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Barstow, California: commercial real estate data.
Barstow is a Census city of 25,100 people across 41.30 square miles of land, in San Bernardino County. Median household income is $53,380, 43.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 33 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $41.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Barstow
What Barstow is
- Census place typecity
- Land area41.3 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land608
- County holding the largest share of its areaSan Bernardino 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 Barstow
- Population25,100
- Median age32.7
- Population under 187,652
- Share under 1830.5 percent
- Population 65 and over3,078
- Share 65 and over12.3 percent
- Households9,145
- Family households5,999
- Share of households that are families65.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Barstow
- Median household income$53,380
- Per capita income$26,121
- Civilian labor force9,637
- Employed8,494
- Unemployed1,143 plus or minus 296
- Unemployment rate11.9 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over15,154
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.2 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.8 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Barstow
- Housing units10,017
- Occupied units9,145
- Vacant units872 plus or minus 226
- Vacancy rate8.7 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Owner occupied4,000
- Renter occupied5,145
- Ownership rate43.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$245,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,091
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.5 percent
- Single family units6,407
- Share single family64.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,710
- Share in buildings of two or more27.1 percent
- Mobile homes790 plus or minus 240
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Barstow gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute7,994
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,656
- Share commuting under 15 minutes45.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,229
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.4 percent
- Drove alone74.3 percent
- Carpooled9.6 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked5.8 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Worked from home6.1 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Barstow (7(a))
- Approvals33
- Gross approval$41,005,600
- Average approval$1,242,594
- Median approval$499,200
- Ninetieth percentile approval$3,966,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported262
- Jobs per approval7.9
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Paid in full8
- Charged off0
- Median term257 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more54.5 percent
- Share to franchises24.2 percent
- Distinct lenders16
- Distinct industries by NAICS19
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Barstow, 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 Barstow (504)
- Approvals21
- Gross approval$41,240,000
- Average approval$1,963,810
- Median approval$1,529,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported331
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Barstow, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 7 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 Barstow
- NFIP communityCity of Barstow
- NFIP community number060271
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/02/16
The City of Barstow participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060271 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.
San Bernardino County, not Barstow
San Bernardino County context, not Barstow figures
- Establishments in San Bernardino County42,571
- Covered employment, San Bernardino County845,908
- Average annual pay, San Bernardino County$62,368
- Housing units permitted, San Bernardino County6,226
Every figure in this section is published for San Bernardino County as a whole and is not a measurement of Barstow.
All San Bernardino 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
Barstow questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Barstow, California?
25,100, in 9,145 households. Barstow city covers 41.30 square miles of land, which is 608 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Barstow in?
San Bernardino 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 Barstow?
$53,380. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $245,000. Median gross rent is $1,091 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Barstow businesses?
33 7(a) approvals totaling $41.0 m since FY2020, across 16 lenders, median approval $499,200, plus 21 504 approvals worth $41.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Barstow, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Barstow borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Barstow. 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 Barstow in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Barstow appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Barstow, city of, community 060271, 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 Barstow figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for San Bernardino 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 Barstow.
Is zoning published for Barstow?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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