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Throop, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Throop is a Census borough of 4,081 people across 4.97 square miles of land, in Lackawanna County. Median household income is $57,462, 79.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Throop
What Throop is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area4.97 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land821
- 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.
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How many people live in Throop
- Population4,081
- Median age43.7
- Population under 18746 plus or minus 197
- Share under 1818.3 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Population 65 and over866 plus or minus 174
- Share 65 and over21.2 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Households1,903
- Family households1,077
- Share of households that are families56.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Throop
- Median household income$57,462 plus or minus $13,178
- Per capita income$33,869 plus or minus $6,889
- Civilian labor force1,974
- Employed1,870
- Unemployed104 plus or minus 63
- Unemployment rate5.3 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over3,119
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.9 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.7 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Throop
- Housing units2,097
- Occupied units1,903
- Vacant units194 plus or minus 128
- Vacancy rate9.3 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Owner occupied1,505
- Renter occupied398 plus or minus 154
- Ownership rate79.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$165,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$983
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.5 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Single family units1,711
- Share single family81.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more377 plus or minus 136
- Share in buildings of two or more18.0 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Mobile homes9 plus or minus 14
- Median year structure built1948
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Throop gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,631
- Commuting under 15 minutes765 plus or minus 216
- Share commuting under 15 minutes46.9 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more191 plus or minus 86
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more11.7 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Drove alone82.0 percent
- Carpooled6.6 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home9.9 percent plus or minus 6.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Throop (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$1,865,900
- Average approval$207,322
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$671,500
- Jobs supported50
- Jobs per approval5.6
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more22.2 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Throop, 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.
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Flood risk in Throop
- NFIP communityBorough of Throop
- NFIP community number420540
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/05/20
The Borough of Throop participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420540 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 Throop
Lackawanna County context, not Throop 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 Throop.
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
Throop questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Throop, Pennsylvania?
4,081, in 1,903 households. Throop borough covers 4.97 square miles of land, which is 821 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Throop 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 Throop?
$57,462. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $165,400. Median gross rent is $983 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Throop businesses?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $1.9 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $150,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Throop, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Throop borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Throop. 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 Throop in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Throop appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Throop, borough of, community 420540, 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 Throop 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 Throop.
Is zoning published for Throop?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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