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Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania has a population of 143,558 across 779 square miles, up 1.0 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $6.49 bn in 2024, 2,705 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 104 7(a) approvals worth $36.5 m.
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Schuylkill County
How many people live in Schuylkill County
- Population143,558
- Households57,988
- Average household size2.48
- Median household income$68,313
- Median age43.7
- Median gross rent$876 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$153,000
- Home value to household income2.2 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over104,280
- Population under 1828,557
- Share under 1819.9 percent
- Population 65 and over30,226
- Share 65 and over21.1 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 6484,775
- Civilian labor force68,442
- Unemployment rate5.6 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over59.5 percent
- Rank by population among Pennsylvania counties25th of 67
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents471st
Schuylkill County is the 25th largest of 67 Pennsylvania counties by population. A median home costs 2.2 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 21.1 percent against 19.9 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Is Schuylkill County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base1.03 percent
- Census 2020 base population143,046
- Births, 20241,196
- Deaths, 20241,866
- Natural change, 2024-670
- Net domestic migration, 2024973
- Net international migration, 2024305
- Total net migration, 20241,278
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 20244,350
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents1478th
The county has grown 1.03 percent since the 2020 census base. Deaths exceeded births in 2024, so all of the growth came from people moving in. A market held up by migration alone is more sensitive to a change in relative cost than one growing from household formation.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
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Where people moving to Schuylkill County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving3,006
- People arriving, from those returns5,259
- Adjusted gross income arriving$163.7 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$54,473
- Largest single originSchuylkill County Non-migrants (57,538 households)
- Largest single destination (57,538 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schuylkill County Non-migrants | 57,538 | 109,230 | $3.93 bn |
| Other flows - Different State | 688 | 1,162 | $56.1 m |
| Berks County | 414 | 727 | $22.0 m |
| Luzerne County | 402 | 728 | $19.2 m |
| Other flows - South | 261 | 437 | $11.8 m |
| Other flows - Northeast | 251 | 441 | $34.6 m |
| Carbon County | 202 | 375 | $8.4 m |
| Lehigh County | 185 | 362 | $7.6 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Schuylkill County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
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What the Schuylkill County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$6.49 bn
- County GDP, 2023$6.18 bn
- GDP change, 2023 to 20245.0 percent
- GDP change over five years28.7 percent
- Rank by GDP among Pennsylvania counties28th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents612th
- GDP per resident$45,221
Output grew 5.0 percent in the latest year and 28.7 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
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Who employs people in Schuylkill County
- Covered employment, annual average50,294
- Establishments reporting2,961
- Average annual pay$54,134
- Average weekly wage$1,041
- Sector 31-33, employment10,241
- Sector 31-33, average annual pay$70,212
- Sector 62, employment7,779
- Sector 62, average annual pay$50,295
- Sector 48-49, employment6,707
- Sector 48-49, average annual pay$56,884
- Sector 44-45, employment5,160
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$32,450
- Sector 72, employment2,938
- Sector 23, employment1,759
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 31-33 | 10,241 | 176 | $70,212 |
| Sector 62 | 7,779 | 497 | $50,295 |
| Sector 48-49 | 6,707 | 136 | $56,884 |
| Sector 44-45 | 5,160 | 419 | $32,450 |
| Sector 72 | 2,938 | 259 | $18,633 |
| Sector 23 | 1,759 | 224 | $69,158 |
| Sector 56 | 1,691 | 122 | $43,591 |
| Sector 81 | 1,275 | 276 | $31,497 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 10,241 jobs, 20.4 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job sits below median household income, so households here typically need more than one earner.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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What businesses operate in Schuylkill County
- Establishments, all industries2,705
- Employment at those establishments41,596
- Annual payroll$2.10 bn
- Establishments per 1,000 residents18.8
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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What is being built in Schuylkill County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 2024239
- Declared construction value permitted$54.5 m
- Single family units authorised167
- Multifamily units authorised72
- Multifamily share of units30.1 percent
- Average declared value per unit$227,825
- Units authorised per 1,000 households4.1
Multifamily is 30.1 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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How much SBA lending happens in Schuylkill County
- 7(a) approvals recorded104
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$36.5 m
- Average 7(a) approval$351,120
