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Portola, California: commercial real estate data.
Portola is a Census city of 2,441 people across 5.41 square miles of land, in Plumas County. Median household income is $44,492, 55.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 15 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $13.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Portola
What Portola is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.41 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land451
- County holding the largest share of its areaPlumas 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 Portola
- Population2,441
- Median age40.6
- Population under 18624 plus or minus 198
- Share under 1825.6 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Population 65 and over672 plus or minus 161
- Share 65 and over27.5 percent
- Households1,008
- Family households514 plus or minus 124
- Share of households that are families51.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Portola
- Median household income$44,492
- Per capita income$25,483
- Civilian labor force846 plus or minus 249
- Employed741 plus or minus 222
- Unemployed105 plus or minus 69
- Unemployment rate12.4 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Adults 25 and over1,694
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.7 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.7 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Portola
- Housing units1,201
- Occupied units1,008
- Vacant units193 plus or minus 101
- Vacancy rate16.1 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Owner occupied559 plus or minus 148
- Renter occupied449 plus or minus 124
- Ownership rate55.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$231,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$819 plus or minus $237
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.1 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Single family units955 plus or minus 196
- Share single family79.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more219 plus or minus 100
- Share in buildings of two or more18.2 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Mobile homes21 plus or minus 24
- Median year structure built1967
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Portola gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute656 plus or minus 230
- Commuting under 15 minutes408 plus or minus 174
- Share commuting under 15 minutes62.2 percent plus or minus 15.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more168 plus or minus 75
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.6 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Drove alone75.6 percent
- Carpooled1.8 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked12.6 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Worked from home0.6 percent plus or minus 1.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Portola
SBA loans in Portola (7(a))
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$13,738,600
- Average approval$915,907
- Median approval$610,000
- Largest approval$3,950,000
- Jobs supported103
- Jobs per approval6.9
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term180 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more46.7 percent
- Share to franchises13.3 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Portola, 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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Flood risk in Portola
- NFIP communityCity of Portola
- NFIP community number060456
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/02/05
The City of Portola participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060456 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.
Plumas County, not Portola
Plumas County context, not Portola figures
- Establishments in Plumas County609
- Covered employment, Plumas County6,678
- Average annual pay, Plumas County$59,864
- Housing units permitted, Plumas County39
Every figure in this section is published for Plumas County as a whole and is not a measurement of Portola.
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
Portola questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Portola, California?
2,441, in 1,008 households. Portola city covers 5.41 square miles of land, which is 451 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Portola in?
Plumas 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 Portola?
$44,492. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $231,300. Median gross rent is $819 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Portola businesses?
15 7(a) approvals totaling $13.7 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $610,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Portola, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Portola borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Portola. 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 Portola in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Portola appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Portola, city of, community 060456, 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 Portola figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Plumas 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 Portola.
Is zoning published for Portola?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.