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Summit Hill, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Summit Hill is a Census borough of 3,137 people across 8.69 square miles of land, in Carbon County. Median household income is $65,268, 81.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $630,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Summit Hill
What Summit Hill is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area8.69 sq mi
- Water area0.41 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land361
- County holding the largest share of its areaCarbon 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.
Summit Hill
How many people live in Summit Hill
- Population3,137
- Median age37.9
- Population under 18795 plus or minus 240
- Share under 1825.3 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Population 65 and over534 plus or minus 180
- Share 65 and over17.0 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Households1,280
- Family households698
- Share of households that are families54.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Summit Hill
Income and work in Summit Hill
- Median household income$65,268 plus or minus $24,803
- Per capita income$28,543
- Civilian labor force1,524
- Employed1,394
- Unemployed130 plus or minus 93
- Unemployment rate8.5 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Adults 25 and over2,113
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.0 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.7 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Summit Hill
Housing in Summit Hill
- Housing units1,370
- Occupied units1,280
- Vacant units90 plus or minus 98
- Vacancy rate6.6 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Owner occupied1,043 plus or minus 266
- Renter occupied237 plus or minus 116
- Ownership rate81.5 percent plus or minus 16.9
- Median owner-occupied home value$99,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,279
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.5 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Single family units1,265
- Share single family92.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more101 plus or minus 87
- Share in buildings of two or more7.4 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Mobile homes4 plus or minus 7
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Summit Hill
How Summit Hill gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,211
- Commuting under 15 minutes60 plus or minus 48
- Share commuting under 15 minutes5.0 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more568 plus or minus 189
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.9 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Drove alone86.4 percent
- Carpooled5.2 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home7.7 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Summit Hill
SBA loans in Summit Hill (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$630,000
- Average approval$315,000
- Median approval$315,000
- Largest approval$348,000
- Jobs supported9
- Jobs per approval4.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term138 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Summit Hill, 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.
Summit Hill
Flood risk in Summit Hill
- NFIP communityBorough of Summit Hill
- NFIP community number421451
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/03/02
The Borough of Summit Hill participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 421451 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.
Carbon County, not Summit Hill
Carbon County context, not Summit Hill figures
- Establishments in Carbon County1,205
- Covered employment, Carbon County16,676
- Average annual pay, Carbon County$44,741
- Housing units permitted, Carbon County157
Every figure in this section is published for Carbon County as a whole and is not a measurement of Summit Hill.
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
Summit Hill questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Summit Hill, Pennsylvania?
3,137, in 1,280 households. Summit Hill borough covers 8.69 square miles of land, which is 361 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Summit Hill in?
Carbon 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 Summit Hill?
$65,268. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $99,700. Median gross rent is $1,279 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Summit Hill businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $630,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $315,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Summit Hill, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Summit Hill borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Summit Hill. 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.
Is Summit Hill in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Summit Hill appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Summit Hill, borough of, community 421451, 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 Summit Hill figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Carbon 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 Summit Hill.
Is zoning published for Summit Hill?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.