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Soquel, California: commercial real estate data.
Soquel is a Census CDP of 10,679 people across 4.60 square miles of land, in Santa Cruz County. Median household income is $118,777, 72.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 20 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $12.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Soquel
What Soquel is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.6 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,323
- County holding the largest share of its areaSanta Cruz 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.
Soquel
How many people live in Soquel
- Population10,679
- Median age42.7
- Population under 182,169
- Share under 1820.3 percent
- Population 65 and over2,426
- Share 65 and over22.7 percent
- Households4,222
- Family households2,572
- Share of households that are families60.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Soquel
Income and work in Soquel
- Median household income$118,777
- Per capita income$60,992
- Civilian labor force5,234
- Employed4,836
- Unemployed398 plus or minus 200
- Unemployment rate7.6 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Adults 25 and over7,231
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher48.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Soquel
Housing in Soquel
- Housing units4,433
- Occupied units4,222
- Vacant units211 plus or minus 102
- Vacancy rate4.8 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Owner occupied3,069
- Renter occupied1,153 plus or minus 252
- Ownership rate72.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$957,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,266
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.9 percent
- Single family units3,010
- Share single family67.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more425 plus or minus 140
- Share in buildings of two or more9.6 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Mobile homes998
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Soquel
How Soquel gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,776
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,256 plus or minus 306
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,051 plus or minus 226
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.8 percent
- Drove alone71.5 percent
- Carpooled8.7 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked2.4 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home15.7 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Soquel
SBA loans in Soquel (7(a))
- Approvals20
- Gross approval$11,973,100
- Average approval$598,655
- Median approval$423,050
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,316,910
- Largest approval$2,800,000
- Jobs supported311
- Jobs per approval15.6
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full4
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more30.0 percent
- Share to franchises5.0 percent
- Distinct lenders9
- Distinct industries by NAICS14
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Soquel, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 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.
Soquel
SBA loans in Soquel (504)
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$6,986,000
- Average approval$998,000
- Median approval$735,000
- Largest approval$1,913,000
- Jobs supported62
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Soquel, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
Santa Cruz County, not Soquel
Santa Cruz County context, not Soquel figures
- Establishments in Santa Cruz County7,136
- Covered employment, Santa Cruz County104,514
- Average annual pay, Santa Cruz County$67,622
- Housing units permitted, Santa Cruz County259
Every figure in this section is published for Santa Cruz County as a whole and is not a measurement of Soquel.
All Santa Cruz 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
Soquel questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Soquel, California?
10,679, in 4,222 households. Soquel CDP covers 4.60 square miles of land, which is 2,323 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Soquel in?
Santa Cruz 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 Soquel?
$118,777. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $957,300. Median gross rent is $2,266 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Soquel businesses?
20 7(a) approvals totaling $12.0 m since FY2020, across 9 lenders, median approval $423,050, plus 7 504 approvals worth $7.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Soquel, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Soquel borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Soquel. Only 5 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 Soquel figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Santa Cruz 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 Soquel.
Is zoning published for Soquel?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.