Lawnton vs Paxtonia

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

Lawnton and Paxtonia 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 4,530 in Paxtonia). Paxtonia has the higher median household income ($100,573 vs $94,130 in Lawnton). Paxtonia has the higher median home value ($240,400 vs $218,100 in Lawnton).

Population, income & housing

	Lawnton	Paxtonia
Population	4,871	4,530
Median age	38.9 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$94,130	$100,573
Median home value	$218,100	$240,400
Median gross rent	$930	$1,372
Housing units	2,007	1,914
Homeownership rate	74.1%	72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	41.8%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawnton	Paxtonia
Population	3,991 → 4,871 (+22.0%)	5,296 → 4,530 (-14.5%)
Median household income	$62,288 → $94,130 (+51.1%)	$76,302 → $100,573 (+31.8%)
Median home value	$164,400 → $218,100 (+32.7%)	$198,900 → $240,400 (+20.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,017 → $930 (-8.6%)	$1,078 → $1,372 (+27.3%)

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

Paxtonia

Population

5,2964,530

Median household income

$76,302$100,573

Median home value

$198,900$240,400

Median gross rent

$1,078$1,372

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawnton	Paxtonia
Under 5	8.5%	2.9%
5 to 17	13.1%	10.8%
18 to 24	8.7%	8.0%
25 to 34	15.3%	13.0%
35 to 44	9.0%	10.9%
45 to 54	10.4%	17.5%
55 to 64	13.2%	17.0%
65 to 74	13.5%	14.8%
75 and over	8.3%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawnton	