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Shavertown, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Shavertown is a Census CDP of 2,137 people across 1.20 square miles of land, in Luzerne County. Median household income is $75,781, 86.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $852,300 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Shavertown
What Shavertown is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.2 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,784 plus or minus 426
- 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.
Shavertown
How many people live in Shavertown
- Population2,137 plus or minus 510
- Median age46.5 plus or minus 21.7
- Population under 18380 plus or minus 173
- Share under 1817.8 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Population 65 and over643 plus or minus 226
- Share 65 and over30.1 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Households1,062 plus or minus 258
- Family households659 plus or minus 201
- Share of households that are families62.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shavertown
Income and work in Shavertown
- Median household income$75,781 plus or minus $37,581
- Per capita income$43,179
- Civilian labor force1,261 plus or minus 422
- Employed1,142 plus or minus 353
- Unemployed119 plus or minus 167
- Unemployment rate9.4 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Adults 25 and over1,630 plus or minus 346
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher50.3 percent plus or minus 18.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.5 percent plus or minus 14.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shavertown
Housing in Shavertown
- Housing units1,123 plus or minus 262
- Occupied units1,062 plus or minus 258
- Vacant units61 plus or minus 71
- Vacancy rate5.4 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Owner occupied921 plus or minus 249
- Renter occupied141 plus or minus 144
- Ownership rate86.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$219,100 plus or minus $63,407
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,091
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.3 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Single family units1,009 plus or minus 249
- Share single family89.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more114 plus or minus 138
- Share in buildings of two or more10.2 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1954
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shavertown
How Shavertown gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,011 plus or minus 307
- Commuting under 15 minutes414 plus or minus 264
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.9 percent plus or minus 23.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more259 plus or minus 127
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.6 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Drove alone85.1 percent
- Carpooled3.4 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home11.5 percent plus or minus 12.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shavertown
SBA loans in Shavertown (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$852,300
- Average approval$142,050
- Median approval$143,700
- Largest approval$244,400
- Jobs supported29
- Jobs per approval4.8
- 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 franchises16.7 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Shavertown, 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.
Luzerne County, not Shavertown
Luzerne County context, not Shavertown 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 Shavertown.
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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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
Shavertown questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Shavertown, Pennsylvania?
2,137, in 1,062 households. Shavertown CDP covers 1.20 square miles of land, which is 1,784 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Shavertown 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 Shavertown?
$75,781. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $219,100. Median gross rent is $1,091 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Shavertown businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $852,300 since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $143,700. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Shavertown, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Shavertown borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Shavertown. 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 Shavertown 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 Shavertown.
Is zoning published for Shavertown?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.