Lansford vs Lehighton

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

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

Lehighton has the higher population (5,268 vs 4,144 in Lansford). Lehighton has the higher median household income ($62,083 vs $44,078 in Lansford). Lehighton has the higher median home value ($198,600 vs $48,700 in Lansford).

Population, income & housing

	Lansford	Lehighton
Population	4,144	5,268
Median age	34.7 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$44,078	$62,083
Median home value	$48,700	$198,600
Median gross rent	$963	$928
Housing units	2,129	2,307
Homeownership rate	49.9%	54.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	21.3%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lansford	Lehighton
Population	3,796 → 4,144 (+9.2%)	5,304 → 5,268 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$34,426 → $44,078 (+28.0%)	$42,294 → $62,083 (+46.8%)
Median home value	$45,900 → $48,700 (+6.1%)	$114,200 → $198,600 (+73.9%)
Median gross rent	$765 → $963 (+25.9%)	$740 → $928 (+25.4%)

Lansford

Population

3,7964,144

Median household income

$34,426$44,078

Median home value

$45,900$48,700

Median gross rent

$765$963

Lehighton

Population

5,3045,268

Median household income

$42,294$62,083

Median home value

$114,200$198,600

Median gross rent

$740$928

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lansford	Lehighton
Under 5	9.9%	6.4%
5 to 17	18.9%	21.0%
18 to 24	12.3%	7.9%
25 to 34	9.4%	10.1%
35 to 44	11.4%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.7%	12.1%
55 to 64	12.7%	10.6%
65 to 74	9.0%	10.5%
75 and over	4.8%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lansford	Lehighton
White (non-Hispanic)	63.8%	89.2%
Black or African American	11.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	17.1%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lansford	Lehighton
No high school diploma	19.3%	5.5%
High school graduate	48.5%	46.7%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lansford	Lehighton
Drove alone	79.0%	66.5%
Carpooled	15.3%	19.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	6.4%
Other means	0.1%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lansford	Lehighton
1-unit, detached	15.8%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	65.8%	18.9%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	16.7%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	10.2%
20 or more units	7.1%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Lansford	Lehighton
Poverty rate	24.0%	13.1%
Average household size	2.56	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	44	23
Median year structure built	1938	1947