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Lomita, California: commercial real estate data.
Lomita is a Census city of 20,225 people across 1.91 square miles of land, in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $93,810, 45.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 37 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $29.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lomita
What Lomita is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.91 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land10,577
- 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 Lomita
- Population20,225
- Median age39.5
- Population under 184,189
- Share under 1820.7 percent
- Population 65 and over3,668
- Share 65 and over18.1 percent
- Households7,326
- Family households4,974
- Share of households that are families67.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Lomita
- Median household income$93,810
- Per capita income$45,663
- Civilian labor force11,191
- Employed10,680
- Unemployed511 plus or minus 165
- Unemployment rate4.6 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over14,199
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher36.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lomita
- Housing units7,904
- Occupied units7,326
- Vacant units578 plus or minus 207
- Vacancy rate7.3 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Owner occupied3,362
- Renter occupied3,964
- Ownership rate45.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$831,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,961
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.1 percent
- Single family units4,649
- Share single family58.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,708
- Share in buildings of two or more34.3 percent
- Mobile homes544 plus or minus 199
- Median year structure built1967
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lomita gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute9,056
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,221
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,197
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.3 percent
- Drove alone73.3 percent
- Carpooled7.3 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Public transport1.6 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Walked4.2 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Worked from home10.8 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Lomita (7(a))
- Approvals37
- Gross approval$29,171,000
- Average approval$788,405
- Median approval$476,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,022,600
- Largest approval$4,195,000
- Jobs supported557
- Jobs per approval15.1
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full6
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more37.8 percent
- Share to franchises5.4 percent
- Distinct lenders27
- Distinct industries by NAICS30
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lomita, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 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 Lomita (504)
- Approvals17
- Gross approval$9,242,000
- Average approval$543,647
- Median approval$573,000
- Largest approval$1,605,000
- Jobs supported115
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lomita, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Lomita
- NFIP communityCity of Lomita
- NFIP community number060135
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Lomita participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060135 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 Lomita
Los Angeles County context, not Lomita 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 Lomita.
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
Lomita questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lomita, California?
20,225, in 7,326 households. Lomita city covers 1.91 square miles of land, which is 10,577 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lomita 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 Lomita?
$93,810. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $831,500. Median gross rent is $1,961 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lomita businesses?
37 7(a) approvals totaling $29.2 m since FY2020, across 27 lenders, median approval $476,000, plus 17 504 approvals worth $9.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lomita, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lomita borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lomita. Only 6 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 Lomita in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lomita appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lomita, city of, community 060135, 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 Lomita 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 Lomita.
Is zoning published for Lomita?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.