Lorane vs West Reading

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

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

Lorane has the higher population (4,633 vs 4,537 in West Reading). Lorane has the higher median household income ($86,064 vs $61,974 in West Reading). Lorane has the higher median home value ($236,100 vs $159,700 in West Reading).

Population, income & housing

	Lorane	West Reading
Population	4,633	4,537
Median age	43.3 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$86,064	$61,974
Median home value	$236,100	$159,700
Median gross rent	$1,776	$1,159
Housing units	1,874	1,743
Homeownership rate	79.9%	54.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.8%	33.3%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lorane	West Reading
Population	4,085 → 4,633 (+13.4%)	4,268 → 4,537 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$68,856 → $86,064 (+25.0%)	$47,071 → $61,974 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$178,300 → $236,100 (+32.4%)	$117,400 → $159,700 (+36.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,504 → $1,776 (+18.1%)	$812 → $1,159 (+42.7%)

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

West Reading

Population

4,2684,537

Median household income

$47,071$61,974

Median home value

$117,400$159,700

Median gross rent

$812$1,159

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lorane	West Reading
Under 5	7.3%	7.8%
5 to 17	13.6%	14.7%
18 to 24	10.4%	13.7%
25 to 34	12.7%	14.0%
35 to 44	7.0%	16.6%
45 to 54	16.7%	9.0%
55 to 64	18.1%	13.2%
65 to 74	8.0%	6.5%
75 and over	6.3%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lorane	West Reading
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	50.4%
Black or African American	0.5%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	6.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.9%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	32.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lorane	West Reading
No high school diploma	8.4%	9.3%
High school graduate	41.4%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	18.4%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	16.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lorane	West Reading
Drove alone	74.9%	79.6%
Carpooled	1.4%	1.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.0%	10.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.0%	8.0%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lorane	West Reading
1-unit, detached	65.6%	6.5%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	65.0%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	7.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	12.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lorane	West Reading
Poverty rate	6.3%	17.9%
Average household size	2.61	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1988	1938