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Shickshinny, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Shickshinny is a Census borough of 638 people across 0.48 square miles of land, in Luzerne County. Median household income is $42,500, 58.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $343,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Shickshinny
What Shickshinny is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.48 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,339 plus or minus 338
- 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.
Shickshinny
How many people live in Shickshinny
- Population638 plus or minus 161
- Median age46.2 plus or minus 10.2
- Population under 18119 plus or minus 52
- Share under 1818.7 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Population 65 and over169 plus or minus 38
- Share 65 and over26.5 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Households288
- Family households166 plus or minus 40
- Share of households that are families57.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shickshinny
Income and work in Shickshinny
- Median household income$42,500
- Per capita income$25,505
- Civilian labor force331 plus or minus 101
- Employed315 plus or minus 98
- Unemployed16 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate4.8 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over439
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.1 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.2 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shickshinny
Housing in Shickshinny
- Housing units334
- Occupied units288
- Vacant units46 plus or minus 26
- Vacancy rate13.8 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Owner occupied168 plus or minus 40
- Renter occupied120 plus or minus 36
- Ownership rate58.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$84,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$817 plus or minus $212
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.1 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Single family units258
- Share single family77.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more73 plus or minus 31
- Share in buildings of two or more21.9 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Mobile homes3 plus or minus 5
- Median year structure built1948
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shickshinny
How Shickshinny gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute290 plus or minus 98
- Commuting under 15 minutes78 plus or minus 78
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.9 percent plus or minus 25.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more159 plus or minus 49
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more54.8 percent plus or minus 25.2
- Drove alone72.1 percent plus or minus 18.2
- Carpooled16.2 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home7.9 percent plus or minus 6.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shickshinny
SBA loans in Shickshinny (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$343,000
- Average approval$114,333
- Median approval$133,000
- Largest approval$150,000
- Jobs supported12
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Shickshinny, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Shickshinny
Flood risk in Shickshinny
- NFIP communityBorough of Shickshinny
- NFIP community number420626
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/20/24
The Borough of Shickshinny participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420626 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 Shickshinny
Luzerne County context, not Shickshinny 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 Shickshinny.
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
Shickshinny questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Shickshinny, Pennsylvania?
638, in 288 households. Shickshinny borough covers 0.48 square miles of land, which is 1,339 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Shickshinny 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 Shickshinny?
$42,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $84,800. Median gross rent is $817 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Shickshinny businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $343,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $133,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Shickshinny, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Shickshinny borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Shickshinny. Only 0 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 Shickshinny in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Shickshinny appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Shickshinny, borough of, community 420626, 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 Shickshinny 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 Shickshinny.
Is zoning published for Shickshinny?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.