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Rosamond, California: commercial real estate data.
Rosamond is a Census CDP of 21,473 people across 52.12 square miles of land, in Kern County. Median household income is $79,386, 76.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Rosamond
What Rosamond is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area52.12 sq mi
- Water area0.21 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land412
- 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.
Rosamond
How many people live in Rosamond
- Population21,473
- Median age31.3
- Population under 186,740
- Share under 1831.4 percent
- Population 65 and over2,279
- Share 65 and over10.6 percent
- Households6,818
- Family households5,143
- Share of households that are families75.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rosamond
Income and work in Rosamond
- Median household income$79,386
- Per capita income$30,634
- Civilian labor force9,356
- Employed8,501
- Unemployed855 plus or minus 298
- Unemployment rate9.1 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over12,808
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.7 percent plus or minus 1.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rosamond
Housing in Rosamond
- Housing units7,300
- Occupied units6,818
- Vacant units482 plus or minus 172
- Vacancy rate6.6 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Owner occupied5,241
- Renter occupied1,577
- Ownership rate76.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$352,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,498
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.6 percent
- Single family units4,881
- Share single family66.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more763 plus or minus 225
- Share in buildings of two or more10.5 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Mobile homes1,628
- Median year structure built1994
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rosamond
How Rosamond gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute7,880
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,000 plus or minus 257
- Share commuting under 15 minutes12.7 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,385
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.0 percent
- Drove alone78.7 percent
- Carpooled10.9 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked1.4 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home7.8 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rosamond
SBA loans in Rosamond (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$5,754,200
- Average approval$959,033
- Median approval$447,500
- Largest approval$3,499,000
- Jobs supported45
- Jobs per approval7.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full0
- Charged off1
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more66.7 percent
- Share to franchises16.7 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rosamond, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Rosamond
SBA loans in Rosamond (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$2,561,000
- Average approval$853,667
- Median approval$580,000
- Largest approval$1,772,000
- Jobs supported33
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rosamond, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
Kern County, not Rosamond
Kern County context, not Rosamond 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 Rosamond.
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
Rosamond questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rosamond, California?
21,473, in 6,818 households. Rosamond CDP covers 52.12 square miles of land, which is 412 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rosamond 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 Rosamond?
$79,386. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $352,600. Median gross rent is $1,498 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Rosamond businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $5.8 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $447,500, plus 3 504 approvals worth $2.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rosamond, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Rosamond borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Rosamond. Only 1 loan has 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 Rosamond 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 Rosamond.
Is zoning published for Rosamond?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.