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Hughestown, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Hughestown is a Census borough of 1,506 people across 0.87 square miles of land, in Luzerne County. Median household income is $84,091, 71.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $255,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hughestown
What Hughestown is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.87 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,731
- County holding the largest share of its areaLuzerne 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.
Hughestown
How many people live in Hughestown
- Population1,506
- Median age37.4
- Population under 18361 plus or minus 113
- Share under 1824.0 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Population 65 and over289
- Share 65 and over19.2 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Households622
- Family households474
- Share of households that are families76.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hughestown
Income and work in Hughestown
- Median household income$84,091 plus or minus $18,764
- Per capita income$37,670
- Civilian labor force790
- Employed745 plus or minus 150
- Unemployed45 plus or minus 24
- Unemployment rate5.7 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over1,078
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.8 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hughestown
Housing in Hughestown
- Housing units699
- Occupied units622
- Vacant units77 plus or minus 34
- Vacancy rate11.0 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Owner occupied443
- Renter occupied179 plus or minus 87
- Ownership rate71.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$167,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,014 plus or minus $208
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.5 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Single family units601
- Share single family86.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more90 plus or minus 42
- Share in buildings of two or more12.9 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Mobile homes8 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1955
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hughestown
How Hughestown gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute654 plus or minus 140
- Commuting under 15 minutes207 plus or minus 51
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more170 plus or minus 84
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.0 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Drove alone63.3 percent plus or minus 17.3
- Carpooled20.8 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home13.1 percent plus or minus 6.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hughestown
SBA loans in Hughestown (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$255,000
- Average approval$85,000
- Median approval$40,000
- Largest approval$190,000
- Jobs supported6
- Jobs per approval2.0
- 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 lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hughestown, 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.
Hughestown
Flood risk in Hughestown
- NFIP communityBorough of Hughestown
- NFIP community number422626
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Borough of Hughestown participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 422626 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.
Luzerne County, not Hughestown
Luzerne County context, not Hughestown figures
- Establishments in Luzerne County7,212
- Covered employment, Luzerne County145,190
- Average annual pay, Luzerne County$55,901
- Housing units permitted, Luzerne County325
Every figure in this section is published for Luzerne County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hughestown.
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
Hughestown questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hughestown, Pennsylvania?
1,506, in 622 households. Hughestown borough covers 0.87 square miles of land, which is 1,731 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hughestown in?
Luzerne 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 Hughestown?
$84,091. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $167,800. Median gross rent is $1,014 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hughestown businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $255,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $40,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hughestown, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hughestown borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hughestown. 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.
Is Hughestown in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hughestown appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hughestown, borough of, community 422626, 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 Hughestown figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Luzerne 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 Hughestown.
Is zoning published for Hughestown?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.