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Los Alamos, California: commercial real estate data.
Los Alamos is a Census CDP of 1,163 people across 0.90 square miles of land, in Santa Barbara County. Median household income is $79,167, 74.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $693,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Los Alamos
What Los Alamos is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area0.9 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,287 plus or minus 526
- 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.
Los Alamos
How many people live in Los Alamos
- Population1,163 plus or minus 475
- Median age58.3 plus or minus 14.4
- Population under 18210 plus or minus 102
- Share under 1818.1 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Population 65 and over447 plus or minus 198
- Share 65 and over38.4 percent
- Households542 plus or minus 175
- Family households351 plus or minus 160
- Share of households that are families64.8 percent plus or minus 20.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Los Alamos
Income and work in Los Alamos
- Median household income$79,167 plus or minus $21,259
- Per capita income$42,472 plus or minus $10,242
- Civilian labor force645 plus or minus 330
- Employed606 plus or minus 322
- Unemployed39 plus or minus 58
- Unemployment rate6.0 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Adults 25 and over953 plus or minus 327
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.2 percent plus or minus 43.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.1 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.7 percent plus or minus 10.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Los Alamos
Housing in Los Alamos
- Housing units697 plus or minus 171
- Occupied units542 plus or minus 175
- Vacant units155 plus or minus 152
- Vacancy rate22.2 percent plus or minus 21.1
- Owner occupied404 plus or minus 130
- Renter occupied138 plus or minus 110
- Ownership rate74.5 percent plus or minus 34.0
- Median owner-occupied home value$831,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,882 plus or minus $1,104
- Annual rent as a share of median income43.7 percent plus or minus 20.4
- Single family units683 plus or minus 191
- Share single family98.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more14 plus or minus 24
- Share in buildings of two or more2.0 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1995
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Los Alamos
How Los Alamos gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute518 plus or minus 314
- Commuting under 15 minutes43 plus or minus 41
- Share commuting under 15 minutes8.3 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more28 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more5.4 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Drove alone47.7 percent plus or minus 21.1
- Carpooled33.2 percent plus or minus 27.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.6 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Worked from home14.5 percent plus or minus 13.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Los Alamos
SBA loans in Los Alamos (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$693,000
- Average approval$231,000
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$593,000
- Jobs supported7
- Jobs per approval2.3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Los Alamos, 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.
Los Alamos
SBA loans in Los Alamos (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,716,000
- Average approval$858,000
- Median approval$858,000
- Largest approval$1,473,000
- Jobs supported10
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Los Alamos, 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.
Santa Barbara County, not Los Alamos
Santa Barbara County context, not Los Alamos 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 Los Alamos.
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
Los Alamos questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Los Alamos, California?
1,163, in 542 households. Los Alamos CDP covers 0.90 square miles of land, which is 1,287 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Los Alamos 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 Los Alamos?
$79,167. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $831,300. Median gross rent is $2,882 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Los Alamos businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $693,000 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $50,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $1.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Los Alamos, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Los Alamos borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Los Alamos. 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.
Are the county figures on this page Los Alamos 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 Los Alamos.
Is zoning published for Los Alamos?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.