
Imperial County, not Brawley
Imperial County context, not Brawley figures
- Establishments in Imperial County2,677
- Covered employment, Imperial County67,166
- Average annual pay, Imperial County$54,639
- Housing units permitted, Imperial County253
Every figure in this section is published for Imperial County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brawley.
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
Brawley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brawley, California?
27,283, in 7,881 households. Brawley city covers 8.09 square miles of land, which is 3,373 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brawley in?
Imperial 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 Brawley?
$59,311. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $290,700. Median gross rent is $988 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Brawley businesses?
16 7(a) approvals totaling $17.6 m since FY2020, across 12 lenders, median approval $450,000, plus 5 504 approvals worth $5.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brawley, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Brawley borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Brawley. 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 Brawley in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Brawley appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Brawley, city of, community 060066, 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 Brawley figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Imperial 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 Brawley.
Is zoning published for Brawley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.