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Paoli, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Paoli is a Census CDP of 6,362 people across 2.01 square miles of land, in Chester County. Median household income is $138,396, 75.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 34 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $17.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Paoli
What Paoli is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.01 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,158
- 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.
Paoli
How many people live in Paoli
- Population6,362
- Median age42.4
- Population under 181,263
- Share under 1819.9 percent
- Population 65 and over1,320
- Share 65 and over20.7 percent
- Households2,602
- Family households1,687
- Share of households that are families64.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Paoli
Income and work in Paoli
- Median household income$138,396
- Per capita income$74,206
- Civilian labor force3,450
- Employed3,304
- Unemployed146 plus or minus 90
- Unemployment rate4.2 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over4,828
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher69.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree35.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Paoli
- Housing units2,706
- Occupied units2,602
- Vacant units104 plus or minus 76
- Vacancy rate3.8 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Owner occupied1,963
- Renter occupied639
- Ownership rate75.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$481,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,995
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.3 percent
- Single family units2,100
- Share single family77.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more606 plus or minus 164
- Share in buildings of two or more22.4 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Paoli gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,187
- Commuting under 15 minutes627 plus or minus 172
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.7 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more747 plus or minus 165
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.2 percent
- Drove alone55.3 percent
- Carpooled5.8 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Public transport1.3 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home33.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Paoli
SBA loans in Paoli (7(a))
- Approvals34
- Gross approval$17,779,000
- Average approval$522,912
- Median approval$171,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,048,100
- Largest approval$3,945,000
- Jobs supported346
- Jobs per approval10.2
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full6
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more11.8 percent
- Share to franchises14.7 percent
- Distinct lenders19
- Distinct industries by NAICS22
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Paoli, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 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.
Paoli
SBA loans in Paoli (504)
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$5,463,000
- Average approval$780,429
- Median approval$686,000
- Largest approval$1,473,000
- Jobs supported29
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Paoli, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
Chester County, not Paoli
Chester County context, not Paoli 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 Paoli.
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
Paoli questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Paoli, Pennsylvania?
6,362, in 2,602 households. Paoli CDP covers 2.01 square miles of land, which is 3,158 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Paoli 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 Paoli?
$138,396. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $481,200. Median gross rent is $1,995 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Paoli businesses?
34 7(a) approvals totaling $17.8 m since FY2020, across 19 lenders, median approval $171,500, plus 7 504 approvals worth $5.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Paoli, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Paoli borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Paoli. Only 6 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.
Are the county figures on this page Paoli 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 Paoli.
Is zoning published for Paoli?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.