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Leola, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Leola is a Census CDP of 7,448 people across 6.01 square miles of land, in Lancaster County. Median household income is $91,154, 57.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 8 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Leola
What Leola is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area6.01 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,240
- 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 Leola
- Population7,448
- Median age39.8
- Population under 181,723
- Share under 1823.1 percent
- Population 65 and over1,223
- Share 65 and over16.4 percent
- Households2,924
- Family households2,050
- Share of households that are families70.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Leola
- Median household income$91,154
- Per capita income$42,619
- Civilian labor force4,227
- Employed4,028
- Unemployed199 plus or minus 157
- Unemployment rate4.7 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Adults 25 and over5,157
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher35.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.5 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Leola
- Housing units3,057
- Occupied units2,924
- Vacant units133 plus or minus 98
- Vacancy rate4.4 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Owner occupied1,685
- Renter occupied1,239
- Ownership rate57.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$339,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,459
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.2 percent
- Single family units2,319
- Share single family75.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more703 plus or minus 237
- Share in buildings of two or more23.0 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Mobile homes35 plus or minus 31
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Leola gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,409
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,087 plus or minus 219
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more769 plus or minus 194
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.6 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Drove alone76.4 percent
- Carpooled5.4 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked3.0 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home13.5 percent plus or minus 4.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Leola (7(a))
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$2,807,500
- Average approval$350,938
- Median approval$100,000
- Largest approval$2,025,000
- Jobs supported47
- Jobs per approval5.9
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term102 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Leola, 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 Leola (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$3,499,000
- Average approval$1,166,333
- Median approval$1,385,000
- Largest approval$1,807,000
- Jobs supported106
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Leola, 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 Leola
Lancaster County context, not Leola 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 Leola.
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
Leola questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Leola, Pennsylvania?
7,448, in 2,924 households. Leola CDP covers 6.01 square miles of land, which is 1,240 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Leola 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 Leola?
$91,154. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $339,200. Median gross rent is $1,459 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Leola businesses?
8 7(a) approvals totaling $2.8 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $3.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Leola, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Leola borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Leola. 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 Leola 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 Leola.
Is zoning published for Leola?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.