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Rural Valley, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Rural Valley is a Census borough of 1,019 people across 2.11 square miles of land, in Armstrong County. Median household income is $68,512, 68.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $336,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Rural Valley
What Rural Valley is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area2.11 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land483
- County holding the largest share of its areaArmstrong 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 Rural Valley
- Population1,019
- Median age45.5 plus or minus 9.7
- Population under 18190 plus or minus 58
- Share under 1818.6 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Population 65 and over173 plus or minus 53
- Share 65 and over17.0 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Households407
- Family households281 plus or minus 73
- Share of households that are families69.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Rural Valley
- Median household income$68,512 plus or minus $13,777
- Per capita income$33,744
- Civilian labor force503 plus or minus 114
- Employed441 plus or minus 99
- Unemployed62 plus or minus 53
- Unemployment rate12.3 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Adults 25 and over722
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.8 percent plus or minus 25.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.1 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.8 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Rural Valley
- Housing units448
- Occupied units407
- Vacant units41 plus or minus 28
- Vacancy rate9.2 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Owner occupied280
- Renter occupied127 plus or minus 68
- Ownership rate68.8 percent plus or minus 16.9
- Median owner-occupied home value$145,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$685 plus or minus $387
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.0 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Single family units359 plus or minus 77
- Share single family80.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more64 plus or minus 36
- Share in buildings of two or more14.3 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Mobile homes25 plus or minus 21
- Median year structure built1960
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Rural Valley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute419 plus or minus 95
- Commuting under 15 minutes109 plus or minus 35
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.0 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more198 plus or minus 50
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.3 percent
- Drove alone86.2 percent plus or minus 27.4
- Carpooled8.8 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Worked from home3.5 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Rural Valley (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$336,500
- Average approval$168,250
- Median approval$168,250
- Largest approval$209,500
- Jobs supported7
- Jobs per approval3.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term201 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rural Valley, 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.
Armstrong County, not Rural Valley
Armstrong County context, not Rural Valley figures
- Establishments in Armstrong County1,288
- Covered employment, Armstrong County15,650
- Average annual pay, Armstrong County$51,796
- Housing units permitted, Armstrong County57
Every figure in this section is published for Armstrong County as a whole and is not a measurement of Rural Valley.
All Armstrong 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
Rural Valley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rural Valley, Pennsylvania?
1,019, in 407 households. Rural Valley borough covers 2.11 square miles of land, which is 483 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rural Valley in?
Armstrong 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 Rural Valley?
$68,512. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $145,200. Median gross rent is $685 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Rural Valley businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $336,500 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $168,250. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rural Valley, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Rural Valley borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Rural Valley. 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 Rural Valley figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Armstrong 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 Rural Valley.
Is zoning published for Rural Valley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.