Hamburg vs Laureldale

A side-by-side comparison of Hamburg and Laureldale: population, income, housing, and more.

Hamburg and Laureldale are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hamburg has the higher population (4,377 vs 4,259 in Laureldale). Laureldale has the higher median household income ($64,792 vs $57,212 in Hamburg). Hamburg has the higher median home value ($182,900 vs $169,100 in Laureldale).

Population, income & housing

	Hamburg	Laureldale
Population	4,377	4,259
Median age	42.5 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$57,212	$64,792
Median home value	$182,900	$169,100
Median gross rent	$1,126	$1,249
Housing units	2,237	1,595
Homeownership rate	67.0%	81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamburg	Laureldale
Population	4,356 → 4,377 (+0.5%)	3,900 → 4,259 (+9.2%)
Median household income	$56,893 → $57,212 (+0.6%)	$54,483 → $64,792 (+18.9%)
Median home value	$150,100 → $182,900 (+21.9%)	$122,800 → $169,100 (+37.7%)
Median gross rent	$906 → $1,126 (+24.3%)	$913 → $1,249 (+36.8%)

Hamburg

Population

4,3564,377

Median household income

$56,893$57,212

Median home value

$150,100$182,900

Median gross rent

$906$1,126

Laureldale

Population

3,9004,259

Median household income

$54,483$64,792

Median home value

$122,800$169,100

Median gross rent

$913$1,249

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamburg	Laureldale
Under 5	3.4%	6.2%
5 to 17	19.5%	19.0%
18 to 24	5.2%	6.8%
25 to 34	11.8%	18.1%
35 to 44	13.9%	8.6%
45 to 54	10.5%	10.0%
55 to 64	17.9%	17.3%
65 to 74	10.4%	7.3%
75 and over	7.4%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamburg	Laureldale
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	51.0%
Black or African American	1.2%	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	41.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamburg	Laureldale
No high school diploma	11.8%	8.6%
High school graduate	38.1%	45.5%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamburg	Laureldale
Drove alone	74.8%	78.9%
Carpooled	13.6%	17.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	2.1%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamburg	Laureldale
1-unit, detached	38.8%	57.8%
1-unit, attached	33.0%	32.9%
2 to 4 units	11.6%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	0.6%
20 or more units	7.5%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Hamburg	Laureldale
Poverty rate	3.6%	12.1%
Average household size	2.07	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1964	1954