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Sykesville, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Sykesville is a Census borough of 895 people across 1.58 square miles of land, in Jefferson County. Median household income is $45,208, 63.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $150,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sykesville
What Sykesville is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area1.58 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land565
- County holding the largest share of its areaJefferson 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 Sykesville
- Population895
- Median age50.1
- Population under 18122 plus or minus 40
- Share under 1813.6 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Population 65 and over193 plus or minus 54
- Share 65 and over21.6 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Households472
- Family households241 plus or minus 49
- Share of households that are families51.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sykesville
- Median household income$45,208 plus or minus $10,919
- Per capita income$32,181
- Civilian labor force504
- Employed485
- Unemployed19 plus or minus 18
- Unemployment rate3.8 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over693
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.9 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.5 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sykesville
- Housing units556
- Occupied units472
- Vacant units84 plus or minus 39
- Vacancy rate15.1 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Owner occupied301 plus or minus 61
- Renter occupied171 plus or minus 43
- Ownership rate63.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$91,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$674 plus or minus $168
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.9 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Single family units398
- Share single family71.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more139 plus or minus 48
- Share in buildings of two or more25.0 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Mobile homes19 plus or minus 16
- Median year structure built1950
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sykesville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute438
- Commuting under 15 minutes112 plus or minus 38
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.6 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more96 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.9 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Drove alone71.1 percent
- Carpooled7.9 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Public transport1.5 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Walked5.8 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Worked from home8.9 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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SBA loans in Sykesville (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$150,000
- Average approval$150,000
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$150,000
- Jobs supported9
- Jobs per approval9.0
- 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 lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sykesville, 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 Sykesville
- NFIP communityBorough of Sykesville
- NFIP community number420515
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/15/12(M)
The Borough of Sykesville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420515 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.
Jefferson County, not Sykesville
Jefferson County context, not Sykesville figures
- Establishments in Jefferson County1,113
- Covered employment, Jefferson County14,437
- Average annual pay, Jefferson County$49,283
- Housing units permitted, Jefferson County0
Every figure in this section is published for Jefferson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sykesville.
All Jefferson County figures →
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
Sykesville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sykesville, Pennsylvania?
895, in 472 households. Sykesville borough covers 1.58 square miles of land, which is 565 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sykesville in?
Jefferson 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 Sykesville?
$45,208. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $91,200. Median gross rent is $674 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sykesville businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $150,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $150,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sykesville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sykesville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sykesville. 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 Sykesville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sykesville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sykesville, borough of, community 420515, 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 Sykesville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jefferson 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 Sykesville.
Is zoning published for Sykesville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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