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Blakely, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Blakely is a Census borough of 6,662 people across 3.81 square miles of land, in Lackawanna County. Median household income is $55,855, 68.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Blakely
What Blakely is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area3.81 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,747
- County holding the largest share of its areaLackawanna 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.
Blakely
How many people live in Blakely
- Population6,662
- Median age49.6
- Population under 181,282 plus or minus 273
- Share under 1819.2 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Population 65 and over1,885
- Share 65 and over28.3 percent
- Households2,982
- Family households1,460
- Share of households that are families49.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blakely
Income and work in Blakely
- Median household income$55,855
- Per capita income$32,032
- Civilian labor force3,192
- Employed3,022
- Unemployed170 plus or minus 146
- Unemployment rate5.3 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over5,142
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.8 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.4 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blakely
Housing in Blakely
- Housing units3,337
- Occupied units2,982
- Vacant units355 plus or minus 185
- Vacancy rate10.6 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Owner occupied2,032
- Renter occupied950 plus or minus 235
- Ownership rate68.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$198,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,063
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.8 percent
- Single family units2,387
- Share single family71.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more918 plus or minus 292
- Share in buildings of two or more27.5 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Mobile homes16 plus or minus 28
- Median year structure built1945
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blakely
How Blakely gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,684
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,058 plus or minus 318
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.4 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more355 plus or minus 152
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.2 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Drove alone66.1 percent
- Carpooled18.2 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Public transport1.3 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home9.2 percent plus or minus 4.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blakely
Flood risk in Blakely
- NFIP communityBorough of Blakely
- NFIP community number420525
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/05/20
The Borough of Blakely participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420525 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.
Lackawanna County, not Blakely
Lackawanna County context, not Blakely figures
- Establishments in Lackawanna County5,198
- Covered employment, Lackawanna County98,108
- Average annual pay, Lackawanna County$53,720
- Housing units permitted, Lackawanna County250
Every figure in this section is published for Lackawanna County as a whole and is not a measurement of Blakely.
All Lackawanna 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
Blakely questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Blakely, Pennsylvania?
6,662, in 2,982 households. Blakely borough covers 3.81 square miles of land, which is 1,747 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Blakely in?
Lackawanna 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 Blakely?
$55,855. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $198,300. Median gross rent is $1,063 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Blakely in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Blakely appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Blakely, borough of, community 420525, 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 Blakely figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lackawanna 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 Blakely.
Is zoning published for Blakely?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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