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Tower City, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Tower City is a Census borough of 1,545 people across 0.31 square miles of land, in Schuylkill County. Median household income is $68,482, 74.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $920,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Tower City
What Tower City is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.31 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,912
- 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 Tower City
- Population1,545
- Median age41.0
- Population under 18346 plus or minus 89
- Share under 1822.4 percent
- Population 65 and over343 plus or minus 95
- Share 65 and over22.2 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Households531
- Family households353
- Share of households that are families66.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Tower City
- Median household income$68,482
- Per capita income$28,888
- Civilian labor force737
- Employed697
- Unemployed40 plus or minus 21
- Unemployment rate5.4 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over1,062
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.5 percent plus or minus 22.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.7 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.7 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Tower City
- Housing units599
- Occupied units531
- Vacant units68 plus or minus 41
- Vacancy rate11.4 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Owner occupied395
- Renter occupied136 plus or minus 40
- Ownership rate74.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$114,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$963
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.9 percent
- Single family units505
- Share single family84.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more86 plus or minus 35
- Share in buildings of two or more14.4 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Mobile homes8 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 Tower City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute654
- Commuting under 15 minutes144 plus or minus 52
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.0 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more272 plus or minus 60
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.6 percent
- Drove alone73.5 percent
- Carpooled13.8 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.8 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Worked from home7.9 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Tower City (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$920,000
- Average approval$306,667
- Median approval$305,000
- Largest approval$565,000
- Jobs supported18
- Jobs per approval6.0
- 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 NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tower City, 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 Tower City
- NFIP communityBorough of Tower City
- NFIP community number420790
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/18/21
The Borough of Tower City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420790 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 Tower City
Schuylkill County context, not Tower City 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 Tower City.
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.
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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
Tower City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Tower City, Pennsylvania?
1,545, in 531 households. Tower City borough covers 0.31 square miles of land, which is 4,912 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Tower City 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 Tower City?
$68,482. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $114,800. Median gross rent is $963 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Tower City businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $920,000 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $305,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tower City, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Tower City borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Tower City. 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 Tower City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Tower City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Tower City, borough of, community 420790, 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 Tower City 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 Tower City.
Is zoning published for Tower City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.