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Topanga, California: commercial real estate data.
Topanga is a Census CDP of 8,885 people across 19.13 square miles of land, in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $157,045, 82.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 12 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Topanga
What Topanga is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area19.13 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land465
- 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 Topanga
- Population8,885
- Median age46.5
- Population under 181,790 plus or minus 409
- Share under 1820.1 percent
- Population 65 and over1,900
- Share 65 and over21.4 percent
- Households3,120
- Family households2,168
- Share of households that are families69.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Topanga
- Median household income$157,045 plus or minus $40,790
- Per capita income$85,786
- Civilian labor force4,521 plus or minus 975
- Employed4,202
- Unemployed319 plus or minus 209
- Unemployment rate7.1 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over6,711
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher64.0 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree32.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Topanga
- Housing units3,638
- Occupied units3,120
- Vacant units518 plus or minus 259
- Vacancy rate14.2 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Owner occupied2,560
- Renter occupied560 plus or minus 195
- Ownership rate82.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,777,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,501
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.8 percent
- Single family units3,293
- Share single family90.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more197 plus or minus 123
- Share in buildings of two or more5.4 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Mobile homes148 plus or minus 73
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Topanga gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,433 plus or minus 726
- Commuting under 15 minutes573 plus or minus 282
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.6 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,156 plus or minus 295
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.5 percent plus or minus 18.7
- Drove alone48.3 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Carpooled6.6 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home40.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Topanga
SBA loans in Topanga (7(a))
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$6,476,300
- Average approval$539,692
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$4,124,900
- Jobs supported48
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.7 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Topanga, 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 Topanga (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$2,037,000
- Average approval$1,018,500
- Median approval$1,018,500
- Largest approval$1,329,000
- Jobs supported4
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Topanga, 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 Topanga
Los Angeles County context, not Topanga 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 Topanga.
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
Topanga questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Topanga, California?
8,885, in 3,120 households. Topanga CDP covers 19.13 square miles of land, which is 465 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Topanga 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 Topanga?
$157,045. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,777,800. Median gross rent is $3,501 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Topanga businesses?
12 7(a) approvals totaling $6.5 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $2.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Topanga, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Topanga borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Topanga. 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.
Are the county figures on this page Topanga 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 Topanga.
Is zoning published for Topanga?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.