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Wampum, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Wampum is a Census borough of 502 people across 0.98 square miles of land, in Lawrence County. Median household income is $48,929, 62.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $549,700 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wampum
What Wampum is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.98 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land510
- 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.
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How many people live in Wampum
- Population502
- Median age51.0
- Population under 1866 plus or minus 25
- Share under 1813.1 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Population 65 and over109 plus or minus 30
- Share 65 and over21.7 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Households250
- Family households123 plus or minus 28
- Share of households that are families49.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Wampum
- Median household income$48,929 plus or minus $10,110
- Per capita income$43,902 plus or minus $13,282
- Civilian labor force251 plus or minus 61
- Employed240 plus or minus 59
- Unemployed11 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate4.4 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over391
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.3 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.1 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wampum
- Housing units279
- Occupied units250
- Vacant units29 plus or minus 20
- Vacancy rate10.4 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Owner occupied156
- Renter occupied94 plus or minus 27
- Ownership rate62.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$115,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$611
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.0 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Single family units202
- Share single family72.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more77 plus or minus 29
- Share in buildings of two or more27.6 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1952
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wampum gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute214 plus or minus 58
- Commuting under 15 minutes60 plus or minus 27
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.0 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more101 plus or minus 43
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.2 percent plus or minus 15.2
- Drove alone72.2 percent
- Carpooled10.3 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Public transport1.7 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Walked7.3 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Worked from home8.5 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 Wampum (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$549,700
- Average approval$91,617
- Median approval$81,000
- Largest approval$175,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval0.7
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wampum, 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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SBA loans in Wampum (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$523,000
- Average approval$523,000
- Median approval$523,000
- Largest approval$523,000
- Jobs supported17
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wampum, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Wampum
- NFIP communityBorough of Wampum
- NFIP community number421791
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/18/12
The Borough of Wampum participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 421791 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 Wampum
Lawrence County context, not Wampum 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 Wampum.
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.
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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
Wampum questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wampum, Pennsylvania?
502, in 250 households. Wampum borough covers 0.98 square miles of land, which is 510 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wampum 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 Wampum?
$48,929. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $115,000. Median gross rent is $611 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wampum businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $549,700 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $81,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $523,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wampum, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wampum borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wampum. 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 Wampum in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wampum appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wampum, borough of, community 421791, 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 Wampum 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 Wampum.
Is zoning published for Wampum?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.