- Median 7(a) approval$90,000
- 10th percentile approval$10,000
- 90th percentile approval$1,000,000
- Largest single approval$3,750,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)824
- Jobs per approval7.9
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active25
- Distinct industries receiving approvals61
- Median 7(a) term120 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer16.3 percent
- Loans on real estate terms17
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter80
- Franchise loans3
- Franchise share of approvals2.9 percent
- Leading industry by approval countLandscaping Services (9)
- Most active lenderManufacturers and Traders Trust Company (47)
- 504 approvals recorded6
- 504 gross approval dollars$7.0 m
- Average 504 approval$1,159,500
- Median 504 approval$886,000
- Distinct CDCs active4
- 504 jobs per approval11.8
- 504 jobs per million dollars approved10.2
- Most active CDCNEPA Alliance Business Finance Corporation (3)
- 7(a) share of SBA approvals94.5 percent
- Combined SBA approval dollars$43.5 m
The average approval of $351,120 sits well above the median of $90,000, so a small number of large deals is pulling the mean up. The median is the better guide to what a typical borrower here actually gets. Only 16.3 percent of approvals run on real estate terms, so SBA credit here is mostly working capital and equipment rather than property acquisition.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Do SBA loans in Schuylkill County get paid back
- Loans with a final outcome recorded9
- Paid in full9
- Charged off0
- Status: Paid in full9
- Status: Cancelled19
- Status: Exempt from disclosure64
- Status: Committed, not yet disbursed12
Too few loans have reached a final outcome to publish a charge off rate. only 9 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate. A rate computed on a handful of loans is noise, so none is shown.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Which parts of Schuylkill County get the lending
- Places in the county with recorded lending26
- Pottsville, approvals11
- Tamaqua, approvals11
- FRACKVILLE, approvals11
- ORWIGSBURG, approvals9
- ASHLAND, approvals8
- SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, approvals6
| Place | Approvals | Gross approval dollars |
|---|---|---|
| Pottsville | 11 | $5,703,900 |
| Tamaqua | 11 | $6,991,000 |
| FRACKVILLE | 11 | $6,447,500 |
| ORWIGSBURG | 9 | $1,028,000 |
| ASHLAND | 8 | $2,155,000 |
| SCHUYLKILL HAVEN | 6 | $2,175,000 |
| New Philadelphia | 6 | $1,168,100 |
| BARNESVILLE | 5 | $197,000 |
Pottsville accounts for 11 approvals against 11 in Tamaqua. County level figures average over that gap, which is why a site decision is made at the submarket rather than the county.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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How big is Schuylkill County
- Land area779 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Pennsylvania counties26th of 67
- Width, east to west49.6 mi
- Height, north to south31.3 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary8
- Residents per square mile of land184
- Establishments per square mile3.47
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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What hazards affect Schuylkill County
- EPA radon zone predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/LZone 1
- Communities in the NFIP Community Status Book67
- Of those, participating in the NFIP67
- NFIP participation rate100.0 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
The EPA places the county in radon zone 1, a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L.
US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001. FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Schuylkill County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Schuylkill County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population143,558
- Households57,988
- Average household size2.48
- Median household income$68,313
- Median age43.7
Common questions
Schuylkill County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania?
143,558, in 57,988 households, ranking 25th of 67 Pennsylvania counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Schuylkill County growing?
The population has grown 1.03 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 1,196 births against 1,866 deaths, with net migration of 1,278. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Schuylkill County?
$68,313. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $153,000, which is 2.2 times income, and median gross rent is $876 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Schuylkill County?
2,705 establishments, employing 41,596 people with an annual payroll of $2.10 bn. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Schuylkill County?
Average annual pay is $54,134, or $1,041 a week, across 50,294 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Schuylkill County?
104 7(a) approvals totalling $36.5 m since FY2020, across 25 lenders, with a median approval of $90,000, plus 6 504 approvals worth $7.0 m. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
What is being built in Schuylkill County?
239 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $54.5 m. Multifamily was 30.1 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Schuylkill County?
Zone 1, a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Schuylkill County come from?
The largest single origin is Schuylkill County Non-migrants, with 57,538 households. Arriving households report an average income of $54,473 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Schuylkill County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Schuylkill County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.