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Scranton, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Scranton is a Census city of 76,033 people across 25.31 square miles of land, in Lackawanna County. Median household income is $50,739, 49.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 103 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $42.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Scranton
What Scranton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area25.31 sq mi
- Water area0.23 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,004
- 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.
Scranton
How many people live in Scranton
- Population76,033
- Median age37.2
- Population under 1816,098
- Share under 1821.2 percent
- Population 65 and over14,452
- Share 65 and over19.0 percent
- Households30,247
- Family households16,721
- Share of households that are families55.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Scranton
Income and work in Scranton
- Median household income$50,739
- Per capita income$28,347
- Civilian labor force34,491
- Employed32,628
- Unemployed1,863
- Unemployment rate5.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over50,388
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Scranton
Housing in Scranton
- Housing units35,512
- Occupied units30,247
- Vacant units5,265
- Vacancy rate14.8 percent
- Owner occupied15,083
- Renter occupied15,164
- Ownership rate49.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$158,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,048
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.8 percent
- Single family units21,045
- Share single family59.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more14,359
- Share in buildings of two or more40.4 percent
- Mobile homes108 plus or minus 65
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Scranton
How Scranton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute29,092
- Commuting under 15 minutes12,605
- Share commuting under 15 minutes43.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more5,131
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.6 percent
- Drove alone70.6 percent
- Carpooled12.7 percent
- Public transport1.2 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked4.8 percent
- Worked from home9.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Scranton
SBA loans in Scranton (7(a))
- Approvals103
- Gross approval$42,935,600
- Average approval$416,850
- Median approval$160,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$801,560
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported826
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome20
- Paid in full20
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.6 percent
- Share to franchises4.9 percent
- Distinct lenders25
- Distinct industries by NAICS57
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Scranton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 20 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.
Scranton
SBA loans in Scranton (504)
- Approvals24
- Gross approval$16,029,000
- Average approval$667,875
- Median approval$451,000
- Largest approval$1,922,000
- Jobs supported343
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Scranton, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 7 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.
Scranton
Flood risk in Scranton
- NFIP communityCity of Scranton
- NFIP community number420538
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/05/20
The City of Scranton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420538 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 Scranton
Lackawanna County context, not Scranton 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 Scranton.
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
Scranton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Scranton, Pennsylvania?
76,033, in 30,247 households. Scranton city covers 25.31 square miles of land, which is 3,004 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Scranton 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 Scranton?
$50,739. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $158,100. Median gross rent is $1,048 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Scranton businesses?
103 7(a) approvals totaling $42.9 m since FY2020, across 25 lenders, median approval $160,000, plus 24 504 approvals worth $16.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Scranton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Scranton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Scranton. Only 20 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 Scranton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Scranton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Scranton, city of, community 420538, 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 Scranton 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 Scranton.
Is zoning published for Scranton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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