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Altadena, California: commercial real estate data.
Altadena is a Census CDP of 41,705 people across 8.47 square miles of land, in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $128,720, 76.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 30 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Altadena
What Altadena is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area8.47 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,927
- County holding the largest share of its areaLos Angeles 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.
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How many people live in Altadena
- Population41,705
- Median age46.4
- Population under 187,974
- Share under 1819.1 percent
- Population 65 and over9,186
- Share 65 and over22.0 percent
- Households15,092
- Family households10,916
- Share of households that are families72.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Altadena
- Median household income$128,720
- Per capita income$66,553
- Civilian labor force22,114
- Employed20,700
- Unemployed1,414 plus or minus 396
- Unemployment rate6.4 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over31,388
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher53.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree26.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Altadena
- Housing units15,815
- Occupied units15,092
- Vacant units723 plus or minus 262
- Vacancy rate4.6 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Owner occupied11,603
- Renter occupied3,489
- Ownership rate76.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,120,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,355
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.0 percent
- Single family units14,664
- Share single family92.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,095 plus or minus 262
- Share in buildings of two or more6.9 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Mobile homes56 plus or minus 85
- Median year structure built1946
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Altadena gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute15,111
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,060
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more6,308
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.7 percent
- Drove alone62.3 percent
- Carpooled6.4 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Public transport1.5 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home25.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Altadena (7(a))
- Approvals30
- Gross approval$9,141,700
- Average approval$304,723
- Median approval$175,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$754,190
- Largest approval$999,900
- Jobs supported293
- Jobs per approval9.8
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Paid in full7
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders19
- Distinct industries by NAICS23
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Altadena, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 7 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.
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SBA loans in Altadena (504)
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$6,164,000
- Average approval$513,667
- Median approval$396,000
- Largest approval$1,198,000
- Jobs supported100
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Altadena, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 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.
Los Angeles County, not Altadena
Los Angeles County context, not Altadena figures
- Establishments in Los Angeles County304,988
- Covered employment, Los Angeles County4,525,711
- Average annual pay, Los Angeles County$83,554
- Housing units permitted, Los Angeles County19,809
Every figure in this section is published for Los Angeles County as a whole and is not a measurement of Altadena.
All Los Angeles 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.
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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
Altadena questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Altadena, California?
41,705, in 15,092 households. Altadena CDP covers 8.47 square miles of land, which is 4,927 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Altadena in?
Los Angeles 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 Altadena?
$128,720. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,120,000. Median gross rent is $2,355 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Altadena businesses?
30 7(a) approvals totaling $9.1 m since FY2020, across 19 lenders, median approval $175,000, plus 12 504 approvals worth $6.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Altadena, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Altadena borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Altadena. Only 7 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.
Are the county figures on this page Altadena figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Los Angeles 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 Altadena.
Is zoning published for Altadena?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.