HomePennsylvaniaWayne CountyHawley
Hawley, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Hawley is a Census borough of 925 people across 0.58 square miles of land, in Wayne County. Median household income is $48,160, 48.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 8 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hawley
What Hawley is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.58 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,593
- County holding the largest share of its areaWayne 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.
Hawley
How many people live in Hawley
- Population925
- Median age55.5
- Population under 1890 plus or minus 37
- Share under 189.7 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Population 65 and over269 plus or minus 65
- Share 65 and over29.1 percent
- Households523
- Family households214 plus or minus 62
- Share of households that are families40.9 percent plus or minus 9.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hawley
Income and work in Hawley
- Median household income$48,160
- Per capita income$31,478
- Civilian labor force543 plus or minus 122
- Employed526 plus or minus 123
- Unemployed17 plus or minus 12
- Unemployment rate3.1 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over722
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.7 percent plus or minus 22.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.2 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.6 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hawley
Housing in Hawley
- Housing units648
- Occupied units523
- Vacant units125 plus or minus 44
- Vacancy rate19.3 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Owner occupied251 plus or minus 61
- Renter occupied272 plus or minus 70
- Ownership rate48.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$188,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,025
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.5 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Single family units352 plus or minus 75
- Share single family54.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more291 plus or minus 77
- Share in buildings of two or more44.9 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Mobile homes5 plus or minus 6
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hawley
How Hawley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute474 plus or minus 118
- Commuting under 15 minutes188 plus or minus 58
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more114 plus or minus 45
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.1 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Drove alone69.3 percent
- Carpooled15.6 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Public transport0.8 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Walked5.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Worked from home7.4 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hawley
SBA loans in Hawley (7(a))
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$1,115,000
- Average approval$139,375
- Median approval$131,500
- Largest approval$324,000
- Jobs supported70
- Jobs per approval8.8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full0
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises25.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hawley, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Hawley
SBA loans in Hawley (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$338,000
- Average approval$338,000
- Median approval$338,000
- Largest approval$338,000
- Jobs supported5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hawley, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hawley
Flood risk in Hawley
- NFIP communityBorough of Hawley
- NFIP community number420863
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/16/13
The Borough of Hawley participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420863 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.
Wayne County, not Hawley
Wayne County context, not Hawley figures
- Establishments in Wayne County1,355
- Covered employment, Wayne County15,462
- Average annual pay, Wayne County$52,861
- Housing units permitted, Wayne County175
Every figure in this section is published for Wayne County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hawley.
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
Hawley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hawley, Pennsylvania?
925, in 523 households. Hawley borough covers 0.58 square miles of land, which is 1,593 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hawley in?
Wayne 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 Hawley?
$48,160. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $188,400. Median gross rent is $1,025 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hawley businesses?
8 7(a) approvals totaling $1.1 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $131,500, plus 1 504 approvals worth $338,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hawley, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hawley borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hawley. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Hawley in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hawley appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hawley, borough of, community 420863, 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 Hawley figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Wayne 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 Hawley.
Is zoning published for Hawley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.