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Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Clifton Heights is a Census borough of 6,832 people across 0.63 square miles of land, in Delaware County. Median household income is $70,931, 73.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 26 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $13.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Clifton Heights
What Clifton Heights is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.63 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land10,839
- County holding the largest share of its areaDelaware 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 Clifton Heights
- Population6,832
- Median age32.7
- Population under 181,886 plus or minus 496
- Share under 1827.6 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Population 65 and over794 plus or minus 243
- Share 65 and over11.6 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Households2,543
- Family households1,591
- Share of households that are families62.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Clifton Heights
- Median household income$70,931
- Per capita income$28,568
- Civilian labor force3,356
- Employed2,782
- Unemployed574 plus or minus 241
- Unemployment rate17.1 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Adults 25 and over4,368
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.5 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.8 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Clifton Heights
- Housing units2,684
- Occupied units2,543
- Vacant units141 plus or minus 130
- Vacancy rate5.3 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Owner occupied1,880
- Renter occupied663 plus or minus 251
- Ownership rate73.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$192,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,430 plus or minus $293
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.2 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Single family units2,360
- Share single family87.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more324 plus or minus 186
- Share in buildings of two or more12.1 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1951
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Clifton Heights gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,580
- Commuting under 15 minutes310 plus or minus 164
- Share commuting under 15 minutes12.0 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,398 plus or minus 393
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more54.2 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Drove alone74.0 percent
- Carpooled2.7 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Public transport4.5 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Walked7.5 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Worked from home11.3 percent plus or minus 6.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Clifton Heights (7(a))
- Approvals26
- Gross approval$13,187,000
- Average approval$507,192
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,536,000
- Largest approval$2,000,000
- Jobs supported243
- Jobs per approval9.3
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more23.1 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders13
- Distinct industries by NAICS18
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Clifton Heights, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 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.
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Flood risk in Clifton Heights
- NFIP communityBorough of Clifton Heights
- NFIP community number420407
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/18/09
The Borough of Clifton Heights participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420407 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.
Delaware County, not Clifton Heights
Delaware County context, not Clifton Heights figures
- Establishments in Delaware County13,165
- Covered employment, Delaware County218,536
- Average annual pay, Delaware County$73,172
- Housing units permitted, Delaware County281
Every figure in this section is published for Delaware County as a whole and is not a measurement of Clifton Heights.
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
Clifton Heights questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania?
6,832, in 2,543 households. Clifton Heights borough covers 0.63 square miles of land, which is 10,839 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Clifton Heights in?
Delaware 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 Clifton Heights?
$70,931. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $192,900. Median gross rent is $1,430 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Clifton Heights businesses?
26 7(a) approvals totaling $13.2 m since FY2020, across 13 lenders, median approval $250,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Clifton Heights, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Clifton Heights borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Clifton Heights. Only 4 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.
Is Clifton Heights in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Clifton Heights appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Clifton Heights, borough of, community 420407, 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 Clifton Heights figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Delaware 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 Clifton Heights.
Is zoning published for Clifton Heights?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.