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Delano, California: commercial real estate data.
Delano is a Census city of 51,679 people across 14.72 square miles of land, in Kern County. Median household income is $67,010, 62.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 19 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $13.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Delano
What Delano is
- Census place typecity
- Land area14.72 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,512
- County holding the largest share of its areaKern 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.
Delano
How many people live in Delano
- Population51,679
- Median age33.9
- Population under 1811,848
- Share under 1822.9 percent
- Population 65 and over5,598
- Share 65 and over10.8 percent
- Households12,071
- Family households10,268
- Share of households that are families85.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Delano
Income and work in Delano
- Median household income$67,010
- Per capita income$19,847
- Civilian labor force21,736
- Employed18,712
- Unemployed3,024
- Unemployment rate13.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over33,744
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher60.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.0 percent plus or minus 0.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Delano
- Housing units12,647
- Occupied units12,071
- Vacant units576 plus or minus 193
- Vacancy rate4.6 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Owner occupied7,580
- Renter occupied4,491
- Ownership rate62.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$301,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,199
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.5 percent
- Single family units9,782
- Share single family77.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,334
- Share in buildings of two or more18.5 percent
- Mobile homes531 plus or minus 190
- Median year structure built1989
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Delano gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute17,614
- Commuting under 15 minutes7,057
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,918
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.9 percent
- Drove alone76.3 percent
- Carpooled19.5 percent
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.1
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home2.8 percent plus or minus 0.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Delano
SBA loans in Delano (7(a))
- Approvals19
- Gross approval$13,464,200
- Average approval$708,642
- Median approval$163,600
- Largest approval$2,713,800
- Jobs supported205
- Jobs per approval10.8
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more36.8 percent
- Share to franchises21.1 percent
- Distinct lenders9
- Distinct industries by NAICS13
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Delano, 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.
Delano
SBA loans in Delano (504)
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$6,659,000
- Average approval$832,375
- Median approval$491,500
- Largest approval$3,381,000
- Jobs supported43
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Delano, 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.
Delano
Flood risk in Delano
- NFIP communityCity of Delano
- NFIP community number060078
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Delano participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060078 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.
Kern County, not Delano
Kern County context, not Delano figures
- Establishments in Kern County14,352
- Covered employment, Kern County347,664
- Average annual pay, Kern County$60,066
- Housing units permitted, Kern County3,244
Every figure in this section is published for Kern County as a whole and is not a measurement of Delano.
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
Delano questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Delano, California?
51,679, in 12,071 households. Delano city covers 14.72 square miles of land, which is 3,512 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Delano in?
Kern 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 Delano?
$67,010. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $301,900. Median gross rent is $1,199 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Delano businesses?
19 7(a) approvals totaling $13.5 m since FY2020, across 9 lenders, median approval $163,600, plus 8 504 approvals worth $6.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Delano, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Delano borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Delano. 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 Delano in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Delano appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Delano, city of, community 060078, 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 Delano figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kern 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 Delano.
Is zoning published for Delano?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.