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Modena, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Modena is a Census borough of 442 people across 0.34 square miles of land, in Chester County. Median household income is $82,895, 60.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Modena
What Modena is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.34 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,284 plus or minus 453
- County holding the largest share of its areaChester 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 Modena
- Population442 plus or minus 156
- Median age32.5 plus or minus 7.0
- Population under 18126 plus or minus 43
- Share under 1828.5 percent plus or minus 14.0
- Population 65 and over36 plus or minus 23
- Share 65 and over8.1 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Households146 plus or minus 50
- Family households102 plus or minus 39
- Share of households that are families69.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Modena
- Median household income$82,895
- Per capita income$32,645
- Civilian labor force255 plus or minus 101
- Employed249 plus or minus 100
- Unemployed6 plus or minus 8
- Unemployment rate2.4 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over252 plus or minus 80
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.0 percent plus or minus 34.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.6 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.7 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Modena
- Housing units173 plus or minus 55
- Occupied units146 plus or minus 50
- Vacant units27 plus or minus 23
- Vacancy rate15.6 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Owner occupied88 plus or minus 35
- Renter occupied58 plus or minus 31
- Ownership rate60.3 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$211,800 plus or minus $61,623
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,317
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.1 percent
- Single family units138 plus or minus 46
- Share single family79.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more33 plus or minus 29
- Share in buildings of two or more19.1 percent plus or minus 15.9
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 3
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Modena gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute211 plus or minus 95
- Commuting under 15 minutes9 plus or minus 16
- Share commuting under 15 minutes4.3 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more112 plus or minus 43
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more53.1 percent plus or minus 31.3
- Drove alone83.3 percent plus or minus 18.9
- Carpooled5.0 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home11.7 percent plus or minus 6.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Modena
- NFIP communityBorough of Modena
- NFIP community number420282
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/17
The Borough of Modena participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420282 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.
Chester County, not Modena
Chester County context, not Modena figures
- Establishments in Chester County15,102
- Covered employment, Chester County251,284
- Average annual pay, Chester County$87,886
- Housing units permitted, Chester County1,529
Every figure in this section is published for Chester County as a whole and is not a measurement of Modena.
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
Modena questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Modena, Pennsylvania?
442, in 146 households. Modena borough covers 0.34 square miles of land, which is 1,284 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Modena in?
Chester 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 Modena?
$82,895. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $211,800. Median gross rent is $1,317 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Modena in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Modena appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Modena, borough of, community 420282, 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 Modena figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Chester 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 Modena.
Is zoning published for Modena?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.