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Loyalton, California: commercial real estate data.
Loyalton is a Census city of 748 people across 0.36 square miles of land, in Sierra County. Median household income is $65,556, 95.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $56,800 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Loyalton
What Loyalton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.36 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,104 plus or minus 793
- County holding the largest share of its areaSierra 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 Loyalton
- Population748 plus or minus 282
- Median age45.0
- Population under 18178 plus or minus 112
- Share under 1823.8 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Population 65 and over214 plus or minus 74
- Share 65 and over28.6 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Households310 plus or minus 91
- Family households167 plus or minus 81
- Share of households that are families53.9 percent plus or minus 20.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Loyalton
- Median household income$65,556 plus or minus $25,889
- Per capita income$40,308 plus or minus $8,964
- Civilian labor force334 plus or minus 170
- Employed323 plus or minus 168
- Unemployed11 plus or minus 19
- Unemployment rate3.3 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over570 plus or minus 182
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.8 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.1 percent plus or minus 11.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Loyalton
- Housing units399 plus or minus 97
- Occupied units310 plus or minus 91
- Vacant units89 plus or minus 48
- Vacancy rate22.3 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Owner occupied296 plus or minus 92
- Renter occupied14 plus or minus 18
- Ownership rate95.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$191,800
- Single family units392 plus or minus 97
- Share single family98.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes7 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built1960
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Loyalton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute258 plus or minus 142
- Commuting under 15 minutes120 plus or minus 101
- Share commuting under 15 minutes46.5 percent plus or minus 29.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more112 plus or minus 73
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.4 percent plus or minus 15.4
- Drove alone71.8 percent plus or minus 20.1
- Carpooled5.9 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.2 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Worked from home20.1 percent plus or minus 15.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Loyalton
SBA loans in Loyalton (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$56,800
- Average approval$28,400
- Median approval$28,400
- Largest approval$28,600
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval1.0
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term60 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Loyalton, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Loyalton
Flood risk in Loyalton
- NFIP communityCity of Loyalton
- NFIP community number060361
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/02/12
The City of Loyalton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060361 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Sierra County, not Loyalton
Sierra County context, not Loyalton figures
- Establishments in Sierra County72
- Covered employment, Sierra County611
- Average annual pay, Sierra County$50,525
- Housing units permitted, Sierra County3
Every figure in this section is published for Sierra County as a whole and is not a measurement of Loyalton.
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
Loyalton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Loyalton, California?
748, in 310 households. Loyalton city covers 0.36 square miles of land, which is 2,104 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Loyalton in?
Sierra 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 Loyalton?
$65,556. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $191,800. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Loyalton businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $56,800 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $28,400. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Loyalton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Loyalton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Loyalton. Only 2 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 Loyalton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Loyalton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Loyalton, city of, community 060361, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Loyalton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sierra 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 Loyalton.
Is zoning published for Loyalton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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