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Dunbar, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Dunbar is a Census borough of 999 people across 0.58 square miles of land, in Fayette County. Median household income is $57,045, 79.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $295,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dunbar
What Dunbar is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.58 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,729 plus or minus 386
- 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.
Dunbar
How many people live in Dunbar
- Population999 plus or minus 223
- Median age35.5
- Population under 18245 plus or minus 77
- Share under 1824.5 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Population 65 and over144 plus or minus 38
- Share 65 and over14.4 percent
- Households466 plus or minus 99
- Family households276 plus or minus 70
- Share of households that are families59.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dunbar
Income and work in Dunbar
- Median household income$57,045 plus or minus $12,870
- Per capita income$32,801
- Civilian labor force548 plus or minus 144
- Employed521 plus or minus 141
- Unemployed27 plus or minus 20
- Unemployment rate4.9 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over688 plus or minus 151
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.7 percent plus or minus 27.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.6 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.3 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Dunbar
- Housing units559 plus or minus 120
- Occupied units466 plus or minus 99
- Vacant units93 plus or minus 82
- Vacancy rate16.6 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Owner occupied370 plus or minus 82
- Renter occupied96 plus or minus 56
- Ownership rate79.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$88,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$768 plus or minus $182
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.2 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Single family units440 plus or minus 111
- Share single family78.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more62 plus or minus 41
- Share in buildings of two or more11.1 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Mobile homes57 plus or minus 29
- Median year structure built1952
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Dunbar gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute434 plus or minus 113
- Commuting under 15 minutes104 plus or minus 44
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.0 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more173 plus or minus 69
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.9 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Drove alone78.9 percent
- Carpooled9.5 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home10.1 percent plus or minus 6.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dunbar
SBA loans in Dunbar (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$295,000
- Average approval$147,500
- Median approval$147,500
- Largest approval$275,000
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dunbar, 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.
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Flood risk in Dunbar
- NFIP communityBorough of Dunbar
- NFIP community number420461
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/18/17
The Borough of Dunbar participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420461 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 Dunbar
Fayette County context, not Dunbar 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 Dunbar.
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
Dunbar questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dunbar, Pennsylvania?
999, in 466 households. Dunbar borough covers 0.58 square miles of land, which is 1,729 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dunbar 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 Dunbar?
$57,045. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $88,200. Median gross rent is $768 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Dunbar businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $295,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $147,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dunbar, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Dunbar borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Dunbar. 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 Dunbar in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Dunbar appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dunbar, borough of, community 420461, 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 Dunbar 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 Dunbar.
Is zoning published for Dunbar?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.