Cresson vs Loretto

A side-by-side comparison of Cresson and Loretto: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cresson has the higher population (1,499 vs 1,370 in Loretto). Loretto has the higher median household income ($61,591 vs $57,841 in Cresson). Loretto has the higher median home value ($187,500 vs $119,500 in Cresson).

Population, income & housing

	Cresson	Loretto
Population	1,499	1,370
Median age	43.0 yrs	20.5 yrs
Median household income	$57,841	$61,591
Median home value	$119,500	$187,500
Median gross rent	$675	—
Housing units	754	175
Homeownership rate	69.0%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	52.8%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cresson	Loretto
Population	1,719 → 1,499 (-12.8%)	1,190 → 1,370 (+15.1%)
Median household income	$44,432 → $57,841 (+30.2%)	$41,563 → $61,591 (+48.2%)
Median home value	$107,200 → $119,500 (+11.5%)	$127,100 → $187,500 (+47.5%)
Median gross rent	$622 → $675 (+8.5%)	$1,148 → $1,297 (+13.0%)

Cresson

Population

1,7191,499

Median household income

$44,432$57,841

Median home value

$107,200$119,500

Median gross rent

$622$675

Loretto

Population

1,1901,370

Median household income

$41,563$61,591

Median home value

$127,100$187,500

Median gross rent

$1,148$1,297

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cresson	Loretto
Under 5	5.5%	0.7%
5 to 17	14.3%	1.5%
18 to 24	7.7%	82.0%
25 to 34	12.0%	4.2%
35 to 44	13.0%	1.0%
45 to 54	12.9%	1.2%
55 to 64	16.8%	5.0%
65 to 74	10.7%	1.5%
75 and over	7.1%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cresson	Loretto
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	86.7%
Black or African American	0.7%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cresson	Loretto
No high school diploma	9.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	42.2%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	16.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	28.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	24.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cresson	Loretto
Drove alone	81.2%	47.6%
Carpooled	8.6%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	37.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	7.5%
Other means	0.4%	5.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cresson	Loretto
1-unit, detached	65.0%	45.1%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	19.2%	26.3%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	27.4%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cresson	Loretto
Poverty rate	8.1%	41.2%
Average household size	2.26	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	22	13
Median year structure built	1946	1956