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Hamburg, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Hamburg is a Census borough of 4,456 people across 1.89 square miles of land, in Berks County. Median household income is $55,446, 66.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 15 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hamburg
What Hamburg is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area1.89 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,361
- County holding the largest share of its areaBerks 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.
Hamburg
How many people live in Hamburg
- Population4,456
- Median age38.2
- Population under 181,137 plus or minus 251
- Share under 1825.5 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Population 65 and over680 plus or minus 202
- Share 65 and over15.3 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Households2,047
- Family households1,114
- Share of households that are families54.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hamburg
Income and work in Hamburg
- Median household income$55,446 plus or minus $16,466
- Per capita income$35,026
- Civilian labor force2,543
- Employed2,451
- Unemployed92 plus or minus 65
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over3,087
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.1 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.9 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hamburg
Housing in Hamburg
- Housing units2,257
- Occupied units2,047
- Vacant units210 plus or minus 126
- Vacancy rate9.3 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Owner occupied1,353
- Renter occupied694 plus or minus 247
- Ownership rate66.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$205,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,148
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.8 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Single family units1,547
- Share single family68.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more710 plus or minus 274
- Share in buildings of two or more31.5 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hamburg
How Hamburg gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,188
- Commuting under 15 minutes530 plus or minus 277
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.2 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more840 plus or minus 235
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.4 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Drove alone72.7 percent
- Carpooled15.6 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home8.9 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hamburg
SBA loans in Hamburg (7(a))
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$2,632,000
- Average approval$175,467
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$603,000
- Jobs supported114
- Jobs per approval7.6
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more6.7 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hamburg, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hamburg
SBA loans in Hamburg (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$567,000
- Average approval$567,000
- Median approval$567,000
- Largest approval$567,000
- Jobs supported0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hamburg, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Berks County, not Hamburg
Berks County context, not Hamburg figures
- Establishments in Berks County8,521
- Covered employment, Berks County173,692
- Average annual pay, Berks County$63,608
- Housing units permitted, Berks County397
Every figure in this section is published for Berks County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hamburg.
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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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
Hamburg questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hamburg, Pennsylvania?
4,456, in 2,047 households. Hamburg borough covers 1.89 square miles of land, which is 2,361 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hamburg in?
Berks 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 Hamburg?
$55,446. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $205,100. Median gross rent is $1,148 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hamburg businesses?
15 7(a) approvals totaling $2.6 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $567,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hamburg, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hamburg borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hamburg. Only 1 loan has 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 Hamburg figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Berks 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 Hamburg.
Is zoning published for Hamburg?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.