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Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Roaring Spring is a Census borough of 2,335 people across 0.81 square miles of land, in Blair County. Median household income is $62,738, 78.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $35,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Roaring Spring
What Roaring Spring is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.81 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,900
- County holding the largest share of its areaBlair 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 Roaring Spring
- Population2,335
- Median age33.6
- Population under 18575 plus or minus 116
- Share under 1824.6 percent
- Population 65 and over352 plus or minus 78
- Share 65 and over15.1 percent
- Households956
- Family households649
- Share of households that are families67.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Roaring Spring
- Median household income$62,738
- Per capita income$30,308
- Civilian labor force1,265
- Employed1,244
- Unemployed21 plus or minus 18
- Unemployment rate1.7 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over1,599
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.1 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.2 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Roaring Spring
- Housing units1,052
- Occupied units956
- Vacant units96 plus or minus 66
- Vacancy rate9.1 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Owner occupied752
- Renter occupied204 plus or minus 50
- Ownership rate78.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$142,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$701
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.4 percent
- Single family units882
- Share single family83.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more159 plus or minus 52
- Share in buildings of two or more15.1 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Mobile homes11 plus or minus 13
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Roaring Spring gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,157 plus or minus 239
- Commuting under 15 minutes337 plus or minus 86
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more444 plus or minus 177
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.4 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Drove alone87.4 percent
- Carpooled6.7 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home5.9 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 Roaring Spring (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$35,000
- Average approval$35,000
- Median approval$35,000
- Largest approval$35,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term60 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 Roaring Spring, 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 Roaring Spring
- NFIP communityBorough of Roaring Spring
- NFIP community number420163
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/02/12
The Borough of Roaring Spring participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420163 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.
Blair County, not Roaring Spring
Blair County context, not Roaring Spring figures
- Establishments in Blair County3,178
- Covered employment, Blair County58,025
- Average annual pay, Blair County$53,266
- Housing units permitted, Blair County87
Every figure in this section is published for Blair County as a whole and is not a measurement of Roaring Spring.
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
Roaring Spring questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania?
2,335, in 956 households. Roaring Spring borough covers 0.81 square miles of land, which is 2,900 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Roaring Spring in?
Blair 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 Roaring Spring?
$62,738. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $142,200. Median gross rent is $701 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Roaring Spring businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $35,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $35,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Roaring Spring, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Roaring Spring borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Roaring Spring. 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 Roaring Spring in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Roaring Spring appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Roaring Spring, borough of, community 420163, 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 Roaring Spring figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Blair 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 Roaring Spring.
Is zoning published for Roaring Spring?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.