Bressler vs Lykens

A side-by-side comparison of Bressler and Lykens: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bressler has the higher population (2,129 vs 1,830 in Lykens). Bressler has the higher median household income ($73,525 vs $69,125 in Lykens). Bressler has the higher median home value ($162,300 vs $101,300 in Lykens).

Population, income & housing

	Bressler	Lykens
Population	2,129	1,830
Median age	44.1 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$73,525	$69,125
Median home value	$162,300	$101,300
Median gross rent	$1,121	$879
Housing units	797	966
Homeownership rate	84.1%	59.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bressler	Lykens
Population	1,548 → 2,129 (+37.5%)	1,807 → 1,830 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$54,125 → $73,525 (+35.8%)	$40,256 → $69,125 (+71.7%)
Median home value	$100,500 → $162,300 (+61.5%)	$77,800 → $101,300 (+30.2%)
Median gross rent	$843 → $1,121 (+33.0%)	$688 → $879 (+27.8%)

Bressler

Population

1,5482,129

Median household income

$54,125$73,525

Median home value

$100,500$162,300

Median gross rent

$843$1,121

Lykens

Population

1,8071,830

Median household income

$40,256$69,125

Median home value

$77,800$101,300

Median gross rent

$688$879

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bressler	Lykens
Under 5	5.9%	5.1%
5 to 17	22.3%	16.8%
18 to 24	1.4%	5.8%
25 to 34	12.5%	8.6%
35 to 44	10.5%	21.0%
45 to 54	14.2%	9.5%
55 to 64	22.9%	16.1%
65 to 74	5.2%	8.1%
75 and over	5.1%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bressler	Lykens
White (non-Hispanic)	60.8%	81.4%
Black or African American	7.2%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	14.5%
Hispanic or Latino	31.8%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bressler	Lykens
No high school diploma	15.5%	10.7%
High school graduate	50.6%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	18.6%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bressler	Lykens
Drove alone	75.4%	49.5%
Carpooled	3.9%	26.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.3%
Worked from home	19.0%	18.5%
Other means	1.7%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bressler	Lykens
1-unit, detached	68.4%	57.0%
1-unit, attached	28.7%	23.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Bressler	Lykens
Poverty rate	5.4%	22.6%
Average household size	2.66	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	17	31
Median year structure built	1959	1938