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Cathedral City, California: commercial real estate data.
Cathedral City is a Census city of 52,267 people across 22.48 square miles of land, in Riverside County. Median household income is $73,572, 66.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 45 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $21.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cathedral City
What Cathedral City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area22.48 sq mi
- Water area0.26 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,325
- County holding the largest share of its areaRiverside 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 Cathedral City
- Population52,267
- Median age41.1
- Population under 1810,440
- Share under 1820.0 percent
- Population 65 and over9,923
- Share 65 and over19.0 percent
- Households18,979
- Family households12,002
- Share of households that are families63.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Cathedral City
- Median household income$73,572
- Per capita income$36,551
- Civilian labor force26,613
- Employed25,015
- Unemployed1,598 plus or minus 340
- Unemployment rate6.0 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over37,552
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Cathedral City
- Housing units22,599
- Occupied units18,979
- Vacant units3,620
- Vacancy rate16.0 percent
- Owner occupied12,616
- Renter occupied6,363
- Ownership rate66.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$453,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,601
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.1 percent
- Single family units14,947
- Share single family66.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,973
- Share in buildings of two or more22.0 percent
- Mobile homes2,446
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Cathedral City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute22,149
- Commuting under 15 minutes6,787
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,275
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more14.8 percent
- Drove alone71.3 percent
- Carpooled14.8 percent
- Public transport1.1 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked1.4 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home9.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Cathedral City (7(a))
- Approvals45
- Gross approval$21,608,400
- Average approval$480,187
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,636,100
- Largest approval$3,080,000
- Jobs supported250
- Jobs per approval5.6
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Paid in full8
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises8.9 percent
- Distinct lenders20
- Distinct industries by NAICS36
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cathedral City, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 8 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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SBA loans in Cathedral City (504)
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$16,700,000
- Average approval$1,284,615
- Median approval$778,000
- Largest approval$4,458,000
- Jobs supported280
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cathedral City, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Cathedral City
- NFIP communityCity of Cathedral City
- NFIP community number060704
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/28/08
The City of Cathedral City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060704 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.
Riverside County, not Cathedral City
Riverside County context, not Cathedral City figures
- Establishments in Riverside County46,244
- Covered employment, Riverside County840,433
- Average annual pay, Riverside County$59,734
- Housing units permitted, Riverside County9,598
Every figure in this section is published for Riverside County as a whole and is not a measurement of Cathedral City.
All Riverside County figures →
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
Cathedral City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cathedral City, California?
52,267, in 18,979 households. Cathedral City city covers 22.48 square miles of land, which is 2,325 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cathedral City in?
Riverside 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 Cathedral City?
$73,572. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $453,100. Median gross rent is $1,601 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Cathedral City businesses?
45 7(a) approvals totaling $21.6 m since FY2020, across 20 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 13 504 approvals worth $16.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cathedral City, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Cathedral City borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Cathedral City. Only 8 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 Cathedral City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cathedral City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cathedral City, city of, community 060704, 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 Cathedral City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Riverside 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 Cathedral City.
Is zoning published for Cathedral City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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