Jim Thorpe vs Lansford

A side-by-side comparison of Jim Thorpe and Lansford: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Jim Thorpe has the higher population (4,534 vs 4,144 in Lansford). Jim Thorpe has the higher median household income ($70,625 vs $44,078 in Lansford). Jim Thorpe has the higher median home value ($177,400 vs $48,700 in Lansford).

Population, income & housing

	Jim Thorpe	Lansford
Population	4,534	4,144
Median age	49.9 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$70,625	$44,078
Median home value	$177,400	$48,700
Median gross rent	$831	$963
Housing units	2,412	2,129
Homeownership rate	84.1%	49.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.2%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	21.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jim Thorpe	Lansford
Population	4,641 → 4,534 (-2.3%)	3,796 → 4,144 (+9.2%)
Median household income	$59,349 → $70,625 (+19.0%)	$34,426 → $44,078 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$151,600 → $177,400 (+17.0%)	$45,900 → $48,700 (+6.1%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $831 (+13.1%)	$765 → $963 (+25.9%)

Jim Thorpe

Population

4,6414,534

Median household income

$59,349$70,625

Median home value

$151,600$177,400

Median gross rent

$735$831

Lansford

Population

3,7964,144

Median household income

$34,426$44,078

Median home value

$45,900$48,700

Median gross rent

$765$963

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jim Thorpe	Lansford
Under 5	6.1%	9.9%
5 to 17	10.3%	18.9%
18 to 24	5.6%	12.3%
25 to 34	11.4%	9.4%
35 to 44	9.6%	11.4%
45 to 54	12.4%	11.7%
55 to 64	20.9%	12.7%
65 to 74	14.9%	9.0%
75 and over	8.9%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jim Thorpe	Lansford
White (non-Hispanic)	99.0%	63.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	11.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.3%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	17.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jim Thorpe	Lansford
No high school diploma	2.5%	19.3%
High school graduate	32.0%	48.5%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jim Thorpe	Lansford
Drove alone	87.3%	79.0%
Carpooled	6.6%	15.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jim Thorpe	Lansford
1-unit, detached	66.4%	15.8%
1-unit, attached	27.3%	65.8%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.5%	7.1%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Jim Thorpe	Lansford
Poverty rate	7.6%	24.0%
Average household size	2.31	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	32	44
Median year structure built	1938	1938