Hummelstown vs Lawnton

A side-by-side comparison of Hummelstown and Lawnton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lawnton has the higher population (4,871 vs 4,526 in Hummelstown). Lawnton has the higher median household income ($94,130 vs $53,148 in Hummelstown). Hummelstown has the higher median home value ($240,200 vs $218,100 in Lawnton).

Population, income & housing

	Hummelstown	Lawnton
Population	4,526	4,871
Median age	39.6 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$53,148	$94,130
Median home value	$240,200	$218,100
Median gross rent	$1,116	$930
Housing units	2,368	2,007
Homeownership rate	54.5%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.5%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hummelstown	Lawnton
Population	4,688 → 4,526 (-3.5%)	3,991 → 4,871 (+22.0%)
Median household income	$60,318 → $53,148 (-11.9%)	$62,288 → $94,130 (+51.1%)
Median home value	$217,300 → $240,200 (+10.5%)	$164,400 → $218,100 (+32.7%)
Median gross rent	$763 → $1,116 (+46.3%)	$1,017 → $930 (-8.6%)

Hummelstown

Population

4,6884,526

Median household income

$60,318$53,148

Median home value

$217,300$240,200

Median gross rent

$763$1,116

Lawnton

Population

3,9914,871

Median household income

$62,288$94,130

Median home value

$164,400$218,100

Median gross rent

$1,017$930

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hummelstown	Lawnton
Under 5	6.0%	8.5%
5 to 17	14.0%	13.1%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.7%
25 to 34	16.0%	15.3%
35 to 44	13.7%	9.0%
45 to 54	10.2%	10.4%
55 to 64	14.6%	13.2%
65 to 74	9.0%	13.5%
75 and over	9.0%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hummelstown	Lawnton
White (non-Hispanic)	82.4%	50.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	24.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.0%	16.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hummelstown	Lawnton
No high school diploma	6.9%	7.3%
High school graduate	21.0%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	27.6%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	17.9%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hummelstown	Lawnton
Drove alone	66.3%	72.3%
Carpooled	5.2%	5.8%
Public transit	4.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	15.6%	18.7%
Other means	8.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hummelstown	Lawnton
1-unit, detached	56.0%	59.7%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	11.7%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	14.0%	14.6%
20 or more units	17.1%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Hummelstown	Lawnton
Poverty rate	11.6%	1.7%
Average household size	1.93	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	24	18
Median year structure built	1962	1975