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Emporium, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Emporium is a Census borough of 1,975 people across 0.71 square miles of land, in Cameron County. Median household income is $42,500, 57.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $50,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Emporium
What Emporium is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.71 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,783
- County holding the largest share of its areaCameron 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 Emporium
- Population1,975
- Median age48.2
- Population under 18390 plus or minus 80
- Share under 1819.7 percent
- Population 65 and over493
- Share 65 and over25.0 percent
- Households1,050
- Family households545
- Share of households that are families51.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Emporium
- Median household income$42,500 plus or minus $11,885
- Per capita income$28,661
- Civilian labor force887
- Employed814
- Unemployed73 plus or minus 41
- Unemployment rate8.2 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over1,467
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.9 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.3 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Emporium
- Housing units1,219
- Occupied units1,050
- Vacant units169 plus or minus 77
- Vacancy rate13.9 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Owner occupied599
- Renter occupied451 plus or minus 96
- Ownership rate57.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$75,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$678
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.1 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Single family units900
- Share single family73.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more297 plus or minus 89
- Share in buildings of two or more24.4 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Mobile homes22 plus or minus 31
- Median year structure built1952
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Emporium gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute802
- Commuting under 15 minutes577 plus or minus 124
- Share commuting under 15 minutes71.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more168 plus or minus 69
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.9 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Drove alone89.2 percent
- Carpooled3.3 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Walked5.3 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Worked from home1.5 percent plus or minus 1.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Emporium (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$50,000
- Average approval$50,000
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$50,000
- Jobs supported1
- Jobs per approval1.0
- 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 Emporium, 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 Emporium
- NFIP communityBorough of Emporium
- NFIP community number420246
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/04/11
The Borough of Emporium participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420246 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.
Cameron County, not Emporium
Cameron County context, not Emporium figures
- Establishments in Cameron County116
- Covered employment, Cameron County1,636
- Average annual pay, Cameron County$52,577
- Housing units permitted, Cameron County0
Every figure in this section is published for Cameron County as a whole and is not a measurement of Emporium.
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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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
Emporium questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Emporium, Pennsylvania?
1,975, in 1,050 households. Emporium borough covers 0.71 square miles of land, which is 2,783 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Emporium in?
Cameron 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 Emporium?
$42,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $75,400. Median gross rent is $678 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Emporium businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $50,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $50,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Emporium, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Emporium borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Emporium. 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 Emporium in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Emporium appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Emporium, borough of, community 420246, 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 Emporium figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cameron 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 Emporium.
Is zoning published for Emporium?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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