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National City city is a Census city of 58,893 people across 7.35 square miles of land, in San Diego County. Median household income is $66,841, 34.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 82 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $48.1 m.
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National City
What National City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.35 sq mi
- Water area1.84 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land8,015
- 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.
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How many people live in National City
- Population58,893
- Median age36.1
- Population under 1812,684
- Share under 1821.5 percent
- Population 65 and over8,905
- Share 65 and over15.1 percent
- Households18,217
- Family households13,115
- Share of households that are families72.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in National City
- Median household income$66,841
- Per capita income$30,909
- Civilian labor force27,869
- Employed26,035
- Unemployed1,834 plus or minus 377
- Unemployment rate6.6 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over40,369
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher77.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.1 percent plus or minus 0.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in National City
- Housing units19,414
- Occupied units18,217
- Vacant units1,197 plus or minus 283
- Vacancy rate6.2 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Owner occupied6,330
- Renter occupied11,887
- Ownership rate34.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$612,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,692
- Annual rent as a share of median income30.4 percent
- Single family units9,597
- Share single family49.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more9,331
- Share in buildings of two or more48.1 percent
- Mobile homes472 plus or minus 206
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How National City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute27,582
- Commuting under 15 minutes5,312
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more9,435
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.2 percent
- Drove alone68.5 percent
- Carpooled14.6 percent
- Public transport4.0 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Walked4.3 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home6.5 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA 7(a) lending to National City borrowers
- Approvals82
- Gross approval$48,059,800
- Average approval$586,095
- Median approval$275,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,211,000
- Largest approval$4,200,000
- Jobs supported857
- Jobs per approval10.5
- Loans with a final outcome17
- Paid in full16
- Charged off1
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans5.9 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more29.3 percent
- Share to franchises9.8 percent
- Distinct lenders35
- Distinct industries by NAICS51
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA 504 lending to National City borrowers
- Approvals28
- Gross approval$31,548,000
- Average approval$1,126,714
- Median approval$636,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported374
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs7
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood programme status in National City
- Listed NFIP communities1
- Of those, participating1
- NFIP community number060293
- Currently effective map date03/03/26
This community carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
FEMA, National Flood Insurance Program Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
San Diego County, not National City
San Diego County context, not National City figures
These are San Diego County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as National City measurements.
- Establishments in San Diego County93,407
- Employment at those establishments, San Diego County1,391,721
- Covered employment, San Diego County1,536,541
- Average annual pay, San Diego County$82,854
- Average weekly wage, San Diego County$1,593
- Housing units permitted, San Diego County11,572
- Of those, single family, San Diego County3,377
- County product, 2024, San Diego County$331,867,565,000
- County product change over the prior year, San Diego County5.3 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, San Diego County$103,475
Every figure in this section is published for San Diego County as a whole and is not a measurement of National City. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
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. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
National City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in National City, California?
58,893, in 18,217 households. National City city covers 7.35 square miles of land, which is 8,015 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is National City 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 National City?
$66,841. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $612,200. Median gross rent is $1,692 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to National City businesses?
82 7(a) approvals totalling $48.1 m, across 35 lenders, median approval $275,000, plus 28 504 approvals worth $31.5 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in National City, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to National City borrowers get paid back?
Of the 17 loans that have reached a final outcome, 16 were paid in full and 1 charged off, a charge off rate of 5.9 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is National City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. National City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as community 060293, 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 National City figures?
No, and they are labelled 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 National City.
Is zoning published for National City?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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