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Deer Lake, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Deer Lake is a Census borough of 656 people across 0.44 square miles of land, in Schuylkill County. Median household income is $103,125, 95.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Deer Lake
What Deer Lake is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.44 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,495 plus or minus 346
- 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.
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How many people live in Deer Lake
- Population656 plus or minus 152
- Median age47.9
- Population under 18136 plus or minus 44
- Share under 1820.7 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Population 65 and over140 plus or minus 38
- Share 65 and over21.3 percent
- Households267 plus or minus 57
- Family households209 plus or minus 51
- Share of households that are families78.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Deer Lake
- Median household income$103,125 plus or minus $22,542
- Per capita income$45,657
- Civilian labor force389 plus or minus 101
- Employed368 plus or minus 99
- Unemployed21 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate5.4 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over488 plus or minus 107
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.7 percent plus or minus 28.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher36.5 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.3 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Deer Lake
- Housing units287 plus or minus 58
- Occupied units267 plus or minus 57
- Vacant units20 plus or minus 19
- Vacancy rate7.0 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Owner occupied254 plus or minus 58
- Renter occupied13 plus or minus 9
- Ownership rate95.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$227,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$817 plus or minus $382
- Annual rent as a share of median income9.5 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Single family units285 plus or minus 57
- Share single family99.3 percent plus or minus 28.3
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Deer Lake gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute326 plus or minus 96
- Commuting under 15 minutes62 plus or minus 33
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.0 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more170 plus or minus 50
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more52.1 percent plus or minus 21.7
- Drove alone74.6 percent plus or minus 29.0
- Carpooled5.2 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home9.9 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Deer Lake
Flood risk in Deer Lake
- NFIP communityBorough of Deer Lake
- NFIP community number422640
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/18/21
The Borough of Deer Lake participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 422640 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 Deer Lake
Schuylkill County context, not Deer Lake 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 Deer Lake.
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
Deer Lake questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Deer Lake, Pennsylvania?
656, in 267 households. Deer Lake borough covers 0.44 square miles of land, which is 1,495 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Deer Lake 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 Deer Lake?
$103,125. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $227,800. Median gross rent is $817 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Deer Lake in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Deer Lake appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Deer Lake, borough of, community 422640, 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 Deer Lake 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 Deer Lake.
Is zoning published for Deer Lake?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.