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Colma, California: commercial real estate data.
Colma is a Census town of 1,636 people across 1.89 square miles of land, in San Mateo County. Median household income is $148,295, 53.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Colma
What Colma is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.89 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land865 plus or minus 174
- County holding the largest share of its areaSan Mateo 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 Colma
- Population1,636 plus or minus 329
- Median age38.1
- Population under 18370 plus or minus 101
- Share under 1822.6 percent
- Population 65 and over254 plus or minus 68
- Share 65 and over15.5 percent
- Households471
- Family households352 plus or minus 76
- Share of households that are families74.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Colma
- Median household income$148,295
- Per capita income$52,766
- Civilian labor force910 plus or minus 187
- Employed874 plus or minus 187
- Unemployed36 plus or minus 27
- Unemployment rate4.0 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over1,170 plus or minus 234
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.3 percent plus or minus 22.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.9 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Colma
- Housing units615
- Occupied units471
- Vacant units144 plus or minus 109
- Vacancy rate23.4 percent plus or minus 17.2
- Owner occupied251 plus or minus 60
- Renter occupied220 plus or minus 56
- Ownership rate53.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,062,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,303
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.6 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Single family units349 plus or minus 77
- Share single family56.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more255 plus or minus 124
- Share in buildings of two or more41.5 percent plus or minus 18.7
- Mobile homes11 plus or minus 17
- Median year structure built1990
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Colma gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute658 plus or minus 146
- Commuting under 15 minutes88 plus or minus 37
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.4 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more280 plus or minus 74
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.6 percent
- Drove alone56.8 percent plus or minus 16.6
- Carpooled9.1 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Public transport5.9 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Walked6.0 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Worked from home21.4 percent plus or minus 9.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Colma (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$1,127,100
- Average approval$187,850
- Median approval$100,000
- Largest approval$658,700
- Jobs supported26
- Jobs per approval4.3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term102 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Colma, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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 Colma (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,532,000
- Average approval$766,000
- Median approval$766,000
- Largest approval$1,036,000
- Jobs supported20
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Colma, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 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 Colma
- NFIP communityTown of Colma
- NFIP community number060316
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Town of Colma participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060316 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 Mateo County, not Colma
San Mateo County context, not Colma figures
- Establishments in San Mateo County21,569
- Covered employment, San Mateo County416,422
- Average annual pay, San Mateo County$196,441
- Housing units permitted, San Mateo County1,088
Every figure in this section is published for San Mateo County as a whole and is not a measurement of Colma.
All San Mateo 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
Colma questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Colma, California?
1,636, in 471 households. Colma town covers 1.89 square miles of land, which is 865 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Colma in?
San Mateo 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 Colma?
$148,295. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,062,000. Median gross rent is $2,303 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Colma businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $1.1 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $1.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Colma, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Colma borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Colma. Only 0 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 Colma in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Colma appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Colma, town of, community 060316, 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 Colma figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for San Mateo 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 Colma.
Is zoning published for Colma?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.