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Lawndale, California: commercial real estate data.
Lawndale is a Census city of 30,781 people across 1.97 square miles of land, in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $85,441, 37.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 37 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $12.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lawndale
What Lawndale is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.97 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land15,608
- 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 Lawndale
- Population30,781
- Median age36.9
- Population under 186,976
- Share under 1822.7 percent
- Population 65 and over3,348
- Share 65 and over10.9 percent
- Households9,738
- Family households7,004
- Share of households that are families71.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Lawndale
- Median household income$85,441
- Per capita income$33,119
- Civilian labor force17,595
- Employed15,897
- Unemployed1,698 plus or minus 401
- Unemployment rate9.7 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over20,817
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher72.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.9 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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Housing in Lawndale
- Housing units10,259
- Occupied units9,738
- Vacant units521 plus or minus 178
- Vacancy rate5.1 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Owner occupied3,603
- Renter occupied6,135
- Ownership rate37.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$781,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,938
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.2 percent
- Single family units7,213
- Share single family70.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,921
- Share in buildings of two or more28.5 percent
- Mobile homes113 plus or minus 70
- Median year structure built1967
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lawndale gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute14,170
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,075
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,500
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.8 percent
- Drove alone73.9 percent
- Carpooled8.3 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport1.5 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked1.8 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home7.2 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Lawndale (7(a))
- Approvals37
- Gross approval$12,484,600
- Average approval$337,422
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,145,000
- Largest approval$1,539,500
- Jobs supported572
- Jobs per approval15.5
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full3
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more10.8 percent
- Share to franchises5.4 percent
- Distinct lenders20
- Distinct industries by NAICS26
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lawndale, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 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 Lawndale (504)
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$7,693,000
- Average approval$591,769
- Median approval$491,000
- Largest approval$1,283,000
- Jobs supported104
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lawndale, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 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 Lawndale
- NFIP communityCity of Lawndale
- NFIP community number060134
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Lawndale participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060134 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 Lawndale
Los Angeles County context, not Lawndale 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 Lawndale.
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
Lawndale questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lawndale, California?
30,781, in 9,738 households. Lawndale city covers 1.97 square miles of land, which is 15,608 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lawndale 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 Lawndale?
$85,441. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $781,900. Median gross rent is $1,938 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lawndale businesses?
37 7(a) approvals totaling $12.5 m since FY2020, across 20 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 13 504 approvals worth $7.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lawndale, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lawndale borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lawndale. Only 4 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 Lawndale in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lawndale appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lawndale, city of, community 060134, 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 Lawndale 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 Lawndale.
Is zoning published for Lawndale?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.