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Saxton, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Saxton is a Census borough of 791 people across 0.41 square miles of land, in Bedford County. Median household income is $31,875, 44.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $100,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Saxton
What Saxton is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.41 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,946
- County holding the largest share of its areaBedford 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 Saxton
- Population791
- Median age38.7
- Population under 18199 plus or minus 51
- Share under 1825.2 percent
- Population 65 and over171 plus or minus 46
- Share 65 and over21.6 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Households353
- Family households172 plus or minus 39
- Share of households that are families48.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Saxton
- Median household income$31,875 plus or minus $14,239
- Per capita income$21,193
- Civilian labor force295 plus or minus 61
- Employed271 plus or minus 60
- Unemployed24 plus or minus 20
- Unemployment rate8.1 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over528
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.9 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.0 percent plus or minus 5.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Saxton
- Housing units386
- Occupied units353
- Vacant units33 plus or minus 30
- Vacancy rate8.5 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Owner occupied156
- Renter occupied197 plus or minus 59
- Ownership rate44.2 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$119,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$685
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.8 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Single family units194
- Share single family50.3 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Units in buildings of two or more166 plus or minus 55
- Share in buildings of two or more43.0 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Mobile homes26 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1944
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Saxton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute227 plus or minus 53
- Commuting under 15 minutes71 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.3 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more93 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.0 percent
- Drove alone70.6 percent
- Carpooled8.0 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked6.5 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Worked from home13.4 percent plus or minus 6.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Saxton (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$100,000
- Average approval$100,000
- Median approval$100,000
- Largest approval$100,000
- Jobs supported10
- Jobs per approval10.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Saxton, 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.
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Flood risk in Saxton
- NFIP communityBorough of Saxton
- NFIP community number420123
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/02/12(M)
The Borough of Saxton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420123 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.
Bedford County, not Saxton
Bedford County context, not Saxton figures
- Establishments in Bedford County1,080
- Covered employment, Bedford County16,659
- Average annual pay, Bedford County$49,760
- Housing units permitted, Bedford County71
Every figure in this section is published for Bedford County as a whole and is not a measurement of Saxton.
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
Saxton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Saxton, Pennsylvania?
791, in 353 households. Saxton borough covers 0.41 square miles of land, which is 1,946 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Saxton in?
Bedford 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 Saxton?
$31,875. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $119,600. 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 Saxton businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $100,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $100,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Saxton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Saxton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Saxton. 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.
Is Saxton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Saxton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Saxton, borough of, community 420123, 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 Saxton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bedford 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 Saxton.
Is zoning published for Saxton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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