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Ukiah, California: commercial real estate data.
Ukiah is a Census city of 16,304 people across 5.49 square miles of land, in Mendocino County. Median household income is $66,160, 44.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 22 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $20.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ukiah
What Ukiah is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.49 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,971
- County holding the largest share of its areaMendocino 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 Ukiah
- Population16,304
- Median age39.2
- Population under 183,724
- Share under 1822.8 percent
- Population 65 and over3,228
- Share 65 and over19.8 percent
- Households6,188
- Family households3,146
- Share of households that are families50.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Ukiah
- Median household income$66,160
- Per capita income$37,291
- Civilian labor force7,573
- Employed6,847
- Unemployed726 plus or minus 311
- Unemployment rate9.6 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over11,362
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.3 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ukiah
- Housing units6,677
- Occupied units6,188
- Vacant units489 plus or minus 211
- Vacancy rate7.3 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Owner occupied2,764
- Renter occupied3,424
- Ownership rate44.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$458,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,331
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.1 percent
- Single family units3,625
- Share single family54.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,488
- Share in buildings of two or more37.3 percent
- Mobile homes523 plus or minus 230
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ukiah gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,101
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,825
- Share commuting under 15 minutes62.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,256 plus or minus 314
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.6 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Drove alone70.4 percent
- Carpooled10.9 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked7.7 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Worked from home8.3 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Ukiah (7(a))
- Approvals22
- Gross approval$20,029,100
- Average approval$910,414
- Median approval$350,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,631,600
- Largest approval$4,731,000
- Jobs supported328
- Jobs per approval14.9
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more40.9 percent
- Share to franchises9.1 percent
- Distinct lenders14
- Distinct industries by NAICS16
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ukiah, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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 Ukiah (504)
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$11,272,000
- Average approval$751,467
- Median approval$419,000
- Largest approval$4,424,000
- Jobs supported112
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ukiah, 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 Ukiah
- NFIP communityCity of Ukiah
- NFIP community number060186
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/19/25
The City of Ukiah participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060186 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.
Mendocino County, not Ukiah
Mendocino County context, not Ukiah figures
- Establishments in Mendocino County2,432
- Covered employment, Mendocino County32,084
- Average annual pay, Mendocino County$53,903
- Housing units permitted, Mendocino County9
Every figure in this section is published for Mendocino County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ukiah.
All Mendocino 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
Ukiah questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ukiah, California?
16,304, in 6,188 households. Ukiah city covers 5.49 square miles of land, which is 2,971 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ukiah in?
Mendocino 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 Ukiah?
$66,160. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $458,400. Median gross rent is $1,331 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Ukiah businesses?
22 7(a) approvals totaling $20.0 m since FY2020, across 14 lenders, median approval $350,500, plus 15 504 approvals worth $11.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ukiah, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Ukiah borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Ukiah. Only 2 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 Ukiah in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ukiah appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ukiah, city of, community 060186, 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 Ukiah figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mendocino 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 Ukiah.
Is zoning published for Ukiah?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.