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Dalton, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Dalton is a Census borough of 1,415 people across 3.02 square miles of land, in Lackawanna County. Median household income is $95,862, 85.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dalton
What Dalton is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area3.02 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land469
- 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.
Dalton
How many people live in Dalton
- Population1,415
- Median age44.4
- Population under 18249 plus or minus 65
- Share under 1817.6 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Population 65 and over328
- Share 65 and over23.2 percent
- Households580
- Family households400
- Share of households that are families69.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dalton
Income and work in Dalton
- Median household income$95,862
- Per capita income$47,796
- Civilian labor force762
- Employed759
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate0.4 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Adults 25 and over1,091
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher49.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.1 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dalton
Housing in Dalton
- Housing units600
- Occupied units580
- Vacant units20 plus or minus 23
- Vacancy rate3.3 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Owner occupied497
- Renter occupied83 plus or minus 46
- Ownership rate85.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$276,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,375
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.2 percent
- Single family units570
- Share single family95.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more19 plus or minus 20
- Share in buildings of two or more3.2 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Mobile homes11 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1962
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dalton
How Dalton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute691
- Commuting under 15 minutes220 plus or minus 58
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.8 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more166 plus or minus 59
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.0 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Drove alone84.2 percent
- Carpooled6.8 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home7.4 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dalton
SBA loans in Dalton (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$3,725,300
- Average approval$620,883
- Median approval$192,400
- Largest approval$2,057,200
- Jobs supported52
- Jobs per approval8.7
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dalton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
Dalton
SBA loans in Dalton (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$731,000
- Average approval$731,000
- Median approval$731,000
- Largest approval$731,000
- Jobs supported35
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dalton, 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.
Dalton
Flood risk in Dalton
- NFIP communityBorough of Dalton
- NFIP community number420998
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/05/20
The Borough of Dalton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420998 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 Dalton
Lackawanna County context, not Dalton 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 Dalton.
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
Dalton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dalton, Pennsylvania?
1,415, in 580 households. Dalton borough covers 3.02 square miles of land, which is 469 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dalton 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 Dalton?
$95,862. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $276,100. Median gross rent is $1,375 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Dalton businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $3.7 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $192,400, plus 1 504 approvals worth $731,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dalton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Dalton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Dalton. Only 2 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 Dalton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Dalton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dalton, borough of, community 420998, 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 Dalton 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 Dalton.
Is zoning published for Dalton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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