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Manhattan Beach, California: commercial real estate data.
Manhattan Beach is a Census city of 34,210 people across 3.93 square miles of land, in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $204,306, 64.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 59 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $25.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Manhattan Beach
What Manhattan Beach is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.93 sq mi
- Water area6.33 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land8,696
- 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 Manhattan Beach
- Population34,210
- Median age42.8
- Population under 188,407
- Share under 1824.6 percent
- Population 65 and over5,660
- Share 65 and over16.5 percent
- Households13,369
- Family households9,185
- Share of households that are families68.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Manhattan Beach
- Median household income$204,306
- Per capita income$118,152
- Civilian labor force17,091
- Employed16,440
- Unemployed651 plus or minus 166
- Unemployment rate3.8 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over23,906
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher78.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree36.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Manhattan Beach
- Housing units15,281
- Occupied units13,369
- Vacant units1,912
- Vacancy rate12.5 percent
- Owner occupied8,662
- Renter occupied4,707
- Ownership rate64.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$2,000,001
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,449
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.3 percent
- Single family units11,436
- Share single family74.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,782
- Share in buildings of two or more24.7 percent
- Mobile homes7 plus or minus 11
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Manhattan Beach gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute9,868
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,824
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,281
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.4 percent
- Drove alone51.4 percent
- Carpooled3.3 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked3.8 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Worked from home39.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Manhattan Beach (7(a))
- Approvals59
- Gross approval$25,192,600
- Average approval$426,993
- Median approval$175,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$776,000
- Largest approval$3,825,000
- Jobs supported421
- Jobs per approval7.1
- Loans with a final outcome15
- Paid in full14
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more10.2 percent
- Share to franchises10.2 percent
- Distinct lenders29
- Distinct industries by NAICS38
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Manhattan Beach, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 15 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 Manhattan Beach (504)
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$27,691,000
- Average approval$1,730,688
- Median approval$1,418,500
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported234
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Manhattan Beach, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 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 Manhattan Beach
- NFIP communityCity of Manhattan Beach
- NFIP community number060138
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/21/21
The City of Manhattan Beach participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060138 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 Manhattan Beach
Los Angeles County context, not Manhattan Beach 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 Manhattan Beach.
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.
Coverage
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
Manhattan Beach questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Manhattan Beach, California?
34,210, in 13,369 households. Manhattan Beach city covers 3.93 square miles of land, which is 8,696 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Manhattan Beach 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 Manhattan Beach?
$204,306. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $2,000,001. Median gross rent is $3,449 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Manhattan Beach businesses?
59 7(a) approvals totaling $25.2 m since FY2020, across 29 lenders, median approval $175,000, plus 16 504 approvals worth $27.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Manhattan Beach, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Manhattan Beach borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Manhattan Beach. Only 15 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 Manhattan Beach in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Manhattan Beach appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Manhattan Beach, city of, community 060138, 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 Manhattan Beach 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 Manhattan Beach.
Is zoning published for Manhattan Beach?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.