Colver vs Lorain

A side-by-side comparison of Colver and Lorain: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lorain has the higher population (509 vs 494 in Colver). Colver has the higher median household income ($82,442 vs $52,727 in Lorain). Colver has the higher median home value ($100,800 vs $58,300 in Lorain).

Population, income & housing

	Colver	Lorain
Population	494	509
Median age	31.1 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$82,442	$52,727
Median home value	$100,800	$58,300
Median gross rent	—	$820
Housing units	222	366
Homeownership rate	81.4%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colver	Lorain
Population	806 → 494 (-38.7%)	631 → 509 (-19.3%)
Median household income	$50,615 → $82,442 (+62.9%)	$41,538 → $52,727 (+26.9%)
Median home value	$68,200 → $100,800 (+47.8%)	$46,100 → $58,300 (+26.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$680 → $820 (+20.6%)

Colver

Population

806494

Median household income

$50,615$82,442

Median home value

$68,200$100,800

Lorain

Population

631509

Median household income

$41,538$52,727

Median home value

$46,100$58,300

Median gross rent

$680$820

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colver	Lorain
Under 5	6.3%	3.9%
5 to 17	28.9%	15.7%
18 to 24	5.1%	9.0%
25 to 34	15.4%	8.1%
35 to 44	8.9%	14.1%
45 to 54	13.4%	10.8%
55 to 64	7.3%	14.9%
65 to 74	9.7%	14.5%
75 and over	5.1%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colver	Lorain
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	95.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colver	Lorain
No high school diploma	0.0%	10.5%
High school graduate	36.9%	54.3%
Some college or associate's	45.4%	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colver	Lorain
Drove alone	83.3%	76.7%
Carpooled	16.7%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colver	Lorain
1-unit, detached	85.6%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	14.5%
2 to 4 units	14.4%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Colver	Lorain
Poverty rate	0.0%	17.7%
Average household size	2.87	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	25	15
Median year structure built	1938	1950