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Rowland Heights, California: commercial real estate data.
Rowland Heights is a Census CDP of 45,911 people across 13.08 square miles of land, in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $85,617, 68.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 42 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $13.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Rowland Heights
What Rowland Heights is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area13.08 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,511
- 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 Rowland Heights
- Population45,911
- Median age46.9
- Population under 187,685
- Share under 1816.7 percent
- Population 65 and over10,553
- Share 65 and over23.0 percent
- Households15,095
- Family households12,417
- Share of households that are families82.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Rowland Heights
- Median household income$85,617
- Per capita income$39,997
- Civilian labor force23,269
- Employed21,839
- Unemployed1,430
- Unemployment rate6.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over35,361
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher36.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Rowland Heights
- Housing units15,722
- Occupied units15,095
- Vacant units627 plus or minus 187
- Vacancy rate4.0 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Owner occupied10,265
- Renter occupied4,830
- Ownership rate68.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$851,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,967
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.6 percent
- Single family units11,815
- Share single family75.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,231
- Share in buildings of two or more20.6 percent
- Mobile homes638 plus or minus 177
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Rowland Heights gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute18,270
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,993
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more9,877
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more54.1 percent
- Drove alone68.7 percent
- Carpooled13.0 percent
- Public transport1.7 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked0.9 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home14.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Rowland Heights (7(a))
- Approvals42
- Gross approval$13,919,800
- Average approval$331,424
- Median approval$165,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$645,000
- Largest approval$2,565,000
- Jobs supported506
- Jobs per approval12.0
- Loans with a final outcome15
- Paid in full14
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more2.4 percent
- Share to franchises7.1 percent
- Distinct lenders18
- Distinct industries by NAICS15
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rowland Heights, 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 Rowland Heights (504)
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$6,348,000
- Average approval$1,058,000
- Median approval$914,000
- Largest approval$1,924,000
- Jobs supported66
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rowland Heights, 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.
Los Angeles County, not Rowland Heights
Los Angeles County context, not Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights.
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
Rowland Heights questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rowland Heights, California?
45,911, in 15,095 households. Rowland Heights CDP covers 13.08 square miles of land, which is 3,511 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights?
$85,617. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $851,300. Median gross rent is $1,967 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Rowland Heights businesses?
42 7(a) approvals totaling $13.9 m since FY2020, across 18 lenders, median approval $165,000, plus 6 504 approvals worth $6.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rowland Heights, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Rowland Heights borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Rowland Heights. 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.
Are the county figures on this page Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights.
Is zoning published for Rowland Heights?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.