Lawnton vs Linglestown

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

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

Linglestown has the higher population (6,747 vs 4,871 in Lawnton). Lawnton has the higher median household income ($94,130 vs $89,887 in Linglestown). Linglestown has the higher median home value ($242,800 vs $218,100 in Lawnton).

Population, income & housing

	Lawnton	Linglestown
Population	4,871	6,747
Median age	38.9 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$94,130	$89,887
Median home value	$218,100	$242,800
Median gross rent	$930	$1,647
Housing units	2,007	2,746
Homeownership rate	74.1%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	33.4%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawnton	Linglestown
Population	3,991 → 4,871 (+22.0%)	5,688 → 6,747 (+18.6%)
Median household income	$62,288 → $94,130 (+51.1%)	$77,995 → $89,887 (+15.2%)
Median home value	$164,400 → $218,100 (+32.7%)	$190,200 → $242,800 (+27.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,017 → $930 (-8.6%)	$870 → $1,647 (+89.3%)

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

Linglestown

Population

5,6886,747

Median household income

$77,995$89,887

Median home value

$190,200$242,800

Median gross rent

$870$1,647

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawnton	Linglestown
Under 5	8.5%	4.0%
5 to 17	13.1%	16.5%
18 to 24	8.7%	5.0%
25 to 34	15.3%	12.3%
35 to 44	9.0%	17.8%
45 to 54	10.4%	13.1%
55 to 64	13.2%	13.0%
65 to 74	13.5%	10.5%
75 and over	8.3%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawnton	Linglestown
White (non-Hispanic)	50.9%	73.1%
Black or African American	24.9%	14.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	16.1%	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawnton	Linglestown
No high school diploma	7.3%	3.7%
High school graduate	35.7%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawnton	Linglestown
Drove alone	72.3%	74.3%
Carpooled	5.8%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.7%	15.4%
Other means	2.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawnton	Linglestown
1-unit, detached	59.7%	87.5%
1-unit, attached	11.7%	7.8%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	14.6%	1.3%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Lawnton	Linglestown
Poverty rate	1.7%	3.4%
Average household size	2.55	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	18	21
Median year structure built	1975	1970