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Christiana, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Christiana is a Census borough of 998 people across 0.53 square miles of land, in Lancaster County. Median household income is $74,766, 60.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Christiana
What Christiana is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.53 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,893
- 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 Christiana
- Population998
- Median age47.0 plus or minus 9.8
- Population under 18178 plus or minus 45
- Share under 1817.8 percent
- Population 65 and over315 plus or minus 92
- Share 65 and over31.6 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Households347
- Family households223
- Share of households that are families64.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Christiana
- Median household income$74,766
- Per capita income$37,199
- Civilian labor force428 plus or minus 106
- Employed420 plus or minus 107
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate1.9 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over756
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.0 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.0 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Christiana
- Housing units352
- Occupied units347
- Vacant units5 plus or minus 9
- Vacancy rate1.4 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Owner occupied209 plus or minus 44
- Renter occupied138 plus or minus 39
- Ownership rate60.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$229,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,281
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.6 percent
- Single family units254
- Share single family72.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more89 plus or minus 38
- Share in buildings of two or more25.3 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Mobile homes9 plus or minus 14
- Median year structure built1941
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Christiana gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute393 plus or minus 99
- Commuting under 15 minutes136 plus or minus 57
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.6 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more162 plus or minus 45
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.2 percent
- Drove alone79.9 percent plus or minus 28.9
- Carpooled13.3 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Worked from home4.6 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Christiana (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$3,827,000
- Average approval$1,913,500
- Median approval$1,913,500
- Largest approval$3,577,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term119 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Christiana, 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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Flood risk in Christiana
- NFIP communityBorough of Christiana
- NFIP community number420542
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/05/16
The Borough of Christiana participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420542 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.
Lancaster County, not Christiana
Lancaster County context, not Christiana 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 Christiana.
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
Christiana questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Christiana, Pennsylvania?
998, in 347 households. Christiana borough covers 0.53 square miles of land, which is 1,893 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Christiana in?
Lancaster 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 Christiana?
$74,766. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $229,100. Median gross rent is $1,281 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Christiana businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $3.8 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $1,913,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Christiana, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Christiana borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Christiana. 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.
Is Christiana in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Christiana appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Christiana, borough of, community 420542, 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 Christiana 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 Christiana.
Is zoning published for Christiana?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.