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Palos Verdes Estates, California: commercial real estate data.
Palos Verdes Estates is a Census city of 12,925 people across 4.78 square miles of land, in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $242,014, 89.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Palos Verdes Estates
What Palos Verdes Estates is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.78 sq mi
- Water area12.88 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,706
- 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 Palos Verdes Estates
- Population12,925
- Median age52.4
- Population under 183,111 plus or minus 634
- Share under 1824.1 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Population 65 and over3,516
- Share 65 and over27.2 percent
- Households4,946
- Family households3,873
- Share of households that are families78.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Palos Verdes Estates
- Median household income$242,014
- Per capita income$133,196
- Civilian labor force5,358
- Employed5,104
- Unemployed254 plus or minus 114
- Unemployment rate4.7 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over9,202
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher79.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree41.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Palos Verdes Estates
- Housing units5,370
- Occupied units4,946
- Vacant units424 plus or minus 179
- Vacancy rate7.9 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Owner occupied4,436
- Renter occupied510 plus or minus 165
- Ownership rate89.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$2,000,001
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,217
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.0 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Single family units5,011
- Share single family93.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more359 plus or minus 147
- Share in buildings of two or more6.7 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Palos Verdes Estates gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,706
- Commuting under 15 minutes765 plus or minus 264
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.6 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,923
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.9 percent
- Drove alone70.0 percent
- Carpooled2.2 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home26.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Palos Verdes Estates (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$2,380,000
- Average approval$476,000
- Median approval$300,000
- Largest approval$1,000,000
- Jobs supported145
- Jobs per approval29.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full0
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Palos Verdes Estates, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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 Palos Verdes Estates (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,310,000
- Average approval$1,310,000
- Median approval$1,310,000
- Largest approval$1,310,000
- Jobs supported8
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Palos Verdes Estates, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 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 Palos Verdes Estates
- NFIP communityCity of Palos Verdes Estates
- NFIP community number060145
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/21/21
The City of Palos Verdes Estates participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060145 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 Palos Verdes Estates
Los Angeles County context, not Palos Verdes Estates 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 Palos Verdes Estates.
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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
Palos Verdes Estates questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Palos Verdes Estates, California?
12,925, in 4,946 households. Palos Verdes Estates city covers 4.78 square miles of land, which is 2,706 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Palos Verdes Estates 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 Palos Verdes Estates?
$242,014. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $2,000,001. Median gross rent is $3,217 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Palos Verdes Estates businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $2.4 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $300,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $1.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Palos Verdes Estates, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Palos Verdes Estates borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Palos Verdes Estates. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Palos Verdes Estates in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Palos Verdes Estates appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Palos Verdes Estates, city of, community 060145, 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 Palos Verdes Estates 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 Palos Verdes Estates.
Is zoning published for Palos Verdes Estates?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.