Lorane vs Shillington

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

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

Shillington has the higher population (5,462 vs 4,633 in Lorane). Lorane has the higher median household income ($86,064 vs $77,289 in Shillington). Lorane has the higher median home value ($236,100 vs $190,600 in Shillington).

Population, income & housing

	Lorane	Shillington
Population	4,633	5,462
Median age	43.3 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$86,064	$77,289
Median home value	$236,100	$190,600
Median gross rent	$1,776	$1,293
Housing units	1,874	2,421
Homeownership rate	79.9%	64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.8%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lorane	Shillington
Population	4,085 → 4,633 (+13.4%)	5,300 → 5,462 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$68,856 → $86,064 (+25.0%)	$65,032 → $77,289 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$178,300 → $236,100 (+32.4%)	$143,700 → $190,600 (+32.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,504 → $1,776 (+18.1%)	$985 → $1,293 (+31.3%)

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

Shillington

Population

5,3005,462

Median household income

$65,032$77,289

Median home value

$143,700$190,600

Median gross rent

$985$1,293

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lorane	Shillington
Under 5	7.3%	7.0%
5 to 17	13.6%	16.3%
18 to 24	10.4%	5.5%
25 to 34	12.7%	16.8%
35 to 44	7.0%	17.0%
45 to 54	16.7%	6.8%
55 to 64	18.1%	14.5%
65 to 74	8.0%	8.5%
75 and over	6.3%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lorane	Shillington
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	73.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.9%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	22.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lorane	Shillington
No high school diploma	8.4%	4.6%
High school graduate	41.4%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	18.4%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lorane	Shillington
Drove alone	74.9%	74.3%
Carpooled	1.4%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.0%	19.5%
Other means	1.8%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lorane	Shillington
1-unit, detached	65.6%	37.9%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	46.4%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lorane	Shillington
Poverty rate	6.3%	14.2%
Average household size	2.61	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1988	1940