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Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Fountain Hill is a Census borough of 4,834 people across 0.74 square miles of land, in Lehigh County. Median household income is $64,107, 58.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $543,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fountain Hill
What Fountain Hill is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.74 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land6,573
- County holding the largest share of its areaLehigh 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.
Fountain Hill
How many people live in Fountain Hill
- Population4,834
- Median age39.0
- Population under 181,001 plus or minus 272
- Share under 1820.7 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Population 65 and over904 plus or minus 193
- Share 65 and over18.7 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Households1,856
- Family households1,094
- Share of households that are families58.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fountain Hill
Income and work in Fountain Hill
- Median household income$64,107
- Per capita income$33,197
- Civilian labor force2,468
- Employed2,286
- Unemployed182 plus or minus 137
- Unemployment rate7.4 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Adults 25 and over3,475
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.5 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.7 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fountain Hill
Housing in Fountain Hill
- Housing units1,936
- Occupied units1,856
- Vacant units80 plus or minus 81
- Vacancy rate4.1 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Owner occupied1,081
- Renter occupied775
- Ownership rate58.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$246,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,275
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.9 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Single family units1,357
- Share single family70.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more579 plus or minus 192
- Share in buildings of two or more29.9 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1947
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fountain Hill gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,930
- Commuting under 15 minutes556 plus or minus 182
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.8 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more652 plus or minus 180
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.8 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Drove alone69.8 percent
- Carpooled8.5 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport2.1 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home12.7 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fountain Hill
SBA loans in Fountain Hill (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$543,500
- Average approval$90,583
- Median approval$20,000
- Largest approval$438,500
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval0.3
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fountain Hill, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lehigh County, not Fountain Hill
Lehigh County context, not Fountain Hill figures
- Establishments in Lehigh County8,681
- Covered employment, Lehigh County200,548
- Average annual pay, Lehigh County$70,311
- Housing units permitted, Lehigh County1,062
Every figure in this section is published for Lehigh County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fountain Hill.
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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Common questions
Fountain Hill questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania?
4,834, in 1,856 households. Fountain Hill borough covers 0.74 square miles of land, which is 6,573 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fountain Hill in?
Lehigh 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 Fountain Hill?
$64,107. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $246,700. Median gross rent is $1,275 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fountain Hill businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $543,500 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $20,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fountain Hill, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fountain Hill borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fountain Hill. Only 1 loan has 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 Fountain Hill figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lehigh 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 Fountain Hill.
Is zoning published for Fountain Hill?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.