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Lemon Grove, California: commercial real estate data.
Lemon Grove is a Census city of 27,686 people across 3.88 square miles of land, in San Diego County. Median household income is $88,009, 52.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 28 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $10.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lemon Grove
What Lemon Grove is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.88 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land7,138
- County holding the largest share of its areaSan Diego 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.
Lemon Grove
How many people live in Lemon Grove
- Population27,686
- Median age37.1
- Population under 185,826
- Share under 1821.0 percent
- Population 65 and over4,042
- Share 65 and over14.6 percent
- Households9,051
- Family households6,280
- Share of households that are families69.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lemon Grove
Income and work in Lemon Grove
- Median household income$88,009
- Per capita income$36,672
- Civilian labor force14,435
- Employed13,629
- Unemployed806 plus or minus 270
- Unemployment rate5.6 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over19,164
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.5 percent plus or minus 1.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lemon Grove
Housing in Lemon Grove
- Housing units9,391
- Occupied units9,051
- Vacant units340 plus or minus 157
- Vacancy rate3.6 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Owner occupied4,750
- Renter occupied4,301
- Ownership rate52.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$705,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,893
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.8 percent
- Single family units6,574
- Share single family70.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,804
- Share in buildings of two or more29.9 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lemon Grove gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute12,194
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,050 plus or minus 498
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.8 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more5,263
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.2 percent
- Drove alone75.5 percent
- Carpooled9.0 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport1.9 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home11.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lemon Grove
SBA loans in Lemon Grove (7(a))
- Approvals28
- Gross approval$10,754,100
- Average approval$384,075
- Median approval$275,300
- Ninetieth percentile approval$777,900
- Largest approval$1,016,000
- Jobs supported224
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Paid in full7
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more28.6 percent
- Share to franchises7.1 percent
- Distinct lenders19
- Distinct industries by NAICS24
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lemon Grove, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 9 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.
Lemon Grove
SBA loans in Lemon Grove (504)
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$7,059,000
- Average approval$543,000
- Median approval$485,000
- Largest approval$1,638,000
- Jobs supported89
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lemon Grove, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 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.
Lemon Grove
Flood risk in Lemon Grove
- NFIP communityCity of Lemon Grove
- NFIP community number060723
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/03/26
The City of Lemon Grove participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060723 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 Diego County, not Lemon Grove
San Diego County context, not Lemon Grove figures
- Establishments in San Diego County93,407
- Covered employment, San Diego County1,536,541
- Average annual pay, San Diego County$82,854
- Housing units permitted, San Diego County11,572
Every figure in this section is published for San Diego County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lemon Grove.
All San Diego 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
Lemon Grove questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lemon Grove, California?
27,686, in 9,051 households. Lemon Grove city covers 3.88 square miles of land, which is 7,138 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lemon Grove in?
San Diego 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 Lemon Grove?
$88,009. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $705,400. Median gross rent is $1,893 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lemon Grove businesses?
28 7(a) approvals totaling $10.8 m since FY2020, across 19 lenders, median approval $275,300, plus 13 504 approvals worth $7.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lemon Grove, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lemon Grove borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lemon Grove. Only 9 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 Lemon Grove in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lemon Grove appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lemon Grove, city of, community 060723, 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 Lemon Grove figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for San Diego 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 Lemon Grove.
Is zoning published for Lemon Grove?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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