Lansford vs Nesquehoning

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

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

Lansford has the higher population (4,144 vs 3,345 in Nesquehoning). Nesquehoning has the higher median household income ($53,571 vs $44,078 in Lansford). Nesquehoning has the higher median home value ($105,400 vs $48,700 in Lansford).

Population, income & housing

	Lansford	Nesquehoning
Population	4,144	3,345
Median age	34.7 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$44,078	$53,571
Median home value	$48,700	$105,400
Median gross rent	$963	$970
Housing units	2,129	1,492
Homeownership rate	49.9%	55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	21.3%	13.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lansford	Nesquehoning
Population	3,796 → 4,144 (+9.2%)	3,239 → 3,345 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$34,426 → $44,078 (+28.0%)	$50,192 → $53,571 (+6.7%)
Median home value	$45,900 → $48,700 (+6.1%)	$90,800 → $105,400 (+16.1%)
Median gross rent	$765 → $963 (+25.9%)	$710 → $970 (+36.6%)

Lansford

Population

3,7964,144

Median household income

$34,426$44,078

Median home value

$45,900$48,700

Median gross rent

$765$963

Nesquehoning

Population

3,2393,345

Median household income

$50,192$53,571

Median home value

$90,800$105,400

Median gross rent

$710$970

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lansford	Nesquehoning
Under 5	9.9%	4.3%
5 to 17	18.9%	18.1%
18 to 24	12.3%	9.0%
25 to 34	9.4%	18.2%
35 to 44	11.4%	7.7%
45 to 54	11.7%	6.9%
55 to 64	12.7%	14.1%
65 to 74	9.0%	12.2%
75 and over	4.8%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lansford	Nesquehoning
White (non-Hispanic)	63.8%	82.3%
Black or African American	11.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.3%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	17.1%	10.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lansford	Nesquehoning
No high school diploma	19.3%	9.4%
High school graduate	48.5%	48.1%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lansford	Nesquehoning
Drove alone	79.0%	81.7%
Carpooled	15.3%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	0.7%
Other means	0.1%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lansford	Nesquehoning
1-unit, detached	15.8%	42.5%
1-unit, attached	65.8%	34.2%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	6.4%
20 or more units	7.1%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Lansford	Nesquehoning
Poverty rate	24.0%	15.9%
Average household size	2.56	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	44	32
Median year structure built	1938	1938