LeRaysville vs Sylvania

A side-by-side comparison of LeRaysville and Sylvania: population, income, housing, and more.

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

LeRaysville has the higher population (288 vs 243 in Sylvania). LeRaysville has the higher median household income ($80,917 vs $58,125 in Sylvania). LeRaysville has the higher median home value ($200,600 vs $139,400 in Sylvania).

Population, income & housing

	LeRaysville	Sylvania
Population	288	243
Median age	55.4 yrs	30.6 yrs
Median household income	$80,917	$58,125
Median home value	$200,600	$139,400
Median gross rent	$788	$685
Housing units	139	93
Homeownership rate	89.7%	76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	LeRaysville	Sylvania
Population	241 → 288 (+19.5%)	205 → 243 (+18.5%)
Median household income	$60,833 → $80,917 (+33.0%)	$41,250 → $58,125 (+40.9%)
Median home value	$134,100 → $200,600 (+49.6%)	$124,000 → $139,400 (+12.4%)
Median gross rent	$840 → $788 (-6.2%)	$650 → $685 (+5.4%)

LeRaysville

Population

241288

Median household income

$60,833$80,917

Median home value

$134,100$200,600

Median gross rent

$840$788

Sylvania

Population

205243

Median household income

$41,250$58,125

Median home value

$124,000$139,400

Median gross rent

$650$685

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	LeRaysville	Sylvania
Under 5	3.8%	12.8%
5 to 17	12.2%	25.9%
18 to 24	3.8%	0.8%
25 to 34	6.9%	15.6%
35 to 44	8.0%	15.6%
45 to 54	9.7%	6.6%
55 to 64	40.3%	7.8%
65 to 74	10.4%	5.8%
75 and over	4.9%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	LeRaysville	Sylvania
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	94.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	LeRaysville	Sylvania
No high school diploma	6.1%	12.9%
High school graduate	49.4%	42.9%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	LeRaysville	Sylvania
Drove alone	92.8%	94.1%
Carpooled	6.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	LeRaysville	Sylvania
1-unit, detached	69.1%	91.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	26.6%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	LeRaysville	Sylvania
Poverty rate	2.8%	23.9%
Average household size	2.29	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1938	1938