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Port Carbon, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Port Carbon is a Census borough of 1,768 people across 0.75 square miles of land, in Schuylkill County. Median household income is $61,182, 77.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $43,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Port Carbon
What Port Carbon is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.75 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,344
- 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 Port Carbon
- Population1,768
- Median age44.2
- Population under 18342 plus or minus 90
- Share under 1819.3 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Population 65 and over397 plus or minus 83
- Share 65 and over22.5 percent
- Households781
- Family households503
- Share of households that are families64.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Port Carbon
- Median household income$61,182
- Per capita income$31,195
- Civilian labor force889
- Employed849
- Unemployed40 plus or minus 27
- Unemployment rate4.5 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over1,335
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.0 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.8 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Port Carbon
- Housing units864
- Occupied units781
- Vacant units83 plus or minus 51
- Vacancy rate9.6 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Owner occupied605
- Renter occupied176 plus or minus 61
- Ownership rate77.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$112,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$877 plus or minus $233
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.2 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Single family units712
- Share single family82.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more140 plus or minus 60
- Share in buildings of two or more16.2 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Mobile homes12 plus or minus 14
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Port Carbon gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute756
- Commuting under 15 minutes329 plus or minus 86
- Share commuting under 15 minutes43.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more232 plus or minus 88
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.7 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Drove alone83.9 percent
- Carpooled8.2 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home7.9 percent plus or minus 4.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Port Carbon (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$43,000
- Average approval$43,000
- Median approval$43,000
- Largest approval$43,000
- Jobs supported0
- Jobs per approval0.0
- 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 lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Port Carbon, 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 Port Carbon
- NFIP communityBorough of Port Carbon
- NFIP community number420783
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/18/21
The Borough of Port Carbon participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420783 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 Port Carbon
Schuylkill County context, not Port Carbon 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 Port Carbon.
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
Port Carbon questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Port Carbon, Pennsylvania?
1,768, in 781 households. Port Carbon borough covers 0.75 square miles of land, which is 2,344 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Port Carbon 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 Port Carbon?
$61,182. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $112,000. Median gross rent is $877 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Port Carbon businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $43,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $43,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Port Carbon, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Port Carbon borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Port Carbon. 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 Port Carbon in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Port Carbon appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Port Carbon, borough of, community 420783, 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 Port Carbon 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 Port Carbon.
Is zoning published for Port Carbon?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.