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Alturas, California: commercial real estate data.
Alturas is a Census city of 2,681 people across 2.84 square miles of land, in Modoc County. Median household income is $59,896, 67.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Alturas
What Alturas is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.84 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land944
- County holding the largest share of its areaModoc 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 Alturas
- Population2,681
- Median age45.3
- Population under 18511 plus or minus 135
- Share under 1819.1 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Population 65 and over625 plus or minus 165
- Share 65 and over23.3 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Households1,073
- Family households697
- Share of households that are families65.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Alturas
- Median household income$59,896 plus or minus $15,615
- Per capita income$32,209 plus or minus $8,055
- Civilian labor force1,145
- Employed1,009
- Unemployed136 plus or minus 75
- Unemployment rate11.9 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over1,906
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher32.8 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.1 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Alturas
- Housing units1,363
- Occupied units1,073
- Vacant units290 plus or minus 91
- Vacancy rate21.3 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Owner occupied719
- Renter occupied354 plus or minus 104
- Ownership rate67.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$170,100 plus or minus $44,027
- Median gross rent, monthly$833
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.7 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Single family units1,128
- Share single family82.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more188 plus or minus 96
- Share in buildings of two or more13.8 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Mobile homes47 plus or minus 40
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Alturas gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute955 plus or minus 192
- Commuting under 15 minutes673 plus or minus 199
- Share commuting under 15 minutes70.5 percent plus or minus 15.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more236 plus or minus 132
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.7 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Drove alone64.5 percent
- Carpooled12.4 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked15.3 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Worked from home7.0 percent plus or minus 5.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Alturas (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$6,820,700
- Average approval$974,386
- Median approval$685,000
- Largest approval$3,187,900
- Jobs supported58
- Jobs per approval8.3
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more57.1 percent
- Share to franchises14.3 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alturas, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Alturas
- NFIP communityCity of Alturas
- NFIP community number060193
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/02/15
The City of Alturas participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060193 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.
Modoc County, not Alturas
Modoc County context, not Alturas figures
- Establishments in Modoc County160
- Covered employment, Modoc County2,768
- Average annual pay, Modoc County$50,973
- Housing units permitted, Modoc County5
Every figure in this section is published for Modoc County as a whole and is not a measurement of Alturas.
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
Alturas questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Alturas, California?
2,681, in 1,073 households. Alturas city covers 2.84 square miles of land, which is 944 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Alturas in?
Modoc 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 Alturas?
$59,896. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $170,100. Median gross rent is $833 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Alturas businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $6.8 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $685,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alturas, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Alturas borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Alturas. Only 3 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 Alturas in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Alturas appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Alturas, city of, community 060193, 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 Alturas figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Modoc 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 Alturas.
Is zoning published for Alturas?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.