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Mission Hills, California: commercial real estate data.
Mission Hills is a Census CDP of 3,859 people across 1.21 square miles of land, in Santa Barbara County. Median household income is $111,974, 81.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 17 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mission Hills
What Mission Hills is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.21 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,193
- 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 Mission Hills
- Population3,859
- Median age42.4
- Population under 18911 plus or minus 248
- Share under 1823.6 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Population 65 and over634 plus or minus 139
- Share 65 and over16.4 percent
- Households1,234
- Family households991
- Share of households that are families80.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Mission Hills
- Median household income$111,974 plus or minus $25,310
- Per capita income$43,324
- Civilian labor force1,968 plus or minus 479
- Employed1,894 plus or minus 475
- Unemployed74 plus or minus 67
- Unemployment rate3.8 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over2,585
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.4 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.3 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mission Hills
- Housing units1,234
- Occupied units1,234
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied1,003
- Renter occupied231 plus or minus 143
- Ownership rate81.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$492,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,838
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.7 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Single family units1,234
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Mission Hills gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,570 plus or minus 445
- Commuting under 15 minutes497 plus or minus 172
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more729 plus or minus 315
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.4 percent plus or minus 15.1
- Drove alone55.5 percent plus or minus 20.1
- Carpooled19.8 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Public transport8.7 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Walked2.9 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Worked from home10.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mission Hills
SBA loans in Mission Hills (7(a))
- Approvals17
- Gross approval$9,291,000
- Average approval$546,529
- Median approval$350,000
- Largest approval$2,065,500
- Jobs supported175
- Jobs per approval10.3
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more29.4 percent
- Share to franchises11.8 percent
- Distinct lenders15
- Distinct industries by NAICS15
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mission Hills, 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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SBA loans in Mission Hills (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$2,449,000
- Average approval$1,224,500
- Median approval$1,224,500
- Largest approval$2,231,000
- Jobs supported15
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mission Hills, 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 Mission Hills
Santa Barbara County context, not Mission Hills 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 Mission Hills.
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
Mission Hills questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mission Hills, California?
3,859, in 1,234 households. Mission Hills CDP covers 1.21 square miles of land, which is 3,193 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mission Hills 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 Mission Hills?
$111,974. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $492,900. Median gross rent is $1,838 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Mission Hills businesses?
17 7(a) approvals totaling $9.3 m since FY2020, across 15 lenders, median approval $350,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $2.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mission Hills, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Mission Hills borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Mission Hills. 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.
Are the county figures on this page Mission Hills 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 Mission Hills.
Is zoning published for Mission Hills?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.