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Guadalupe, California: commercial real estate data.
Guadalupe is a Census city of 8,566 people across 1.31 square miles of land, in Santa Barbara County. Median household income is $66,930, 55.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Guadalupe
What Guadalupe is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.31 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land6,533
- County holding the largest share of its areaSanta Barbara 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 Guadalupe
- Population8,566
- Median age28.2
- Population under 183,298
- Share under 1838.5 percent
- Population 65 and over724 plus or minus 175
- Share 65 and over8.5 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Households2,092
- Family households1,773
- Share of households that are families84.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Guadalupe
- Median household income$66,930
- Per capita income$21,100
- Civilian labor force3,666
- Employed3,137
- Unemployed529 plus or minus 200
- Unemployment rate14.4 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over4,560
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher52.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.3 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.2 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 Guadalupe
- Housing units2,206
- Occupied units2,092
- Vacant units114 plus or minus 85
- Vacancy rate5.2 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Owner occupied1,160
- Renter occupied932
- Ownership rate55.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$495,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,732
- Annual rent as a share of median income31.1 percent
- Single family units1,658
- Share single family75.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more548 plus or minus 156
- Share in buildings of two or more24.8 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1986
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Guadalupe gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,799
- Commuting under 15 minutes498 plus or minus 179
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.8 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more772 plus or minus 209
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.6 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Drove alone74.7 percent
- Carpooled16.0 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Public transport1.6 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home4.1 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Guadalupe (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$2,216,000
- Average approval$554,000
- Median approval$255,000
- Largest approval$1,701,000
- Jobs supported32
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full0
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Guadalupe, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Guadalupe
- NFIP communityCity of Guadalupe
- NFIP community number060333
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/30/05
The City of Guadalupe participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060333 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.
Santa Barbara County, not Guadalupe
Santa Barbara County context, not Guadalupe figures
- Establishments in Santa Barbara County12,484
- Covered employment, Santa Barbara County216,323
- Average annual pay, Santa Barbara County$69,664
- Housing units permitted, Santa Barbara County750
Every figure in this section is published for Santa Barbara County as a whole and is not a measurement of Guadalupe.
All Santa Barbara 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.
Coverage
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
Guadalupe questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Guadalupe, California?
8,566, in 2,092 households. Guadalupe city covers 1.31 square miles of land, which is 6,533 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Guadalupe in?
Santa Barbara 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 Guadalupe?
$66,930. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $495,600. Median gross rent is $1,732 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Guadalupe businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $2.2 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $255,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Guadalupe, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Guadalupe borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Guadalupe. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Guadalupe in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Guadalupe appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Guadalupe, city of, community 060333, 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 Guadalupe figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Santa Barbara 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 Guadalupe.
Is zoning published for Guadalupe?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.