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Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Bird-in-Hand is a Census CDP of 537 people across 0.56 square miles of land, in Lancaster County. 43.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
This is a small place, and the figures below carry wide margins.
The American Community Survey reaches Bird-in-Hand through a sample, not a count, and in a place this size that sample is thin. The population estimate here is 537 with a margin of error of plus or minus 462, which is 86.0 percent of the estimate itself. Every figure whose margin reaches 20 percent is printed with that margin beside it, so you can see the width of each one rather than having to assume it.
Nothing has been removed or adjusted. These are the published federal estimates, shown with the uncertainty the Census publishes alongside them.
Bird-in-Hand
What Bird-in-Hand is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area0.56 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land965 plus or minus 830
- County holding the largest share of its areaLancaster 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 Bird-in-Hand
- Population537 plus or minus 462
- Median age28.6 plus or minus 24.1
- Population under 18252 plus or minus 195
- Share under 1846.9 percent plus or minus 54.3
- Population 65 and over47 plus or minus 46
- Share 65 and over8.8 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Households130 plus or minus 86
- Family households109 plus or minus 82
- Share of households that are families83.8 percent plus or minus 30.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Bird-in-Hand
- Per capita income$26,359 plus or minus $13,046
- Civilian labor force195 plus or minus 154
- Employed173 plus or minus 129
- Unemployed22 plus or minus 31
- Unemployment rate11.3 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Adults 25 and over285 plus or minus 196
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.0 percent plus or minus 75.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.4 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Bird-in-Hand
- Housing units130 plus or minus 86
- Occupied units130 plus or minus 86
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied56 plus or minus 51
- Renter occupied74 plus or minus 75
- Ownership rate43.1 percent plus or minus 27.0
- Single family units130 plus or minus 87
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Bird-in-Hand gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute173 plus or minus 129
- Commuting under 15 minutes14 plus or minus 25
- Share commuting under 15 minutes8.1 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more138 plus or minus 113
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more79.8 percent plus or minus 27.2
- Drove alone100.0 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bird-in-Hand
SBA loans in Bird-in-Hand (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$5,775,000
- Average approval$1,155,000
- Median approval$350,000
- Largest approval$2,625,000
- Jobs supported173
- Jobs per approval34.6
- 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 lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bird-in-Hand, 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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SBA loans in Bird-in-Hand (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$2,599,000
- Average approval$866,333
- Median approval$1,132,000
- Largest approval$1,169,000
- Jobs supported26
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bird-in-Hand, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Lancaster County, not Bird-in-Hand
Lancaster County context, not Bird-in-Hand figures
- Establishments in Lancaster County13,776
- Covered employment, Lancaster County252,045
- Average annual pay, Lancaster County$59,966
- Housing units permitted, Lancaster County1,184
Every figure in this section is published for Lancaster County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bird-in-Hand.
All Lancaster 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
Bird-in-Hand questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania?
537, in 130 households. Bird-in-Hand CDP covers 0.56 square miles of land, which is 965 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bird-in-Hand in?
Lancaster County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
How much SBA lending goes to Bird-in-Hand businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $5.8 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $350,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $2.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bird-in-Hand, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bird-in-Hand borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bird-in-Hand. 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.
Are the county figures on this page Bird-in-Hand figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lancaster 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 Bird-in-Hand.
Is zoning published for Bird-in-Hand?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.