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Gresham, Oregon: commercial real estate data.
Gresham is a Census city of 112,378 people across 23.56 square miles of land, in Multnomah County. Median household income is $77,795, 55.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 74 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $46.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Gresham
What Gresham is
- Census place typecity
- Land area23.56 sq mi
- Water area0.13 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,769
- County holding the largest share of its areaMultnomah 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.
Gresham
How many people live in Gresham
- Population112,378
- Median age37.0
- Population under 1825,468
- Share under 1822.7 percent
- Population 65 and over17,001
- Share 65 and over15.1 percent
- Households41,801
- Family households27,980
- Share of households that are families66.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gresham
Income and work in Gresham
- Median household income$77,795
- Per capita income$36,786
- Civilian labor force58,671
- Employed55,393
- Unemployed3,278
- Unemployment rate5.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over76,568
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gresham
Housing in Gresham
- Housing units44,005
- Occupied units41,801
- Vacant units2,204
- Vacancy rate5.0 percent
- Owner occupied23,309
- Renter occupied18,492
- Ownership rate55.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$458,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,586
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.5 percent
- Single family units25,847
- Share single family58.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more16,856
- Share in buildings of two or more38.3 percent
- Mobile homes1,249 plus or minus 254
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gresham
How Gresham gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute46,189
- Commuting under 15 minutes12,018
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more17,412
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.7 percent
- Drove alone67.0 percent
- Carpooled12.3 percent
- Public transport3.7 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked2.7 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home13.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gresham
SBA loans in Gresham (7(a))
- Approvals74
- Gross approval$46,388,300
- Average approval$626,869
- Median approval$165,250
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,510,800
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported739
- Jobs per approval10.0
- Loans with a final outcome16
- Paid in full14
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.2 percent
- Share to franchises9.5 percent
- Distinct lenders24
- Distinct industries by NAICS50
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gresham, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 16 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.
Gresham
SBA loans in Gresham (504)
- Approvals20
- Gross approval$18,733,000
- Average approval$936,650
- Median approval$596,000
- Largest approval$2,519,000
- Jobs supported336
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gresham, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 7 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.
Gresham
Flood risk in Gresham
- NFIP communityCity of Gresham
- NFIP community number410181
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/01/19
The City of Gresham participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 410181 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.
Multnomah County, not Gresham
Multnomah County context, not Gresham figures
- Establishments in Multnomah County27,204
- Covered employment, Multnomah County498,988
- Average annual pay, Multnomah County$80,772
- Housing units permitted, Multnomah County2,040
Every figure in this section is published for Multnomah County as a whole and is not a measurement of Gresham.
All Multnomah 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
Gresham questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Gresham, Oregon?
112,378, in 41,801 households. Gresham city covers 23.56 square miles of land, which is 4,769 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Gresham in?
Multnomah 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 Gresham?
$77,795. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $458,700. Median gross rent is $1,586 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Gresham businesses?
74 7(a) approvals totaling $46.4 m since FY2020, across 24 lenders, median approval $165,250, plus 20 504 approvals worth $18.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gresham, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Gresham borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Gresham. Only 16 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 Gresham in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Gresham appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Gresham, city of, community 410181, 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 Gresham figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Multnomah 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 Gresham.
Is zoning published for Gresham?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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