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Gardena, California: commercial real estate data.
Gardena is a Census city of 59,422 people across 5.83 square miles of land, in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $84,803, 48.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 206 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $183.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Gardena
What Gardena is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.83 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land10,194
- 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 Gardena
- Population59,422
- Median age39.6
- Population under 1812,270
- Share under 1820.6 percent
- Population 65 and over10,053
- Share 65 and over16.9 percent
- Households20,822
- Family households14,539
- Share of households that are families69.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Gardena
- Median household income$84,803
- Per capita income$37,529
- Civilian labor force31,830
- Employed29,874
- Unemployed1,956
- Unemployment rate6.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over42,701
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Gardena
- Housing units21,837
- Occupied units20,822
- Vacant units1,015 plus or minus 266
- Vacancy rate4.6 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Owner occupied10,169
- Renter occupied10,653
- Ownership rate48.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$700,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,809
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.6 percent
- Single family units11,521
- Share single family52.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more9,045
- Share in buildings of two or more41.4 percent
- Mobile homes1,247 plus or minus 307
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Gardena gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute26,130
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,072
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more11,410
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.7 percent
- Drove alone73.0 percent
- Carpooled10.2 percent
- Public transport2.9 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home9.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Gardena (7(a))
- Approvals206
- Gross approval$183,148,200
- Average approval$889,069
- Median approval$437,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,460,900
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported2,417
- Jobs per approval11.7
- Loans with a final outcome38
- Paid in full38
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more29.6 percent
- Share to franchises1.5 percent
- Distinct lenders59
- Distinct industries by NAICS114
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gardena, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
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 Gardena (504)
- Approvals153
- Gross approval$168,524,000
- Average approval$1,101,464
- Median approval$795,000
- Largest approval$4,290,000
- Jobs supported2,025
- Loans with a final outcome54
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs13
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gardena, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
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 Gardena
- NFIP communityCity of Gardena
- NFIP community number060119
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/26/08(M)
The City of Gardena participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060119 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 Gardena
Los Angeles County context, not Gardena 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 Gardena.
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
Gardena questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Gardena, California?
59,422, in 20,822 households. Gardena city covers 5.83 square miles of land, which is 10,194 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Gardena 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 Gardena?
$84,803. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $700,600. Median gross rent is $1,809 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Gardena businesses?
206 7(a) approvals totaling $183.1 m since FY2020, across 59 lenders, median approval $437,500, plus 153 504 approvals worth $168.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gardena, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Gardena borrowers get paid back?
Of the 38 loans that have reached a final outcome, 38 were paid in full and 0 charged off, a charge off rate of 0.0 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Gardena in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Gardena appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Gardena, city of, community 060119, 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 Gardena 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 Gardena.
Is zoning published for Gardena?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.