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Hawthorne, California: commercial real estate data.
Hawthorne is a Census city of 85,191 people across 6.09 square miles of land, in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $75,848, 27.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 89 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $51.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hawthorne
What Hawthorne is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.09 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land13,994
- 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.
Hawthorne
How many people live in Hawthorne
- Population85,191
- Median age33.9
- Population under 1821,026
- Share under 1824.7 percent
- Population 65 and over8,709
- Share 65 and over10.2 percent
- Households30,030
- Family households19,341
- Share of households that are families64.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hawthorne
Income and work in Hawthorne
- Median household income$75,848
- Per capita income$34,635
- Civilian labor force45,907
- Employed42,300
- Unemployed3,607
- Unemployment rate7.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over56,763
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hawthorne
Housing in Hawthorne
- Housing units31,334
- Occupied units30,030
- Vacant units1,304 plus or minus 306
- Vacancy rate4.2 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Owner occupied8,165
- Renter occupied21,865
- Ownership rate27.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$863,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,782
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.2 percent
- Single family units10,352
- Share single family33.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more20,819
- Share in buildings of two or more66.4 percent
- Mobile homes144 plus or minus 120
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hawthorne
How Hawthorne gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute36,551
- Commuting under 15 minutes6,442
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more15,058
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.2 percent
- Drove alone70.3 percent
- Carpooled9.2 percent
- Public transport3.7 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home11.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hawthorne
SBA loans in Hawthorne (7(a))
- Approvals89
- Gross approval$50,958,400
- Average approval$572,566
- Median approval$280,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,492,000
- Largest approval$3,645,000
- Jobs supported776
- Jobs per approval8.7
- Loans with a final outcome21
- Paid in full17
- Charged off4
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more24.7 percent
- Share to franchises3.4 percent
- Distinct lenders46
- Distinct industries by NAICS54
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hawthorne, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 21 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.
Hawthorne
SBA loans in Hawthorne (504)
- Approvals39
- Gross approval$32,745,000
- Average approval$839,615
- Median approval$557,000
- Largest approval$4,000,000
- Jobs supported381
- Loans with a final outcome18
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hawthorne, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 18 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.
Hawthorne
Flood risk in Hawthorne
- NFIP communityCity of Hawthorne
- NFIP community number060123
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Hawthorne participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060123 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 Hawthorne
Los Angeles County context, not Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne.
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
Hawthorne questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hawthorne, California?
85,191, in 30,030 households. Hawthorne city covers 6.09 square miles of land, which is 13,994 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne?
$75,848. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $863,400. Median gross rent is $1,782 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hawthorne businesses?
89 7(a) approvals totaling $51.0 m since FY2020, across 46 lenders, median approval $280,000, plus 39 504 approvals worth $32.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hawthorne, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hawthorne borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hawthorne. Only 21 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 Hawthorne in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hawthorne appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hawthorne, city of, community 060123, 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 Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne.
Is zoning published for Hawthorne?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.