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Alta, California: commercial real estate data.
Alta is a Census CDP of 656 people across 2.38 square miles of land, in Placer County. Median household income is $96,792, 92.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $33,400 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Alta
What Alta is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.38 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land275 plus or minus 95
- County holding the largest share of its areaPlacer 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.
Alta
How many people live in Alta
- Population656 plus or minus 227
- Median age46.9 plus or minus 10.2
- Population under 1874 plus or minus 36
- Share under 1811.3 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Population 65 and over135 plus or minus 43
- Share 65 and over20.6 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Households261 plus or minus 80
- Family households179 plus or minus 72
- Share of households that are families68.6 percent plus or minus 17.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Alta
- Median household income$96,792
- Per capita income$80,170 plus or minus $50,339
- Civilian labor force357 plus or minus 197
- Employed330 plus or minus 195
- Unemployed27 plus or minus 23
- Unemployment rate7.6 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over505 plus or minus 158
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.4 percent plus or minus 39.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher38.0 percent plus or minus 13.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.5 percent plus or minus 12.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Alta
- Housing units374 plus or minus 87
- Occupied units261 plus or minus 80
- Vacant units113 plus or minus 50
- Vacancy rate30.2 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Owner occupied240 plus or minus 81
- Renter occupied21 plus or minus 14
- Ownership rate92.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$470,000 plus or minus $120,707
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,083 plus or minus $751
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.4 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Single family units364 plus or minus 85
- Share single family97.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes10 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Alta gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute203 plus or minus 110
- Commuting under 15 minutes25 plus or minus 22
- Share commuting under 15 minutes12.3 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more143 plus or minus 72
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more70.4 percent plus or minus 52.1
- Drove alone60.6 percent plus or minus 48.7
- Carpooled0.9 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home38.5 percent plus or minus 44.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alta
SBA loans in Alta (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$33,400
- Average approval$33,400
- Median approval$33,400
- Largest approval$33,400
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term84 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 Alta, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Placer County, not Alta
Placer County context, not Alta figures
- Establishments in Placer County12,180
- Covered employment, Placer County186,942
- Average annual pay, Placer County$72,804
- Housing units permitted, Placer County3,713
Every figure in this section is published for Placer County as a whole and is not a measurement of Alta.
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
Alta questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Alta, California?
656, in 261 households. Alta CDP covers 2.38 square miles of land, which is 275 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Alta in?
Placer 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 Alta?
$96,792. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $470,000. Median gross rent is $1,083 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Alta businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $33,400 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $33,400. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alta, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Alta borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Alta. Only 0 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.
Are the county figures on this page Alta figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Placer 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 Alta.
Is zoning published for Alta?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.