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Blue Bell, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Blue Bell is a Census CDP of 6,424 people across 5.39 square miles of land, in Montgomery County. Median household income is $171,818, 84.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 36 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $15.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Blue Bell
What Blue Bell is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area5.39 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,192
- County holding the largest share of its areaMontgomery 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.
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How many people live in Blue Bell
- Population6,424
- Median age45.7
- Population under 181,490
- Share under 1823.2 percent
- Population 65 and over1,564
- Share 65 and over24.3 percent
- Households2,452
- Family households1,760
- Share of households that are families71.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Blue Bell
- Median household income$171,818
- Per capita income$87,500
- Civilian labor force3,227
- Employed3,085
- Unemployed142 plus or minus 94
- Unemployment rate4.4 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over4,665
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher75.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree34.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Blue Bell
- Housing units2,555
- Occupied units2,452
- Vacant units103 plus or minus 74
- Vacancy rate4.0 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Owner occupied2,063
- Renter occupied389 plus or minus 99
- Ownership rate84.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$614,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,348 plus or minus $899
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.4 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Single family units2,241
- Share single family87.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more314 plus or minus 90
- Share in buildings of two or more12.3 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Blue Bell gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,992
- Commuting under 15 minutes490 plus or minus 126
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.6 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more954 plus or minus 191
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.9 percent
- Drove alone58.2 percent
- Carpooled2.3 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Public transport1.9 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home35.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Blue Bell (7(a))
- Approvals36
- Gross approval$15,906,600
- Average approval$441,850
- Median approval$125,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,281,500
- Largest approval$3,110,000
- Jobs supported264
- Jobs per approval7.3
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full3
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more5.6 percent
- Share to franchises13.9 percent
- Distinct lenders16
- Distinct industries by NAICS32
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blue Bell, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 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 Blue Bell (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$3,430,000
- Average approval$1,143,333
- Median approval$650,000
- Largest approval$2,551,000
- Jobs supported10
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blue Bell, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Montgomery County, not Blue Bell
Montgomery County context, not Blue Bell figures
- Establishments in Montgomery County26,711
- Covered employment, Montgomery County505,821
- Average annual pay, Montgomery County$88,412
- Housing units permitted, Montgomery County2,490
Every figure in this section is published for Montgomery County as a whole and is not a measurement of Blue Bell.
All Montgomery County figures →
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
Blue Bell questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania?
6,424, in 2,452 households. Blue Bell CDP covers 5.39 square miles of land, which is 1,192 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Blue Bell in?
Montgomery 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 Blue Bell?
$171,818. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $614,000. Median gross rent is $3,348 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Blue Bell businesses?
36 7(a) approvals totaling $15.9 m since FY2020, across 16 lenders, median approval $125,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $3.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blue Bell, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Blue Bell borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Blue Bell. Only 5 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.
Are the county figures on this page Blue Bell figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Montgomery 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 Blue Bell.
Is zoning published for Blue Bell?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.