Lower Allen vs Schlusser

A side-by-side comparison of Lower Allen and Schlusser: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lower Allen has the higher population (7,582 vs 5,926 in Schlusser). Schlusser has the higher median household income ($92,813 vs $85,537 in Lower Allen). Lower Allen has the higher median home value ($246,100 vs $218,500 in Schlusser).

Population, income & housing

	Lower Allen	Schlusser
Population	7,582	5,926
Median age	38.6 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$85,537	$92,813
Median home value	$246,100	$218,500
Median gross rent	$1,117	$973
Housing units	3,374	2,432
Homeownership rate	68.6%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.2%	37.3%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lower Allen	Schlusser
Population	6,840 → 7,582 (+10.8%)	4,794 → 5,926 (+23.6%)
Median household income	$74,358 → $85,537 (+15.0%)	$69,092 → $92,813 (+34.3%)
Median home value	$183,600 → $246,100 (+34.0%)	$155,500 → $218,500 (+40.5%)
Median gross rent	$910 → $1,117 (+22.7%)	$827 → $973 (+17.7%)

Lower Allen

Population

6,8407,582

Median household income

$74,358$85,537

Median home value

$183,600$246,100

Median gross rent

$910$1,117

Schlusser

Population

4,7945,926

Median household income

$69,092$92,813

Median home value

$155,500$218,500

Median gross rent

$827$973

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lower Allen	Schlusser
Under 5	6.5%	4.2%
5 to 17	16.6%	15.7%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.6%
25 to 34	16.0%	10.2%
35 to 44	11.0%	18.2%
45 to 54	11.0%	16.0%
55 to 64	13.4%	7.1%
65 to 74	8.7%	11.9%
75 and over	9.4%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lower Allen	Schlusser
White (non-Hispanic)	78.8%	80.7%
Black or African American	3.7%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.7%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	1.6%
Two or more races	4.6%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.3%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lower Allen	Schlusser
No high school diploma	4.3%	5.0%
High school graduate	22.8%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	24.7%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	31.1%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	17.0%	13.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lower Allen	Schlusser
Drove alone	77.2%	81.1%
Carpooled	7.1%	7.7%
Public transit	0.6%	1.3%
Walked	0.3%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.5%
Worked from home	12.2%	8.1%
Other means	2.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lower Allen	Schlusser
1-unit, detached	59.3%	62.6%
1-unit, attached	14.6%	21.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	5.8%
20 or more units	13.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Lower Allen	Schlusser
Poverty rate	3.3%	6.0%
Average household size	2.33	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1970	1979