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Bessemer, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Bessemer is a Census borough of 881 people across 1.65 square miles of land, in Lawrence County. Median household income is $65,893, 80.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 10 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bessemer
What Bessemer is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area1.65 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land533
- County holding the largest share of its areaLawrence 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.
Bessemer
How many people live in Bessemer
- Population881
- Median age44.2
- Population under 18176 plus or minus 48
- Share under 1820.0 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Population 65 and over151 plus or minus 38
- Share 65 and over17.1 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Households383
- Family households245
- Share of households that are families64.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bessemer
Income and work in Bessemer
- Median household income$65,893
- Per capita income$37,735 plus or minus $7,693
- Civilian labor force498
- Employed472
- Unemployed26 plus or minus 20
- Unemployment rate5.2 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over625
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.7 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.5 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bessemer
Housing in Bessemer
- Housing units419
- Occupied units383
- Vacant units36 plus or minus 25
- Vacancy rate8.6 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Owner occupied307
- Renter occupied76 plus or minus 31
- Ownership rate80.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$122,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$869
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.8 percent
- Single family units357
- Share single family85.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more41 plus or minus 26
- Share in buildings of two or more9.8 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Mobile homes21 plus or minus 22
- Median year structure built1954
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bessemer
How Bessemer gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute416
- Commuting under 15 minutes87 plus or minus 43
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.9 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more149 plus or minus 44
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.8 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Drove alone82.2 percent
- Carpooled7.2 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Walked0.2 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home9.8 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bessemer
SBA loans in Bessemer (7(a))
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$2,116,900
- Average approval$211,690
- Median approval$69,700
- Largest approval$1,331,500
- Jobs supported41
- Jobs per approval4.1
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term102 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bessemer, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 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.
Bessemer
Flood risk in Bessemer
- NFIP communityBorough of Bessemer
- NFIP community number422627
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/18/12(M)
The Borough of Bessemer participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 422627 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.
Lawrence County, not Bessemer
Lawrence County context, not Bessemer figures
- Establishments in Lawrence County1,865
- Covered employment, Lawrence County26,838
- Average annual pay, Lawrence County$52,927
- Housing units permitted, Lawrence County60
Every figure in this section is published for Lawrence County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bessemer.
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
Bessemer questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bessemer, Pennsylvania?
881, in 383 households. Bessemer borough covers 1.65 square miles of land, which is 533 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bessemer in?
Lawrence 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 Bessemer?
$65,893. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $122,700. Median gross rent is $869 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bessemer businesses?
10 7(a) approvals totaling $2.1 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $69,700. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bessemer, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bessemer borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bessemer. Only 3 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 Bessemer in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bessemer appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bessemer, borough of, community 422627, 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 Bessemer figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lawrence 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 Bessemer.
Is zoning published for Bessemer?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.