Lorane vs Pennside

A side-by-side comparison of Lorane and Pennside: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pennside has the higher population (5,406 vs 4,633 in Lorane). Lorane has the higher median household income ($86,064 vs $77,411 in Pennside). Lorane has the higher median home value ($236,100 vs $195,000 in Pennside).

Population, income & housing

	Lorane	Pennside
Population	4,633	5,406
Median age	43.3 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$86,064	$77,411
Median home value	$236,100	$195,000
Median gross rent	$1,776	$1,289
Housing units	1,874	2,352
Homeownership rate	79.9%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.8%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lorane	Pennside
Population	4,085 → 4,633 (+13.4%)	4,304 → 5,406 (+25.6%)
Median household income	$68,856 → $86,064 (+25.0%)	$65,295 → $77,411 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$178,300 → $236,100 (+32.4%)	$153,000 → $195,000 (+27.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,504 → $1,776 (+18.1%)	$960 → $1,289 (+34.3%)

Lorane

Population

4,0854,633

Median household income

$68,856$86,064

Median home value

$178,300$236,100

Median gross rent

$1,504$1,776

Pennside

Population

4,3045,406

Median household income

$65,295$77,411

Median home value

$153,000$195,000

Median gross rent

$960$1,289

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lorane	Pennside
Under 5	7.3%	6.0%
5 to 17	13.6%	15.1%
18 to 24	10.4%	4.2%
25 to 34	12.7%	21.5%
35 to 44	7.0%	8.6%
45 to 54	16.7%	10.5%
55 to 64	18.1%	17.6%
65 to 74	8.0%	8.9%
75 and over	6.3%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lorane	Pennside
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	67.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.9%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	22.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lorane	Pennside
No high school diploma	8.4%	7.4%
High school graduate	41.4%	41.5%
Some college or associate's	18.4%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lorane	Pennside
Drove alone	74.9%	81.4%
Carpooled	1.4%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.0%	6.4%
Other means	1.8%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lorane	Pennside
1-unit, detached	65.6%	57.7%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	18.0%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	12.8%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Lorane	Pennside
Poverty rate	6.3%	5.8%
Average household size	2.61	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1988	1955