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Bell Gardens, California: commercial real estate data.
Bell Gardens is a Census city of 38,229 people across 2.46 square miles of land, in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $62,298, 21.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 43 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $35.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bell Gardens
What Bell Gardens is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.46 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land15,547
- 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 Bell Gardens
- Population38,229
- Median age32.3
- Population under 1810,601
- Share under 1827.7 percent
- Population 65 and over3,652
- Share 65 and over9.6 percent
- Households9,713
- Family households8,180
- Share of households that are families84.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Bell Gardens
- Median household income$62,298
- Per capita income$20,361
- Civilian labor force17,546
- Employed16,511
- Unemployed1,035 plus or minus 246
- Unemployment rate5.9 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over23,546
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher52.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.4 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 Bell Gardens
- Housing units9,983
- Occupied units9,713
- Vacant units270 plus or minus 102
- Vacancy rate2.7 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Owner occupied2,060
- Renter occupied7,653
- Ownership rate21.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$563,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,694
- Annual rent as a share of median income32.6 percent
- Single family units6,928
- Share single family69.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,531
- Share in buildings of two or more25.4 percent
- Mobile homes524 plus or minus 158
- Median year structure built1960
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Bell Gardens gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute15,186
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,099
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more7,317
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.2 percent
- Drove alone72.0 percent
- Carpooled12.6 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport3.5 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Walked3.9 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home5.6 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Bell Gardens (7(a))
- Approvals43
- Gross approval$35,576,600
- Average approval$827,363
- Median approval$350,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,928,400
- Largest approval$4,182,000
- Jobs supported377
- Jobs per approval8.8
- Loans with a final outcome11
- Paid in full9
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more37.2 percent
- Share to franchises4.7 percent
- Distinct lenders27
- Distinct industries by NAICS29
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bell Gardens, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 11 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 Bell Gardens (504)
- Approvals19
- Gross approval$18,206,000
- Average approval$958,211
- Median approval$681,000
- Largest approval$4,037,000
- Jobs supported122
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off1
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bell Gardens, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Bell Gardens
- NFIP communityCity of Bell Gardens
- NFIP community number060656
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/26/08(M)
The City of Bell Gardens participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060656 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.
Los Angeles County, not Bell Gardens
Los Angeles County context, not Bell Gardens 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 Bell Gardens.
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
Bell Gardens questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bell Gardens, California?
38,229, in 9,713 households. Bell Gardens city covers 2.46 square miles of land, which is 15,547 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bell Gardens 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 Bell Gardens?
$62,298. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $563,900. Median gross rent is $1,694 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bell Gardens businesses?
43 7(a) approvals totaling $35.6 m since FY2020, across 27 lenders, median approval $350,000, plus 19 504 approvals worth $18.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bell Gardens, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bell Gardens borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bell Gardens. Only 11 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 Bell Gardens in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bell Gardens appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bell Gardens, city of, community 060656, 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 Bell Gardens 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 Bell Gardens.
Is zoning published for Bell Gardens?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.