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Calexico, California: commercial real estate data.
Calexico is a Census city of 38,585 people across 8.47 square miles of land, in Imperial County. Median household income is $49,783, 50.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 17 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $13.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Calexico
What Calexico is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8.47 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,557
- 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.
Calexico
How many people live in Calexico
- Population38,585
- Median age34.6
- Population under 1810,498
- Share under 1827.2 percent
- Population 65 and over6,377
- Share 65 and over16.5 percent
- Households10,069
- Family households7,798
- Share of households that are families77.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Calexico
Income and work in Calexico
- Median household income$49,783
- Per capita income$20,600
- Civilian labor force15,709
- Employed12,654
- Unemployed3,055 plus or minus 653
- Unemployment rate19.4 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over24,431
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher64.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.6 percent plus or minus 1.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Calexico
- Housing units12,014
- Occupied units10,069
- Vacant units1,945
- Vacancy rate16.2 percent
- Owner occupied5,052
- Renter occupied5,017
- Ownership rate50.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$313,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,093
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.3 percent
- Single family units8,040
- Share single family66.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,563
- Share in buildings of two or more29.7 percent
- Mobile homes339 plus or minus 147
- Median year structure built1993
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Calexico gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute11,277
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,989
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,595
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.9 percent
- Drove alone79.1 percent
- Carpooled7.0 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked2.6 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Worked from home7.4 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Calexico
SBA loans in Calexico (7(a))
- Approvals17
- Gross approval$13,675,100
- Average approval$804,418
- Median approval$175,000
- Largest approval$4,792,000
- Jobs supported108
- Jobs per approval6.4
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full6
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more29.4 percent
- Share to franchises5.9 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS13
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Calexico, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 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.
Calexico
SBA loans in Calexico (504)
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$6,040,000
- Average approval$1,006,667
- Median approval$614,500
- Largest approval$2,360,000
- Jobs supported78
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Calexico, 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.
Calexico
Flood risk in Calexico
- NFIP communityCity of Calexico
- NFIP community number060067
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/26/08
The City of Calexico participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060067 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 Calexico
Imperial County context, not Calexico 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 Calexico.
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
Calexico questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Calexico, California?
38,585, in 10,069 households. Calexico city covers 8.47 square miles of land, which is 4,557 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Calexico 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 Calexico?
$49,783. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $313,600. Median gross rent is $1,093 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Calexico businesses?
17 7(a) approvals totaling $13.7 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $175,000, plus 6 504 approvals worth $6.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Calexico, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Calexico borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Calexico. Only 6 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 Calexico in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Calexico appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Calexico, city of, community 060067, 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 Calexico 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 Calexico.
Is zoning published for Calexico?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.