Lamar vs South Renovo

A side-by-side comparison of Lamar and South Renovo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lamar has the higher population (620 vs 478 in South Renovo). Lamar has the higher median household income ($72,721 vs $42,857 in South Renovo). Lamar has the higher median home value ($170,600 vs $55,200 in South Renovo).

Population, income & housing

	Lamar	South Renovo
Population	620	478
Median age	43.0 yrs	51.0 yrs
Median household income	$72,721	$42,857
Median home value	$170,600	$55,200
Median gross rent	—	$955
Housing units	303	239
Homeownership rate	83.8%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.0%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lamar	South Renovo
Population	614 → 620 (+1.0%)	500 → 478 (-4.4%)
Median household income	$50,368 → $72,721 (+44.4%)	$48,125 → $42,857 (-10.9%)
Median home value	$138,400 → $170,600 (+23.3%)	$40,700 → $55,200 (+35.6%)
Median gross rent	$653 → $681 (+4.3%)	$686 → $955 (+39.2%)

Lamar

Population

614620

Median household income

$50,368$72,721

Median home value

$138,400$170,600

Median gross rent

$653$681

South Renovo

Population

500478

Median household income

$48,125$42,857

Median home value

$40,700$55,200

Median gross rent

$686$955

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lamar	South Renovo
Under 5	7.4%	6.5%
5 to 17	14.5%	11.5%
18 to 24	4.0%	7.7%
25 to 34	17.4%	8.6%
35 to 44	9.2%	9.2%
45 to 54	21.8%	9.2%
55 to 64	11.6%	16.5%
65 to 74	6.6%	21.8%
75 and over	7.4%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lamar	South Renovo
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	87.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	0.3%	9.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lamar	South Renovo
No high school diploma	6.8%	9.3%
High school graduate	55.6%	56.9%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lamar	South Renovo
Drove alone	93.3%	78.1%
Carpooled	1.9%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	9.4%
Other means	0.0%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lamar	South Renovo
1-unit, detached	76.2%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	24.7%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lamar	South Renovo
Poverty rate	8.5%	19.7%
Average household size	2.29	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1966	1938