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Solana Beach, California: commercial real estate data.
Solana Beach is a Census city of 12,823 people across 3.41 square miles of land, in San Diego County. Median household income is $152,167, 67.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 37 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $28.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Solana Beach
What Solana Beach is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.41 sq mi
- Water area0.1 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,756
- 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 Solana Beach
- Population12,823
- Median age50.1
- Population under 182,341
- Share under 1818.3 percent
- Population 65 and over3,418
- Share 65 and over26.7 percent
- Households5,682
- Family households3,386
- Share of households that are families59.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Solana Beach
- Median household income$152,167 plus or minus $33,424
- Per capita income$99,142
- Civilian labor force6,211
- Employed5,996
- Unemployed215 plus or minus 107
- Unemployment rate3.5 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over9,677
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher72.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree29.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Solana Beach
- Housing units6,624
- Occupied units5,682
- Vacant units942 plus or minus 263
- Vacancy rate14.2 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Owner occupied3,844
- Renter occupied1,838
- Ownership rate67.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$2,000,001
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,212
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.3 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Single family units4,374
- Share single family66.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,241
- Share in buildings of two or more33.8 percent
- Mobile homes9 plus or minus 14
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Solana Beach gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,057
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,365 plus or minus 288
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,115 plus or minus 232
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.5 percent
- Drove alone58.4 percent
- Carpooled4.9 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport1.7 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Walked3.7 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Worked from home30.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Solana Beach (7(a))
- Approvals37
- Gross approval$28,485,000
- Average approval$769,865
- Median approval$180,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,640,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported553
- Jobs per approval14.9
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full6
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more8.1 percent
- Share to franchises8.1 percent
- Distinct lenders15
- Distinct industries by NAICS29
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Solana Beach, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 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 Solana Beach (504)
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$7,411,000
- Average approval$1,235,167
- Median approval$1,234,000
- Largest approval$1,830,000
- Jobs supported54
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Solana Beach, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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 Solana Beach
- NFIP communityCity of Solana Beach
- NFIP community number060725
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/03/26
The City of Solana Beach participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060725 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 Solana Beach
San Diego County context, not Solana Beach 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 Solana Beach.
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
Solana Beach questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Solana Beach, California?
12,823, in 5,682 households. Solana Beach city covers 3.41 square miles of land, which is 3,756 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Solana Beach 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 Solana Beach?
$152,167. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $2,000,001. Median gross rent is $3,212 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Solana Beach businesses?
37 7(a) approvals totaling $28.5 m since FY2020, across 15 lenders, median approval $180,000, plus 6 504 approvals worth $7.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Solana Beach, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Solana Beach borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Solana Beach. Only 6 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 Solana Beach in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Solana Beach appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Solana Beach, city of, community 060725, 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 Solana Beach 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 Solana Beach.
Is zoning published for Solana Beach?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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