Colony Park vs West Lawn

A side-by-side comparison of Colony Park and West Lawn: population, income, housing, and more.

Colony Park and West Lawn are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Lawn has the higher population (1,213 vs 1,125 in Colony Park). Colony Park has the higher median household income ($83,229 vs $68,309 in West Lawn). Colony Park has the higher median home value ($302,700 vs $183,100 in West Lawn).

Population, income & housing

	Colony Park	West Lawn
Population	1,125	1,213
Median age	46.1 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$83,229	$68,309
Median home value	$302,700	$183,100
Median gross rent	$1,527	$1,200
Housing units	521	619
Homeownership rate	83.7%	61.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.3%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colony Park	West Lawn
Population	1,289 → 1,125 (-12.7%)	1,567 → 1,213 (-22.6%)
Median household income	$92,143 → $83,229 (-9.7%)	$62,010 → $68,309 (+10.2%)
Median home value	$268,200 → $302,700 (+12.9%)	$143,600 → $183,100 (+27.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,272 → $1,200 (-5.7%)

Colony Park

Population

1,2891,125

Median household income

$92,143$83,229

Median home value

$268,200$302,700

West Lawn

Population

1,5671,213

Median household income

$62,010$68,309

Median home value

$143,600$183,100

Median gross rent

$1,272$1,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colony Park	West Lawn
Under 5	3.9%	3.7%
5 to 17	22.0%	12.4%
18 to 24	1.5%	5.8%
25 to 34	5.4%	23.5%
35 to 44	16.9%	7.8%
45 to 54	8.2%	18.5%
55 to 64	11.4%	16.1%
65 to 74	20.0%	4.9%
75 and over	10.7%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colony Park	West Lawn
White (non-Hispanic)	71.7%	68.7%
Black or African American	3.0%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	15.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	11.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	15.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colony Park	West Lawn
No high school diploma	1.2%	5.1%
High school graduate	19.9%	54.6%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	29.5%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	24.8%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colony Park	West Lawn
Drove alone	76.1%	72.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.9%	18.5%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colony Park	West Lawn
1-unit, detached	72.2%	37.8%
1-unit, attached	13.1%	47.3%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	14.9%
5 to 19 units	11.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Colony Park	West Lawn
Poverty rate	0.0%	5.6%
Average household size	2.16	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	25	17
Median year structure built	1980	1950