Lansford vs Palmerton

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

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

Palmerton has the higher population (5,624 vs 4,144 in Lansford). Palmerton has the higher median household income ($71,471 vs $44,078 in Lansford). Palmerton has the higher median home value ($161,500 vs $48,700 in Lansford).

Population, income & housing

	Lansford	Palmerton
Population	4,144	5,624
Median age	34.7 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$44,078	$71,471
Median home value	$48,700	$161,500
Median gross rent	$963	$913
Housing units	2,129	2,704
Homeownership rate	49.9%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	21.3%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lansford	Palmerton
Population	3,796 → 4,144 (+9.2%)	5,313 → 5,624 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$34,426 → $44,078 (+28.0%)	$66,353 → $71,471 (+7.7%)
Median home value	$45,900 → $48,700 (+6.1%)	$117,600 → $161,500 (+37.3%)
Median gross rent	$765 → $963 (+25.9%)	$863 → $913 (+5.8%)

Lansford

Population

3,7964,144

Median household income

$34,426$44,078

Median home value

$45,900$48,700

Median gross rent

$765$963

Palmerton

Population

5,3135,624

Median household income

$66,353$71,471

Median home value

$117,600$161,500

Median gross rent

$863$913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lansford	Palmerton
Under 5	9.9%	2.9%
5 to 17	18.9%	14.7%
18 to 24	12.3%	6.3%
25 to 34	9.4%	12.0%
35 to 44	11.4%	15.7%
45 to 54	11.7%	12.7%
55 to 64	12.7%	12.9%
65 to 74	9.0%	14.2%
75 and over	4.8%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lansford	Palmerton
White (non-Hispanic)	63.8%	95.4%
Black or African American	11.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	17.1%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lansford	Palmerton
No high school diploma	19.3%	11.2%
High school graduate	48.5%	54.0%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lansford	Palmerton
Drove alone	79.0%	85.4%
Carpooled	15.3%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.5%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	4.9%
Other means	0.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lansford	Palmerton
1-unit, detached	15.8%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	65.8%	27.5%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	5.7%
20 or more units	7.1%	12.3%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lansford	Palmerton
Poverty rate	24.0%	12.3%
Average household size	2.56	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	44	30
Median year structure built	1938	1942