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Wattsburg, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Wattsburg is a Census borough of 341 people across 0.30 square miles of land, in Erie County. Median household income is $53,516, 62.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $124,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wattsburg
What Wattsburg is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.3 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,146 plus or minus 393
- County holding the largest share of its areaErie 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.
Wattsburg
How many people live in Wattsburg
- Population341 plus or minus 117
- Median age33.3 plus or minus 7.8
- Population under 18109 plus or minus 46
- Share under 1832.0 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Population 65 and over54 plus or minus 23
- Share 65 and over15.8 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Households127 plus or minus 34
- Family households93 plus or minus 29
- Share of households that are families73.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Wattsburg
- Median household income$53,516
- Per capita income$21,767 plus or minus $6,543
- Civilian labor force148 plus or minus 50
- Employed145 plus or minus 50
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate2.0 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over217 plus or minus 65
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.6 percent plus or minus 36.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.1 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.8 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wattsburg
- Housing units159 plus or minus 38
- Occupied units127 plus or minus 34
- Vacant units32 plus or minus 19
- Vacancy rate20.1 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Owner occupied79 plus or minus 24
- Renter occupied48 plus or minus 25
- Ownership rate62.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$104,900 plus or minus $28,211
- Median gross rent, monthly$879 plus or minus $382
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.7 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Single family units108 plus or minus 31
- Share single family67.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more32 plus or minus 21
- Share in buildings of two or more20.1 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Mobile homes19 plus or minus 13
- Median year structure built1952
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wattsburg gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute128 plus or minus 48
- Commuting under 15 minutes18 plus or minus 12
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.1 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more71 plus or minus 44
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more55.5 percent plus or minus 27.3
- Drove alone56.6 percent
- Carpooled31.0 percent plus or minus 20.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Worked from home11.7 percent plus or minus 12.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wattsburg
SBA loans in Wattsburg (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$124,000
- Average approval$124,000
- Median approval$124,000
- Largest approval$124,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term180 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wattsburg, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
Wattsburg
Flood risk in Wattsburg
- NFIP communityBorough of Wattsburg
- NFIP community number420455
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/19/14
The Borough of Wattsburg participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420455 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.
Erie County, not Wattsburg
Erie County context, not Wattsburg figures
- Establishments in Erie County6,103
- Covered employment, Erie County119,552
- Average annual pay, Erie County$53,524
- Housing units permitted, Erie County339
Every figure in this section is published for Erie County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wattsburg.
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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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
Wattsburg questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wattsburg, Pennsylvania?
341, in 127 households. Wattsburg borough covers 0.30 square miles of land, which is 1,146 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wattsburg in?
Erie 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 Wattsburg?
$53,516. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $104,900. Median gross rent is $879 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wattsburg businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $124,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $124,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wattsburg, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wattsburg borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wattsburg. Only 0 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 Wattsburg in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wattsburg appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wattsburg, borough of, community 420455, 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 Wattsburg figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Erie 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 Wattsburg.
Is zoning published for Wattsburg?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.