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Briar Creek is a Census borough of 828 people across 1.65 square miles of land, in Columbia County. Median household income is $42,647, 44.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Briar Creek
What Briar Creek is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area1.65 sq mi
- Water area0.19 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land501 plus or minus 235
- County holding the largest share of its areaColumbia 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 Briar Creek
- Population828 plus or minus 388
- Median age38.0 plus or minus 13.0
- Population under 18235 plus or minus 115
- Share under 1828.4 percent
- Population 65 and over156 plus or minus 57
- Share 65 and over18.8 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Households286 plus or minus 75
- Family households148 plus or minus 58
- Share of households that are families51.7 percent plus or minus 15.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Briar Creek
- Median household income$42,647 plus or minus $20,916
- Per capita income$19,337 plus or minus $6,757
- Civilian labor force356 plus or minus 217
- Employed241 plus or minus 82
- Unemployed115 plus or minus 169
- Unemployment rate32.3 percent plus or minus 43.2
- Adults 25 and over501 plus or minus 158
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.8 percent plus or minus 37.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.0 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.2 percent plus or minus 7.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Briar Creek
- Housing units358 plus or minus 79
- Occupied units286 plus or minus 75
- Vacant units72 plus or minus 40
- Vacancy rate20.1 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Owner occupied128 plus or minus 38
- Renter occupied158 plus or minus 71
- Ownership rate44.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$160,400 plus or minus $59,562
- Median gross rent, monthly$680
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.1 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Single family units139 plus or minus 54
- Share single family38.8 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Units in buildings of two or more104 plus or minus 53
- Share in buildings of two or more29.1 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Mobile homes115 plus or minus 42
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Briar Creek gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute217 plus or minus 78
- Commuting under 15 minutes84 plus or minus 42
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.7 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more51 plus or minus 35
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.5 percent plus or minus 13.9
- Drove alone80.1 percent
- Carpooled1.7 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Public transport2.5 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Walked4.1 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Worked from home10.0 percent plus or minus 7.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Briar Creek
- NFIP communityBorough of Briar Creek
- NFIP community number420340
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/31/24
The Borough of Briar Creek participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420340 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.
Columbia County, not Briar Creek
Columbia County context, not Briar Creek figures
- Establishments in Columbia County1,428
- Covered employment, Columbia County24,395
- Average annual pay, Columbia County$50,569
- Housing units permitted, Columbia County68
Every figure in this section is published for Columbia County as a whole and is not a measurement of Briar Creek.
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
Briar Creek questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Briar Creek, Pennsylvania?
828, in 286 households. Briar Creek borough covers 1.65 square miles of land, which is 501 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Briar Creek in?
Columbia 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 Briar Creek?
$42,647. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $160,400. Median gross rent is $680 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Briar Creek in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Briar Creek appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Briar Creek, borough of, community 420340, 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 Briar Creek figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Columbia 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 Briar Creek.
Is zoning published for Briar Creek?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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