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Ross, California: commercial real estate data.
Ross is a Census town of 2,606 people across 1.56 square miles of land, in Marin County. Median household income is $250,001, 86.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ross
What Ross is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.56 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,672
- County holding the largest share of its areaMarin 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 Ross
- Population2,606
- Median age42.3
- Population under 18822 plus or minus 187
- Share under 1831.5 percent
- Population 65 and over491 plus or minus 109
- Share 65 and over18.8 percent
- Households838
- Family households646
- Share of households that are families77.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Ross
- Median household income$250,001
- Per capita income$173,984
- Civilian labor force1,147
- Employed1,139
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 10
- Unemployment rate0.7 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over1,599
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher100.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher83.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree41.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ross
- Housing units912
- Occupied units838
- Vacant units74 plus or minus 44
- Vacancy rate8.1 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Owner occupied728
- Renter occupied110 plus or minus 51
- Ownership rate86.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$2,000,001
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,501
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.8 percent
- Single family units896
- Share single family98.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more16 plus or minus 21
- Share in buildings of two or more1.8 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ross gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute592 plus or minus 166
- Commuting under 15 minutes187 plus or minus 89
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.6 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more228 plus or minus 80
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.5 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Drove alone40.5 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Carpooled0.5 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Public transport3.3 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Walked7.7 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Worked from home47.9 percent plus or minus 9.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Ross (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,629,000
- Average approval$543,000
- Median approval$543,000
- Largest approval$543,000
- Jobs supported48
- Jobs per approval16.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ross, 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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Flood risk in Ross
- NFIP communityTown of Ross
- NFIP community number060179
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date03/16/16
The Town of Ross participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060179 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Marin County, not Ross
Marin County context, not Ross figures
- Establishments in Marin County10,049
- Covered employment, Marin County110,934
- Average annual pay, Marin County$93,552
- Housing units permitted, Marin County158
Every figure in this section is published for Marin County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ross.
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
Ross questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ross, California?
2,606, in 838 households. Ross town covers 1.56 square miles of land, which is 1,672 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ross in?
Marin 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 Ross?
$250,001. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $2,000,001. 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 Ross businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $1.6 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $543,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ross, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Ross borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Ross. 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 Ross in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ross appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ross, town of, community 060179, carrying Community Rating System class 8, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Ross figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Marin 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 Ross.
Is zoning published for Ross?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.