Sayre vs Towanda

A side-by-side comparison of Sayre and Towanda: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sayre has the higher population (5,444 vs 2,796 in Towanda). Towanda has the higher median household income ($57,185 vs $55,393 in Sayre). Towanda has the higher median home value ($166,100 vs $166,000 in Sayre).

Population, income & housing

	Sayre	Towanda
Population	5,444	2,796
Median age	40.8 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$55,393	$57,185
Median home value	$166,000	$166,100
Median gross rent	$976	$1,008
Housing units	2,845	1,562
Homeownership rate	61.1%	58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.8%	27.9%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sayre	Towanda
Population	5,450 → 5,444 (-0.1%)	2,842 → 2,796 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$42,557 → $55,393 (+30.2%)	$40,625 → $57,185 (+40.8%)
Median home value	$131,400 → $166,000 (+26.3%)	$130,000 → $166,100 (+27.8%)
Median gross rent	$736 → $976 (+32.6%)	$800 → $1,008 (+26.0%)

Sayre

Population

5,4505,444

Median household income

$42,557$55,393

Median home value

$131,400$166,000

Median gross rent

$736$976

Towanda

Population

2,8422,796

Median household income

$40,625$57,185

Median home value

$130,000$166,100

Median gross rent

$800$1,008

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sayre	Towanda
Under 5	2.6%	5.2%
5 to 17	19.3%	13.4%
18 to 24	10.8%	5.5%
25 to 34	10.4%	21.5%
35 to 44	14.2%	5.2%
45 to 54	11.2%	17.8%
55 to 64	12.0%	11.3%
65 to 74	13.9%	7.0%
75 and over	5.5%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sayre	Towanda
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	94.8%
Black or African American	3.0%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sayre	Towanda
No high school diploma	6.2%	13.4%
High school graduate	29.5%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	22.5%	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	21.9%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sayre	Towanda
Drove alone	68.7%	76.3%
Carpooled	7.7%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.2%	9.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	3.8%
Other means	2.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sayre	Towanda
1-unit, detached	67.2%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	7.1%
2 to 4 units	17.7%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	8.3%
20 or more units	2.8%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Sayre	Towanda
Poverty rate	11.3%	9.8%
Average household size	2.13	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1938	1938