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Benicia, California: commercial real estate data.
Benicia is a Census city of 26,749 people across 12.81 square miles of land, in Solano County. Median household income is $121,204, 69.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 36 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $23.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Benicia
What Benicia is
- Census place typecity
- Land area12.81 sq mi
- Water area1.31 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,088
- County holding the largest share of its areaSolano 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 Benicia
- Population26,749
- Median age44.9
- Population under 185,495
- Share under 1820.5 percent
- Population 65 and over6,344
- Share 65 and over23.7 percent
- Households11,051
- Family households6,961
- Share of households that are families63.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Benicia
- Median household income$121,204
- Per capita income$63,686
- Civilian labor force13,289
- Employed12,687
- Unemployed602 plus or minus 208
- Unemployment rate4.5 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over19,752
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher47.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Benicia
- Housing units11,571
- Occupied units11,051
- Vacant units520 plus or minus 203
- Vacancy rate4.5 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Owner occupied7,679
- Renter occupied3,372
- Ownership rate69.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$810,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,280
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.6 percent
- Single family units8,458
- Share single family73.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,534
- Share in buildings of two or more21.9 percent
- Mobile homes579 plus or minus 288
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Benicia gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute9,588
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,801
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,886
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.5 percent
- Drove alone66.3 percent
- Carpooled6.6 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport1.8 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home23.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Benicia (7(a))
- Approvals36
- Gross approval$23,321,800
- Average approval$647,828
- Median approval$237,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,789,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported248
- Jobs per approval6.9
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full5
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more13.9 percent
- Share to franchises8.3 percent
- Distinct lenders22
- Distinct industries by NAICS30
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Benicia, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 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.
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SBA loans in Benicia (504)
- Approvals29
- Gross approval$26,764,000
- Average approval$922,897
- Median approval$629,000
- Largest approval$4,994,000
- Jobs supported366
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Benicia, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 10 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.
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Flood risk in Benicia
- NFIP communityCity of Benicia
- NFIP community number060368
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/03/16
The City of Benicia participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060368 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.
Solano County, not Benicia
Solano County context, not Benicia figures
- Establishments in Solano County7,755
- Covered employment, Solano County143,366
- Average annual pay, Solano County$71,403
- Housing units permitted, Solano County1,455
Every figure in this section is published for Solano County as a whole and is not a measurement of Benicia.
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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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
Benicia questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Benicia, California?
26,749, in 11,051 households. Benicia city covers 12.81 square miles of land, which is 2,088 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Benicia in?
Solano 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 Benicia?
$121,204. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $810,000. Median gross rent is $2,280 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Benicia businesses?
36 7(a) approvals totaling $23.3 m since FY2020, across 22 lenders, median approval $237,500, plus 29 504 approvals worth $26.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Benicia, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Benicia borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Benicia. Only 6 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 Benicia in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Benicia appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Benicia, city of, community 060368, 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 Benicia figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Solano 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 Benicia.
Is zoning published for Benicia?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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