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Walnut, California: commercial real estate data.
Walnut is a Census city of 27,611 people across 8.99 square miles of land, in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $129,449, 83.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 75 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $62.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Walnut
What Walnut is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8.99 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,072
- 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 Walnut
- Population27,611
- Median age46.8
- Population under 185,456
- Share under 1819.8 percent
- Population 65 and over6,630
- Share 65 and over24.0 percent
- Households8,665
- Family households7,469
- Share of households that are families86.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Walnut
- Median household income$129,449
- Per capita income$52,304
- Civilian labor force13,221
- Employed12,763
- Unemployed458 plus or minus 115
- Unemployment rate3.5 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over20,403
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher57.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Walnut
- Housing units9,230
- Occupied units8,665
- Vacant units565 plus or minus 183
- Vacancy rate6.1 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Owner occupied7,260
- Renter occupied1,405
- Ownership rate83.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,014,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,202
- Annual rent as a share of median income29.7 percent
- Single family units8,935
- Share single family96.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more279 plus or minus 103
- Share in buildings of two or more3.0 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Mobile homes9 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Walnut gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute9,917
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,417
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more5,259
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more53.0 percent
- Drove alone67.8 percent
- Carpooled8.4 percent
- Public transport1.8 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home19.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Walnut (7(a))
- Approvals75
- Gross approval$62,905,000
- Average approval$838,733
- Median approval$300,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,740,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported521
- Jobs per approval6.9
- Loans with a final outcome23
- Paid in full21
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more9.3 percent
- Share to franchises2.7 percent
- Distinct lenders26
- Distinct industries by NAICS53
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Walnut, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Walnut (504)
- Approvals14
- Gross approval$12,317,000
- Average approval$879,786
- Median approval$633,000
- Largest approval$2,998,000
- Jobs supported78
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Walnut, 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 Walnut
- NFIP communityCity of Walnut
- NFIP community number065069
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Walnut participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 065069 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 Walnut
Los Angeles County context, not Walnut 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 Walnut.
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
Walnut questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Walnut, California?
27,611, in 8,665 households. Walnut city covers 8.99 square miles of land, which is 3,072 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Walnut 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 Walnut?
$129,449. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,014,000. Median gross rent is $3,202 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Walnut businesses?
75 7(a) approvals totaling $62.9 m since FY2020, across 26 lenders, median approval $300,000, plus 14 504 approvals worth $12.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Walnut, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Walnut borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Walnut. Only 23 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 Walnut in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Walnut appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Walnut, city of, community 065069, 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 Walnut 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 Walnut.
Is zoning published for Walnut?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.