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Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Belle Vernon is a Census borough of 923 people across 0.26 square miles of land, in Fayette County. Median household income is $41,154, 35.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Belle Vernon
What Belle Vernon is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.26 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,534 plus or minus 796
- County holding the largest share of its areaFayette 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.
Belle Vernon
How many people live in Belle Vernon
- Population923 plus or minus 208
- Median age44.9 plus or minus 10.2
- Population under 18169 plus or minus 76
- Share under 1818.3 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Population 65 and over255 plus or minus 73
- Share 65 and over27.6 percent
- Households530
- Family households171 plus or minus 61
- Share of households that are families32.3 percent plus or minus 10.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Belle Vernon
- Median household income$41,154 plus or minus $9,347
- Per capita income$40,075 plus or minus $18,510
- Civilian labor force469 plus or minus 122
- Employed420 plus or minus 114
- Unemployed49 plus or minus 41
- Unemployment rate10.4 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Adults 25 and over724
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.1 percent plus or minus 25.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.7 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.7 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Belle Vernon
- Housing units639
- Occupied units530
- Vacant units109 plus or minus 52
- Vacancy rate17.1 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Owner occupied190 plus or minus 61
- Renter occupied340 plus or minus 69
- Ownership rate35.8 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$138,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$711
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.7 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Single family units346 plus or minus 88
- Share single family54.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more276 plus or minus 76
- Share in buildings of two or more43.2 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Mobile homes17 plus or minus 22
- Median year structure built1956
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Belle Vernon gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute400 plus or minus 112
- Commuting under 15 minutes152 plus or minus 66
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.0 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more157 plus or minus 74
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.3 percent plus or minus 14.8
- Drove alone90.5 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.8 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belle Vernon
SBA loans in Belle Vernon (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$1,169,700
- Average approval$129,967
- Median approval$55,800
- Largest approval$420,000
- Jobs supported51
- Jobs per approval5.7
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more44.4 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Belle Vernon, 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.
Belle Vernon
SBA loans in Belle Vernon (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$4,507,000
- Average approval$1,502,333
- Median approval$1,183,000
- Largest approval$2,585,000
- Jobs supported55
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Belle Vernon, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Belle Vernon
Flood risk in Belle Vernon
- NFIP communityBorough of Belle Vernon
- NFIP community number420457
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/18/17
The Borough of Belle Vernon participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420457 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.
Fayette County, not Belle Vernon
Fayette County context, not Belle Vernon figures
- Establishments in Fayette County2,485
- Covered employment, Fayette County37,892
- Average annual pay, Fayette County$51,069
- Housing units permitted, Fayette County189
Every figure in this section is published for Fayette County as a whole and is not a measurement of Belle Vernon.
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
Belle Vernon questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania?
923, in 530 households. Belle Vernon borough covers 0.26 square miles of land, which is 3,534 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Belle Vernon in?
Fayette 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 Belle Vernon?
$41,154. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $138,400. Median gross rent is $711 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Belle Vernon businesses?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $1.2 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $55,800, plus 3 504 approvals worth $4.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Belle Vernon, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Belle Vernon borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Belle Vernon. 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 Belle Vernon in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Belle Vernon appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Belle Vernon, borough of, community 420457, 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 Belle Vernon figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Fayette 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 Belle Vernon.
Is zoning published for Belle Vernon?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.