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Hermitage, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Hermitage is a Census city of 16,041 people across 29.46 square miles of land, in Mercer County. Median household income is $70,052, 70.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 28 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hermitage
What Hermitage is
- Census place typecity
- Land area29.46 sq mi
- Water area0.1 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land545
- County holding the largest share of its areaMercer 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.
Hermitage
How many people live in Hermitage
- Population16,041
- Median age49.9
- Population under 182,488
- Share under 1815.5 percent
- Population 65 and over4,562
- Share 65 and over28.4 percent
- Households7,728
- Family households4,675
- Share of households that are families60.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hermitage
Income and work in Hermitage
- Median household income$70,052
- Per capita income$45,805
- Civilian labor force7,392
- Employed7,029
- Unemployed363 plus or minus 197
- Unemployment rate4.9 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over12,666
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher35.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.1 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hermitage
Housing in Hermitage
- Housing units8,006
- Occupied units7,728
- Vacant units278 plus or minus 146
- Vacancy rate3.5 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Owner occupied5,448
- Renter occupied2,280
- Ownership rate70.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$199,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$896
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.3 percent
- Single family units6,066
- Share single family75.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,671
- Share in buildings of two or more20.9 percent
- Mobile homes269 plus or minus 156
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hermitage
How Hermitage gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,246
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,118
- Share commuting under 15 minutes49.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,214 plus or minus 268
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.4 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Drove alone82.9 percent
- Carpooled5.0 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.3 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home11.2 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hermitage
SBA loans in Hermitage (7(a))
- Approvals28
- Gross approval$6,477,400
- Average approval$231,336
- Median approval$116,900
- Ninetieth percentile approval$508,100
- Largest approval$1,570,000
- Jobs supported324
- Jobs per approval11.6
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Paid in full6
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more10.7 percent
- Share to franchises14.3 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS18
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hermitage, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 8 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.
Hermitage
SBA loans in Hermitage (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$4,161,000
- Average approval$1,040,250
- Median approval$852,000
- Largest approval$2,035,000
- Jobs supported44
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hermitage, 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.
Hermitage
Flood risk in Hermitage
- NFIP communityCity of Hermitage
- NFIP community number421862
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/09/14
The City of Hermitage participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 421862 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.
Mercer County, not Hermitage
Mercer County context, not Hermitage figures
- Establishments in Mercer County2,611
- Covered employment, Mercer County43,239
- Average annual pay, Mercer County$54,120
- Housing units permitted, Mercer County76
Every figure in this section is published for Mercer County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hermitage.
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
Hermitage questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hermitage, Pennsylvania?
16,041, in 7,728 households. Hermitage city covers 29.46 square miles of land, which is 545 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hermitage in?
Mercer 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 Hermitage?
$70,052. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $199,500. Median gross rent is $896 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hermitage businesses?
28 7(a) approvals totaling $6.5 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $116,900, plus 4 504 approvals worth $4.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hermitage, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hermitage borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hermitage. Only 8 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 Hermitage in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hermitage appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hermitage, city of, community 421862, 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 Hermitage figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mercer 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 Hermitage.
Is zoning published for Hermitage?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.