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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Wilkes-Barre is a Census city of 44,423 people across 6.85 square miles of land, in Luzerne County. Median household income is $48,515, 51.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 60 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $32.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wilkes-Barre
What Wilkes-Barre is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.85 sq mi
- Water area0.35 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land6,487
- 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.
Wilkes-Barre
How many people live in Wilkes-Barre
- Population44,423
- Median age34.7
- Population under 189,735
- Share under 1821.9 percent
- Population 65 and over6,791
- Share 65 and over15.3 percent
- Households16,644
- Family households9,561
- Share of households that are families57.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Wilkes-Barre
- Median household income$48,515
- Per capita income$25,979
- Civilian labor force21,025
- Employed19,248
- Unemployed1,777
- Unemployment rate8.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over28,050
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wilkes-Barre
- Housing units19,781
- Occupied units16,644
- Vacant units3,137
- Vacancy rate15.9 percent
- Owner occupied8,515
- Renter occupied8,129
- Ownership rate51.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$117,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$946
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.4 percent
- Single family units12,663
- Share single family64.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more7,025
- Share in buildings of two or more35.5 percent
- Mobile homes93 plus or minus 63
- Median year structure built1943
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wilkes-Barre gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute17,388
- Commuting under 15 minutes7,017
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,376
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.4 percent
- Drove alone69.0 percent
- Carpooled12.4 percent
- Public transport2.2 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked5.9 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Worked from home8.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wilkes-Barre
SBA loans in Wilkes-Barre (7(a))
- Approvals60
- Gross approval$32,751,200
- Average approval$545,853
- Median approval$179,250
- Ninetieth percentile approval$744,750
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported679
- Jobs per approval11.3
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Paid in full9
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.7 percent
- Share to franchises13.3 percent
- Distinct lenders20
- Distinct industries by NAICS43
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wilkes-Barre, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 10 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 Wilkes-Barre (504)
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$21,698,000
- Average approval$1,446,533
- Median approval$619,000
- Largest approval$5,500,000
- Jobs supported223
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off1
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wilkes-Barre, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Wilkes-Barre
Flood risk in Wilkes-Barre
- NFIP communityCity of Wilkes-Barre
- NFIP community number420631
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 6
- Currently effective map date06/20/24
The City of Wilkes-Barre participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420631 and carries Community Rating System class 6, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Luzerne County, not Wilkes-Barre
Luzerne County context, not Wilkes-Barre 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 Wilkes-Barre.
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
Wilkes-Barre questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania?
44,423, in 16,644 households. Wilkes-Barre city covers 6.85 square miles of land, which is 6,487 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wilkes-Barre 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 Wilkes-Barre?
$48,515. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $117,200. Median gross rent is $946 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wilkes-Barre businesses?
60 7(a) approvals totaling $32.8 m since FY2020, across 20 lenders, median approval $179,250, plus 15 504 approvals worth $21.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wilkes-Barre, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wilkes-Barre borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wilkes-Barre. Only 10 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 Wilkes-Barre in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wilkes-Barre appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wilkes-Barre, city of, community 420631, carrying Community Rating System class 6, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Wilkes-Barre 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 Wilkes-Barre.
Is zoning published for Wilkes-Barre?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.