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Redding, California: commercial real estate data.
Redding is a Census city of 93,409 people across 59.47 square miles of land, in Shasta County. Median household income is $70,466, 54.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 170 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $118.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Redding
What Redding is
- Census place typecity
- Land area59.47 sq mi
- Water area1.51 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,571
- County holding the largest share of its areaShasta 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.
Redding
How many people live in Redding
- Population93,409
- Median age38.8
- Population under 1820,776
- Share under 1822.2 percent
- Population 65 and over18,907
- Share 65 and over20.2 percent
- Households36,847
- Family households21,486
- Share of households that are families58.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Redding
Income and work in Redding
- Median household income$70,466
- Per capita income$38,911
- Civilian labor force43,849
- Employed41,519
- Unemployed2,330
- Unemployment rate5.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over64,798
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Redding
Housing in Redding
- Housing units40,407
- Occupied units36,847
- Vacant units3,560
- Vacancy rate8.8 percent
- Owner occupied20,194
- Renter occupied16,653
- Ownership rate54.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$382,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,379
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.5 percent
- Single family units27,567
- Share single family68.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more10,493
- Share in buildings of two or more26.0 percent
- Mobile homes2,125
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Redding
How Redding gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute36,291
- Commuting under 15 minutes19,646
- Share commuting under 15 minutes54.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,184
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more11.5 percent
- Drove alone77.8 percent
- Carpooled8.5 percent
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked2.1 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home9.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Redding
SBA loans in Redding (7(a))
- Approvals170
- Gross approval$118,086,700
- Average approval$694,628
- Median approval$274,250
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,790,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,734
- Jobs per approval10.2
- Loans with a final outcome38
- Paid in full38
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more22.4 percent
- Share to franchises10.0 percent
- Distinct lenders30
- Distinct industries by NAICS91
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Redding, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Redding
SBA loans in Redding (504)
- Approvals140
- Gross approval$89,095,000
- Average approval$636,393
- Median approval$368,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,310
- Loans with a final outcome51
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Redding, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Redding
Flood risk in Redding
- NFIP communityCity of Redding
- NFIP community number060360
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date05/22/24
The City of Redding participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060360 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.
Shasta County, not Redding
Shasta County context, not Redding figures
- Establishments in Shasta County4,508
- Covered employment, Shasta County70,090
- Average annual pay, Shasta County$59,352
- Housing units permitted, Shasta County246
Every figure in this section is published for Shasta County as a whole and is not a measurement of Redding.
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
Redding questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Redding, California?
93,409, in 36,847 households. Redding city covers 59.47 square miles of land, which is 1,571 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Redding in?
Shasta 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 Redding?
$70,466. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $382,300. Median gross rent is $1,379 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Redding businesses?
170 7(a) approvals totaling $118.1 m since FY2020, across 30 lenders, median approval $274,250, plus 140 504 approvals worth $89.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Redding, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Redding borrowers get paid back?
Of the 38 loans that have reached a final outcome, 38 were paid in full and 0 charged off, a charge off rate of 0.0 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Redding in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Redding appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Redding, city of, community 060360, 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 Redding figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Shasta 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 Redding.
Is zoning published for Redding?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.