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Empire, California: commercial real estate data.
Empire is a Census CDP of 3,429 people across 1.17 square miles of land, in Stanislaus County. Median household income is $52,563, 60.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $212,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Empire
What Empire is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.17 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,935
- County holding the largest share of its areaStanislaus 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 Empire
- Population3,429
- Median age41.1 plus or minus 8.4
- Population under 18673 plus or minus 226
- Share under 1819.6 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Population 65 and over552 plus or minus 186
- Share 65 and over16.1 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Households1,093
- Family households990
- Share of households that are families90.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Empire
- Median household income$52,563 plus or minus $22,679
- Per capita income$24,645
- Civilian labor force1,571 plus or minus 324
- Employed1,367 plus or minus 273
- Unemployed204 plus or minus 128
- Unemployment rate13.0 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Adults 25 and over2,616
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher74.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.7 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Empire
- Housing units1,217
- Occupied units1,093
- Vacant units124 plus or minus 77
- Vacancy rate10.2 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Owner occupied665 plus or minus 160
- Renter occupied428 plus or minus 150
- Ownership rate60.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$335,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,238 plus or minus $264
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.3 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Single family units1,045
- Share single family85.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more72 plus or minus 64
- Share in buildings of two or more5.9 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Mobile homes100 plus or minus 79
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Empire gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,281
- Commuting under 15 minutes409 plus or minus 173
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.9 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more503 plus or minus 163
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.3 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Drove alone81.0 percent
- Carpooled14.9 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Empire (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$212,000
- Average approval$212,000
- Median approval$212,000
- Largest approval$212,000
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Empire, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
Stanislaus County, not Empire
Stanislaus County context, not Empire figures
- Establishments in Stanislaus County10,013
- Covered employment, Stanislaus County199,396
- Average annual pay, Stanislaus County$63,795
- Housing units permitted, Stanislaus County902
Every figure in this section is published for Stanislaus County as a whole and is not a measurement of Empire.
All Stanislaus 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.
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
Empire questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Empire, California?
3,429, in 1,093 households. Empire CDP covers 1.17 square miles of land, which is 2,935 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Empire in?
Stanislaus 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 Empire?
$52,563. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $335,200. Median gross rent is $1,238 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Empire businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $212,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $212,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Empire, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Empire borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Empire. Only 0 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 Empire figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Stanislaus 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 Empire.
Is zoning published for Empire?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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