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El Segundo, California: commercial real estate data.
El Segundo is a Census city of 16,769 people across 5.45 square miles of land, in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $150,737, 42.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 57 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $24.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
El Segundo
What El Segundo is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.45 sq mi
- Water area5.3 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,077
- 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.
El Segundo
How many people live in El Segundo
- Population16,769
- Median age39.3
- Population under 183,438
- Share under 1820.5 percent
- Population 65 and over2,412
- Share 65 and over14.4 percent
- Households7,437
- Family households3,926
- Share of households that are families52.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
El Segundo
Income and work in El Segundo
- Median household income$150,737
- Per capita income$81,385
- Civilian labor force9,902
- Employed9,309
- Unemployed593 plus or minus 203
- Unemployment rate6.0 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over12,321
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher62.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree24.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
El Segundo
Housing in El Segundo
- Housing units7,889
- Occupied units7,437
- Vacant units452 plus or minus 213
- Vacancy rate5.7 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Owner occupied3,162
- Renter occupied4,275
- Ownership rate42.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,587,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,556
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.3 percent
- Single family units3,498
- Share single family44.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,391
- Share in buildings of two or more55.7 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
El Segundo
How El Segundo gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,001
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,014
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,159
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.0 percent
- Drove alone54.1 percent
- Carpooled2.7 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked5.0 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home35.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
El Segundo
SBA loans in El Segundo (7(a))
- Approvals57
- Gross approval$24,611,400
- Average approval$431,779
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,257,600
- Largest approval$2,210,000
- Jobs supported660
- Jobs per approval11.6
- Loans with a final outcome14
- Paid in full13
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more7.0 percent
- Share to franchises8.8 percent
- Distinct lenders30
- Distinct industries by NAICS36
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in El Segundo, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 14 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.
El Segundo
SBA loans in El Segundo (504)
- Approvals65
- Gross approval$78,323,000
- Average approval$1,204,969
- Median approval$959,000
- Largest approval$3,823,000
- Jobs supported784
- Loans with a final outcome30
- Charged off1
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans3.3 percent
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in El Segundo, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
El Segundo
Flood risk in El Segundo
- NFIP communityCity of El Segundo
- NFIP community number060118
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/21/21
The City of El Segundo participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060118 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 El Segundo
Los Angeles County context, not El Segundo 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 El Segundo.
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
El Segundo questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in El Segundo, California?
16,769, in 7,437 households. El Segundo city covers 5.45 square miles of land, which is 3,077 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is El Segundo 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 El Segundo?
$150,737. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,587,500. Median gross rent is $2,556 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to El Segundo businesses?
57 7(a) approvals totaling $24.6 m since FY2020, across 30 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 65 504 approvals worth $78.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in El Segundo, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to El Segundo borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for El Segundo. Only 14 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 El Segundo in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. El Segundo appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as El Segundo, city of, community 060118, 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 El Segundo 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 El Segundo.
Is zoning published for El Segundo?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.