Lionville vs Paoli

A side-by-side comparison of Lionville and Paoli: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lionville has the higher population (7,091 vs 6,124 in Paoli). Paoli has the higher median household income ($117,094 vs $96,381 in Lionville). Paoli has the higher median home value ($470,000 vs $424,200 in Lionville).

Population, income & housing

	Lionville	Paoli
Population	7,091	6,124
Median age	37.5 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$96,381	$117,094
Median home value	$424,200	$470,000
Median gross rent	$1,814	$1,852
Housing units	3,143	2,662
Homeownership rate	51.9%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.4%	70.6%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lionville	Paoli
Population	6,398 → 7,091 (+10.8%)	5,651 → 6,124 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$92,757 → $96,381 (+3.9%)	$73,050 → $117,094 (+60.3%)
Median home value	$327,400 → $424,200 (+29.6%)	$344,600 → $470,000 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,475 → $1,814 (+23.0%)	$1,516 → $1,852 (+22.2%)

Lionville

Population

6,3987,091

Median household income

$92,757$96,381

Median home value

$327,400$424,200

Median gross rent

$1,475$1,814

Paoli

Population

5,6516,124

Median household income

$73,050$117,094

Median home value

$344,600$470,000

Median gross rent

$1,516$1,852

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lionville	Paoli
Under 5	5.4%	5.6%
5 to 17	14.5%	14.4%
18 to 24	12.7%	3.8%
25 to 34	13.2%	16.9%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.7%	13.1%
55 to 64	13.0%	12.8%
65 to 74	11.2%	9.5%
75 and over	5.9%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lionville	Paoli
White (non-Hispanic)	69.8%	73.1%
Black or African American	2.6%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.0%	18.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.9%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lionville	Paoli
No high school diploma	2.7%	3.4%
High school graduate	15.5%	14.3%
Some college or associate's	20.4%	11.6%
Bachelor's degree	40.6%	35.4%
Graduate or professional degree	20.8%	35.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lionville	Paoli
Drove alone	70.9%	60.9%
Carpooled	6.7%	3.7%
Public transit	1.2%	2.3%
Walked	0.3%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.7%	30.2%
Other means	0.2%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lionville	Paoli
1-unit, detached	37.9%	58.4%
1-unit, attached	35.6%	19.4%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	18.8%	6.9%
20 or more units	0.7%	10.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lionville	Paoli
Poverty rate	3.3%	4.6%
Average household size	2.30	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1980	1960