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Cressona, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Cressona is a Census borough of 1,420 people across 1.00 square miles of land, in Schuylkill County. Median household income is $73,967, 75.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $710,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cressona
What Cressona is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area1 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,423
- County holding the largest share of its areaSchuylkill 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.
Cressona
How many people live in Cressona
- Population1,420
- Median age36.5
- Population under 18335 plus or minus 78
- Share under 1823.6 percent
- Population 65 and over322 plus or minus 65
- Share 65 and over22.7 percent
- Households587
- Family households396 plus or minus 80
- Share of households that are families67.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cressona
Income and work in Cressona
- Median household income$73,967
- Per capita income$32,452
- Civilian labor force735 plus or minus 159
- Employed701 plus or minus 153
- Unemployed34 plus or minus 18
- Unemployment rate4.6 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over1,023
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.8 percent plus or minus 21.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.1 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Cressona
- Housing units611
- Occupied units587
- Vacant units24 plus or minus 24
- Vacancy rate3.9 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Owner occupied444
- Renter occupied143 plus or minus 47
- Ownership rate75.6 percent plus or minus 18.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$157,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$945
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.3 percent
- Single family units512
- Share single family83.8 percent plus or minus 19.7
- Units in buildings of two or more92 plus or minus 40
- Share in buildings of two or more15.1 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Mobile homes7 plus or minus 9
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Cressona gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute664 plus or minus 148
- Commuting under 15 minutes188 plus or minus 53
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more181 plus or minus 47
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.3 percent
- Drove alone71.7 percent
- Carpooled14.9 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.9 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Worked from home4.7 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cressona
SBA loans in Cressona (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$710,500
- Average approval$355,250
- Median approval$355,250
- Largest approval$625,500
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term210 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cressona, 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.
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Flood risk in Cressona
- NFIP communityBorough of Cressona
- NFIP community number420769
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/18/21
The Borough of Cressona participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420769 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.
Schuylkill County, not Cressona
Schuylkill County context, not Cressona figures
- Establishments in Schuylkill County2,705
- Covered employment, Schuylkill County50,294
- Average annual pay, Schuylkill County$54,134
- Housing units permitted, Schuylkill County239
Every figure in this section is published for Schuylkill County as a whole and is not a measurement of Cressona.
All Schuylkill 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
Cressona questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cressona, Pennsylvania?
1,420, in 587 households. Cressona borough covers 1.00 square miles of land, which is 1,423 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cressona in?
Schuylkill 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 Cressona?
$73,967. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $157,000. Median gross rent is $945 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Cressona businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $710,500 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $355,250. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cressona, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Cressona borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Cressona. 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 Cressona in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cressona appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cressona, borough of, community 420769, 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 Cressona figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Schuylkill 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 Cressona.
Is zoning published for Cressona?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.