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Santa Nella, California: commercial real estate data.
Santa Nella is a Census CDP of 2,107 people across 4.68 square miles of land, in Merced County. Median household income is $99,154, 60.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Santa Nella
What Santa Nella is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.68 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land450 plus or minus 131
- County holding the largest share of its areaMerced 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 Santa Nella
- Population2,107 plus or minus 613
- Median age35.1
- Population under 18753 plus or minus 272
- Share under 1835.7 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Population 65 and over238 plus or minus 117
- Share 65 and over11.3 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Households561 plus or minus 145
- Family households445 plus or minus 152
- Share of households that are families79.3 percent plus or minus 17.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Santa Nella
- Median household income$99,154
- Per capita income$27,949
- Civilian labor force682 plus or minus 272
- Employed661 plus or minus 275
- Unemployed21 plus or minus 26
- Unemployment rate3.1 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over1,305 plus or minus 445
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher67.4 percent plus or minus 17.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher3.4 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.1 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Santa Nella
- Housing units695 plus or minus 157
- Occupied units561 plus or minus 145
- Vacant units134 plus or minus 102
- Vacancy rate19.3 percent plus or minus 14.0
- Owner occupied340 plus or minus 121
- Renter occupied221 plus or minus 120
- Ownership rate60.6 percent plus or minus 14.8
- Median owner-occupied home value$435,000
- Single family units404 plus or minus 146
- Share single family58.1 percent plus or minus 16.3
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes291 plus or minus 132
- Median year structure built2000
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Santa Nella gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute593 plus or minus 259
- Commuting under 15 minutes68 plus or minus 64
- Share commuting under 15 minutes11.5 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more479 plus or minus 199
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more80.8 percent plus or minus 48.7
- Drove alone72.8 percent
- Carpooled17.0 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.5 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Worked from home6.8 percent plus or minus 6.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Santa Nella (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$2,435,000
- Average approval$2,435,000
- Median approval$2,435,000
- Largest approval$2,435,000
- Jobs supported9
- Jobs per approval9.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises100.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Santa Nella, 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 Santa Nella (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$2,157,000
- Average approval$1,078,500
- Median approval$1,078,500
- Largest approval$1,231,000
- Jobs supported25
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Santa Nella, 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.
Merced County, not Santa Nella
Merced County context, not Santa Nella figures
- Establishments in Merced County3,592
- Covered employment, Merced County84,952
- Average annual pay, Merced County$54,952
- Housing units permitted, Merced County520
Every figure in this section is published for Merced County as a whole and is not a measurement of Santa Nella.
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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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
Santa Nella questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Santa Nella, California?
2,107, in 561 households. Santa Nella CDP covers 4.68 square miles of land, which is 450 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Santa Nella in?
Merced 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 Santa Nella?
$99,154. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $435,000. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Santa Nella businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $2.4 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $2,435,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $2.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Santa Nella, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Santa Nella borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Santa Nella. 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 Santa Nella figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Merced 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 Santa Nella.
Is zoning published for Santa Nella?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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