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Truckee, California: commercial real estate data.
Truckee is a Census town of 17,066 people across 32.33 square miles of land, in Nevada County. Median household income is $130,462, 73.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 32 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $21.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Truckee
What Truckee is
- Census place typetown
- Land area32.33 sq mi
- Water area1.33 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land528
- County holding the largest share of its areaNevada 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.
Truckee
How many people live in Truckee
- Population17,066
- Median age42.0
- Population under 183,801
- Share under 1822.3 percent
- Population 65 and over2,481
- Share 65 and over14.5 percent
- Households6,860
- Family households4,567
- Share of households that are families66.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Truckee
- Median household income$130,462
- Per capita income$77,791
- Civilian labor force9,603
- Employed8,969
- Unemployed634 plus or minus 241
- Unemployment rate6.6 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over12,375
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher60.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree22.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Truckee
- Housing units13,984
- Occupied units6,860
- Vacant units7,124
- Vacancy rate50.9 percent
- Owner occupied5,036
- Renter occupied1,824
- Ownership rate73.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$947,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,961
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.0 percent
- Single family units11,704
- Share single family83.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,961
- Share in buildings of two or more14.0 percent
- Mobile homes277 plus or minus 127
- Median year structure built1989
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Truckee gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,146
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,715
- Share commuting under 15 minutes44.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,575
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.6 percent
- Drove alone55.5 percent
- Carpooled3.7 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked3.4 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home30.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Truckee (7(a))
- Approvals32
- Gross approval$21,039,700
- Average approval$657,491
- Median approval$280,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,572,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported250
- Jobs per approval7.8
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Paid in full8
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more21.9 percent
- Share to franchises3.1 percent
- Distinct lenders18
- Distinct industries by NAICS28
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Truckee, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 9 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.
Truckee
SBA loans in Truckee (504)
- Approvals18
- Gross approval$18,213,000
- Average approval$1,011,833
- Median approval$542,000
- Largest approval$4,238,000
- Jobs supported172
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Truckee, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 5 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 Truckee
- NFIP communityTown of Truckee
- NFIP community number060762
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/03/10
The Town of Truckee participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060762 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.
Nevada County, not Truckee
Nevada County context, not Truckee figures
- Establishments in Nevada County3,323
- Covered employment, Nevada County35,000
- Average annual pay, Nevada County$62,734
- Housing units permitted, Nevada County215
Every figure in this section is published for Nevada County as a whole and is not a measurement of Truckee.
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
Truckee questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Truckee, California?
17,066, in 6,860 households. Truckee town covers 32.33 square miles of land, which is 528 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Truckee in?
Nevada 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 Truckee?
$130,462. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $947,900. Median gross rent is $1,961 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Truckee businesses?
32 7(a) approvals totaling $21.0 m since FY2020, across 18 lenders, median approval $280,000, plus 18 504 approvals worth $18.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Truckee, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Truckee borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Truckee. Only 9 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 Truckee in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Truckee appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Truckee, town of, community 060762, 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 Truckee figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Nevada 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 Truckee.
Is zoning published for Truckee?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.