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Paramount, California: commercial real estate data.
Paramount is a Census city of 52,050 people across 4.73 square miles of land, in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $75,250, 43.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 72 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $52.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
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What Paramount is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.73 sq mi
- Water area0.11 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land11,013
- 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 Paramount
- Population52,050
- Median age33.4
- Population under 1813,044
- Share under 1825.1 percent
- Population 65 and over5,236
- Share 65 and over10.1 percent
- Households14,618
- Family households11,460
- Share of households that are families78.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Paramount
- Median household income$75,250
- Per capita income$26,819
- Civilian labor force26,853
- Employed25,321
- Unemployed1,532 plus or minus 327
- Unemployment rate5.7 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over33,184
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher67.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.9 percent plus or minus 0.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Paramount
- Housing units14,773
- Occupied units14,618
- Vacant units155 plus or minus 77
- Vacancy rate1.0 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Owner occupied6,280
- Renter occupied8,338
- Ownership rate43.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$533,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,875
- Annual rent as a share of median income29.9 percent
- Single family units7,788
- Share single family52.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more5,503
- Share in buildings of two or more37.3 percent
- Mobile homes1,466
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Paramount gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute22,656
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,606
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more10,350
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.7 percent
- Drove alone74.3 percent
- Carpooled11.3 percent
- Public transport3.4 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Walked1.8 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home7.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Paramount (7(a))
- Approvals72
- Gross approval$52,339,500
- Average approval$726,938
- Median approval$350,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,750,680
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported623
- Jobs per approval8.7
- Loans with a final outcome16
- Paid in full15
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more34.7 percent
- Share to franchises1.4 percent
- Distinct lenders31
- Distinct industries by NAICS51
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Paramount, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 16 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 Paramount (504)
- Approvals73
- Gross approval$70,004,000
- Average approval$958,959
- Median approval$616,000
- Largest approval$5,500,000
- Jobs supported1,014
- Loans with a final outcome23
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Paramount, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 23 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 Paramount
- NFIP communityCity of Paramount
- NFIP community number065049
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Paramount participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 065049 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 Paramount
Los Angeles County context, not Paramount 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 Paramount.
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
Paramount questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Paramount, California?
52,050, in 14,618 households. Paramount city covers 4.73 square miles of land, which is 11,013 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Paramount 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 Paramount?
$75,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $533,700. Median gross rent is $1,875 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Paramount businesses?
72 7(a) approvals totaling $52.3 m since FY2020, across 31 lenders, median approval $350,000, plus 73 504 approvals worth $70.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Paramount, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Paramount borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Paramount. Only 16 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 Paramount in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Paramount appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Paramount, city of, community 065049, 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 Paramount 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 Paramount.
Is zoning published for Paramount?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.