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Sunbury, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Sunbury is a Census city of 9,617 people across 2.01 square miles of land, in Northumberland County. Median household income is $51,028, 56.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 12 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sunbury
What Sunbury is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.01 sq mi
- Water area0.1 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,793
- County holding the largest share of its areaNorthumberland 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.
Sunbury
How many people live in Sunbury
- Population9,617
- Median age45.1
- Population under 181,917
- Share under 1819.9 percent
- Population 65 and over2,156
- Share 65 and over22.4 percent
- Households4,357
- Family households2,527
- Share of households that are families58.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sunbury
Income and work in Sunbury
- Median household income$51,028
- Per capita income$30,390
- Civilian labor force4,725
- Employed4,497
- Unemployed228 plus or minus 161
- Unemployment rate4.8 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over7,118
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.6 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.7 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sunbury
- Housing units4,947
- Occupied units4,357
- Vacant units590 plus or minus 158
- Vacancy rate11.9 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Owner occupied2,475
- Renter occupied1,882
- Ownership rate56.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$107,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$738
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.4 percent
- Single family units3,495
- Share single family70.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,400 plus or minus 291
- Share in buildings of two or more28.3 percent
- Mobile homes52 plus or minus 50
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sunbury
How Sunbury gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,066
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,534 plus or minus 370
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.7 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,033 plus or minus 247
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.4 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Drove alone73.9 percent
- Carpooled12.2 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked4.9 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home8.5 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sunbury
SBA loans in Sunbury (7(a))
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$8,067,800
- Average approval$672,317
- Median approval$86,400
- Largest approval$2,645,000
- Jobs supported456
- Jobs per approval38.0
- 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 lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sunbury, 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.
Sunbury
Flood risk in Sunbury
- NFIP communityCity of Sunbury
- NFIP community number420743
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date09/16/16
The City of Sunbury participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420743 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Northumberland County, not Sunbury
Northumberland County context, not Sunbury figures
- Establishments in Northumberland County1,611
- Covered employment, Northumberland County26,979
- Average annual pay, Northumberland County$53,035
- Housing units permitted, Northumberland County56
Every figure in this section is published for Northumberland County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sunbury.
All Northumberland 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.
Coverage
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
Sunbury questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sunbury, Pennsylvania?
9,617, in 4,357 households. Sunbury city covers 2.01 square miles of land, which is 4,793 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sunbury in?
Northumberland 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 Sunbury?
$51,028. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $107,200. Median gross rent is $738 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sunbury businesses?
12 7(a) approvals totaling $8.1 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $86,400. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sunbury, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sunbury borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sunbury. 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 Sunbury in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sunbury appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sunbury, city of, community 420743, carrying Community Rating System class 8, 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 Sunbury figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Northumberland 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 Sunbury.
Is zoning published for Sunbury?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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