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Glen Ellen, California: commercial real estate data.
Glen Ellen is a Census CDP of 1,078 people across 2.10 square miles of land, in Sonoma County. Median household income is $202,097, 64.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
This is a small place, and the figures below carry wide margins.
The American Community Survey reaches Glen Ellen through a sample, not a count, and in a place this size that sample is thin. The population estimate here is 1,078 with a margin of error of plus or minus 761, which is 70.6 percent of the estimate itself. Every figure whose margin reaches 20 percent is printed with that margin beside it, so you can see the width of each one rather than having to assume it.
Nothing has been removed or adjusted. These are the published federal estimates, shown with the uncertainty the Census publishes alongside them.
Glen Ellen
What Glen Ellen is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.1 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land513 plus or minus 362
- County holding the largest share of its areaSonoma 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.
Glen Ellen
How many people live in Glen Ellen
- Population1,078 plus or minus 761
- Median age59.3
- Population under 1823 plus or minus 32
- Share under 182.1 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Population 65 and over252 plus or minus 124
- Share 65 and over23.4 percent plus or minus 20.1
- Households632 plus or minus 402
- Family households156 plus or minus 84
- Share of households that are families24.7 percent plus or minus 20.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glen Ellen
Income and work in Glen Ellen
- Median household income$202,097 plus or minus $167,474
- Per capita income$223,150 plus or minus $92,261
- Civilian labor force561 plus or minus 409
- Employed538 plus or minus 406
- Unemployed23 plus or minus 34
- Unemployment rate4.1 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over1,055 plus or minus 759
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher100.0 percent plus or minus 88.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher73.4 percent plus or minus 72.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree34.4 percent plus or minus 22.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glen Ellen
Housing in Glen Ellen
- Housing units643 plus or minus 402
- Occupied units632 plus or minus 402
- Vacant units11 plus or minus 18
- Vacancy rate1.7 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Owner occupied409 plus or minus 345
- Renter occupied223 plus or minus 149
- Ownership rate64.7 percent plus or minus 35.9
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,371,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,582 plus or minus $759
- Annual rent as a share of median income9.4 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Single family units513 plus or minus 352
- Share single family79.8 percent plus or minus 22.7
- Units in buildings of two or more130 plus or minus 113
- Share in buildings of two or more20.2 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1956
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glen Ellen
How Glen Ellen gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute468 plus or minus 407
- Commuting under 15 minutes259 plus or minus 340
- Share commuting under 15 minutes55.3 percent plus or minus 54.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more60 plus or minus 73
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more12.8 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Drove alone73.2 percent plus or minus 36.7
- Carpooled1.3 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked12.5 percent plus or minus 16.5
- Worked from home13.0 percent plus or minus 9.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glen Ellen
SBA loans in Glen Ellen (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$9,400,600
- Average approval$1,342,943
- Median approval$200,000
- Largest approval$4,110,600
- Jobs supported147
- Jobs per approval21.0
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more28.6 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Glen Ellen, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 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.
Glen Ellen
SBA loans in Glen Ellen (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$4,951,000
- Average approval$1,650,333
- Median approval$1,862,000
- Largest approval$2,413,000
- Jobs supported24
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Glen Ellen, 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.
Sonoma County, not Glen Ellen
Sonoma County context, not Glen Ellen figures
- Establishments in Sonoma County14,572
- Covered employment, Sonoma County206,849
- Average annual pay, Sonoma County$71,422
- Housing units permitted, Sonoma County1,012
Every figure in this section is published for Sonoma County as a whole and is not a measurement of Glen Ellen.
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
Glen Ellen questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Glen Ellen, California?
1,078, in 632 households. Glen Ellen CDP covers 2.10 square miles of land, which is 513 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Glen Ellen in?
Sonoma 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 Glen Ellen?
$202,097. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,371,400. Median gross rent is $1,582 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Glen Ellen businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $9.4 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $200,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $5.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Glen Ellen, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Glen Ellen borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Glen Ellen. Only 3 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 Glen Ellen figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sonoma 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 Glen Ellen.
Is zoning published for Glen Ellen?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.