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Sandy, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Sandy is a Census CDP of 1,497 people across 1.39 square miles of land, in Clearfield County. Median household income is $43,348, 64.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sandy
What Sandy is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.39 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,078 plus or minus 392
- County holding the largest share of its areaClearfield 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.
Sandy
How many people live in Sandy
- Population1,497 plus or minus 544
- Median age45.8 plus or minus 9.6
- Population under 18246 plus or minus 121
- Share under 1816.4 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Population 65 and over315 plus or minus 108
- Share 65 and over21.0 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Households631 plus or minus 206
- Family households348 plus or minus 147
- Share of households that are families55.2 percent plus or minus 14.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sandy
Income and work in Sandy
- Median household income$43,348 plus or minus $33,983
- Per capita income$25,976 plus or minus $8,021
- Civilian labor force447 plus or minus 192
- Employed447 plus or minus 192
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over1,234 plus or minus 458
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher71.5 percent plus or minus 33.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.4 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.0 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sandy
Housing in Sandy
- Housing units752 plus or minus 246
- Occupied units631 plus or minus 206
- Vacant units121 plus or minus 133
- Vacancy rate16.1 percent plus or minus 16.9
- Owner occupied404 plus or minus 153
- Renter occupied227 plus or minus 160
- Ownership rate64.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$160,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$932
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.8 percent plus or minus 20.8
- Single family units635 plus or minus 238
- Share single family84.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more73 plus or minus 73
- Share in buildings of two or more9.7 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Mobile homes44 plus or minus 54
- Median year structure built1948
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sandy
How Sandy gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute414 plus or minus 196
- Commuting under 15 minutes280 plus or minus 141
- Share commuting under 15 minutes67.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more40 plus or minus 49
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more9.7 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Drove alone88.6 percent plus or minus 19.4
- Carpooled4.0 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home7.4 percent plus or minus 8.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sandy
Flood risk in Sandy
- NFIP communityTownship of Sandy
- NFIP community number421191
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/02/11
The Township of Sandy participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 421191 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.
Clearfield County, not Sandy
Clearfield County context, not Sandy figures
- Establishments in Clearfield County1,910
- Covered employment, Clearfield County29,228
- Average annual pay, Clearfield County$51,575
- Housing units permitted, Clearfield County88
Every figure in this section is published for Clearfield County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sandy.
All Clearfield County figures →
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
Sandy questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sandy, Pennsylvania?
1,497, in 631 households. Sandy CDP covers 1.39 square miles of land, which is 1,078 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sandy in?
Clearfield 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 Sandy?
$43,348. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $160,600. Median gross rent is $932 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Sandy in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sandy appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sandy, township of, community 421191, 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 Sandy figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Clearfield 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 Sandy.
Is zoning published for Sandy?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.