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Honesdale, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Honesdale is a Census borough of 4,467 people across 3.88 square miles of land, in Wayne County. Median household income is $47,485, 51.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 18 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Honesdale
What Honesdale is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area3.88 sq mi
- Water area0.14 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,151
- 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.
Honesdale
How many people live in Honesdale
- Population4,467
- Median age39.5 plus or minus 8.9
- Population under 18720 plus or minus 219
- Share under 1816.1 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Population 65 and over1,044 plus or minus 283
- Share 65 and over23.4 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Households2,255
- Family households993
- Share of households that are families44.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Honesdale
Income and work in Honesdale
- Median household income$47,485 plus or minus $13,064
- Per capita income$29,725 plus or minus $6,228
- Civilian labor force2,050
- Employed1,850
- Unemployed200 plus or minus 146
- Unemployment rate9.8 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Adults 25 and over3,050
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.9 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.9 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Honesdale
Housing in Honesdale
- Housing units2,423
- Occupied units2,255
- Vacant units168 plus or minus 131
- Vacancy rate6.9 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Owner occupied1,165 plus or minus 287
- Renter occupied1,090
- Ownership rate51.7 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$182,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,097
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.7 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Single family units1,434
- Share single family59.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more756 plus or minus 268
- Share in buildings of two or more31.2 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Mobile homes233 plus or minus 180
- Median year structure built1952
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Honesdale
How Honesdale gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,558
- Commuting under 15 minutes871 plus or minus 271
- Share commuting under 15 minutes55.9 percent plus or minus 13.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more406 plus or minus 206
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.1 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Drove alone74.8 percent
- Carpooled5.1 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.9 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Worked from home15.8 percent plus or minus 9.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Honesdale
SBA loans in Honesdale (7(a))
- Approvals18
- Gross approval$7,561,200
- Average approval$420,067
- Median approval$196,000
- Largest approval$2,300,000
- Jobs supported112
- Jobs per approval6.2
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more5.6 percent
- Share to franchises11.1 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS15
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Honesdale, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 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.
Honesdale
SBA loans in Honesdale (504)
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$4,925,000
- Average approval$615,625
- Median approval$409,000
- Largest approval$1,543,000
- Jobs supported104
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Honesdale, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Honesdale
Flood risk in Honesdale
- NFIP communityBorough of Honesdale
- NFIP community number420864
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/16/13
The Borough of Honesdale participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420864 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 Honesdale
Wayne County context, not Honesdale 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 Honesdale.
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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Common questions
Honesdale questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Honesdale, Pennsylvania?
4,467, in 2,255 households. Honesdale borough covers 3.88 square miles of land, which is 1,151 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Honesdale 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 Honesdale?
$47,485. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $182,400. Median gross rent is $1,097 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Honesdale businesses?
18 7(a) approvals totaling $7.6 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $196,000, plus 8 504 approvals worth $4.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Honesdale, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Honesdale borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Honesdale. Only 3 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 Honesdale in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Honesdale appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Honesdale, borough of, community 420864, 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 Honesdale 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 Honesdale.
Is zoning published for Honesdale?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.