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Los Altos, California: commercial real estate data.
Los Altos is a Census city of 30,698 people across 6.54 square miles of land, in Santa Clara County. Median household income is $250,001, 81.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 25 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $15.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Los Altos
What Los Altos is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.54 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,694
- County holding the largest share of its areaSanta Clara 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 Altos
How many people live in Los Altos
- Population30,698
- Median age45.9
- Population under 187,424
- Share under 1824.2 percent
- Population 65 and over6,377
- Share 65 and over20.8 percent
- Households10,840
- Family households8,903
- Share of households that are families82.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Los Altos
Income and work in Los Altos
- Median household income$250,001
- Per capita income$149,247
- Civilian labor force14,050
- Employed13,376
- Unemployed674 plus or minus 185
- Unemployment rate4.8 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over21,184
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher88.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree55.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Los Altos
Housing in Los Altos
- Housing units11,781
- Occupied units10,840
- Vacant units941 plus or minus 265
- Vacancy rate8.0 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Owner occupied8,852
- Renter occupied1,988
- Ownership rate81.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$2,000,001
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,501
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.8 percent
- Single family units10,232
- Share single family86.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,526
- Share in buildings of two or more13.0 percent
- Mobile homes23 plus or minus 26
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Los Altos
How Los Altos gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute8,014
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,689
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,194
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.4 percent
- Drove alone50.7 percent
- Carpooled4.2 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home39.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Los Altos
SBA loans in Los Altos (7(a))
- Approvals25
- Gross approval$15,346,600
- Average approval$613,864
- Median approval$230,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,480,000
- Largest approval$4,880,000
- Jobs supported172
- Jobs per approval6.9
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders15
- Distinct industries by NAICS22
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Los Altos, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 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 Altos
SBA loans in Los Altos (504)
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$10,788,000
- Average approval$1,078,800
- Median approval$892,000
- Largest approval$2,313,000
- Jobs supported58
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Los Altos, 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.
Los Altos
Flood risk in Los Altos
- NFIP communityCity of Los Altos
- NFIP community number060341
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date05/18/09
The City of Los Altos participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060341 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Santa Clara County, not Los Altos
Santa Clara County context, not Los Altos figures
- Establishments in Santa Clara County49,154
- Covered employment, Santa Clara County1,116,581
- Average annual pay, Santa Clara County$197,043
- Housing units permitted, Santa Clara County3,834
Every figure in this section is published for Santa Clara County as a whole and is not a measurement of Los Altos.
All Santa Clara 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
Los Altos questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Los Altos, California?
30,698, in 10,840 households. Los Altos city covers 6.54 square miles of land, which is 4,694 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Los Altos in?
Santa Clara 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 Altos?
$250,001. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $2,000,001. Median gross rent is $3,501 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 Altos businesses?
25 7(a) approvals totaling $15.3 m since FY2020, across 15 lenders, median approval $230,000, plus 10 504 approvals worth $10.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Los Altos, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Los Altos borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Los Altos. Only 4 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 Los Altos in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Los Altos appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Los Altos, city of, community 060341, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Los Altos figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Santa Clara 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 Altos.
Is zoning published for Los Altos?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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