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Norco, California: commercial real estate data.
Norco is a Census city of 25,054 people across 13.86 square miles of land, in Riverside County. Median household income is $127,566, 81.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 74 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $36.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Norco
What Norco is
- Census place typecity
- Land area13.86 sq mi
- Water area0.22 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,808
- 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.
Norco
How many people live in Norco
- Population25,054
- Median age40.3
- Population under 185,096
- Share under 1820.3 percent
- Population 65 and over3,897
- Share 65 and over15.6 percent
- Households6,616
- Family households5,353
- Share of households that are families80.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Norco
Income and work in Norco
- Median household income$127,566
- Per capita income$41,497
- Civilian labor force11,129
- Employed10,598
- Unemployed531 plus or minus 167
- Unemployment rate4.8 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over18,142
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Norco
Housing in Norco
- Housing units6,842
- Occupied units6,616
- Vacant units226 plus or minus 107
- Vacancy rate3.3 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Owner occupied5,363
- Renter occupied1,253
- Ownership rate81.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$782,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,925
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.1 percent
- Single family units6,593
- Share single family96.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more235 plus or minus 94
- Share in buildings of two or more3.4 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Mobile homes6 plus or minus 10
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Norco
How Norco gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute8,923
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,752
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,798
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more53.8 percent
- Drove alone73.5 percent
- Carpooled9.8 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home13.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Norco
SBA loans in Norco (7(a))
- Approvals74
- Gross approval$36,577,300
- Average approval$494,288
- Median approval$160,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,186,260
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported772
- Jobs per approval10.4
- Loans with a final outcome25
- Paid in full24
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more18.9 percent
- Share to franchises16.2 percent
- Distinct lenders31
- Distinct industries by NAICS49
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Norco, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 25 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.
Norco
SBA loans in Norco (504)
- Approvals39
- Gross approval$45,588,000
- Average approval$1,168,923
- Median approval$657,000
- Largest approval$5,500,000
- Jobs supported548
- Loans with a final outcome17
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Norco, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 17 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.
Norco
Flood risk in Norco
- NFIP communityCity of Norco
- NFIP community number060256
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/12/24
The City of Norco participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060256 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 Norco
Riverside County context, not Norco 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 Norco.
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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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
Norco questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Norco, California?
25,054, in 6,616 households. Norco city covers 13.86 square miles of land, which is 1,808 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Norco 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 Norco?
$127,566. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $782,400. Median gross rent is $1,925 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Norco businesses?
74 7(a) approvals totaling $36.6 m since FY2020, across 31 lenders, median approval $160,000, plus 39 504 approvals worth $45.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Norco, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Norco borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Norco. Only 25 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 Norco in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Norco appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Norco, city of, community 060256, 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 Norco 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 Norco.
Is zoning published for Norco?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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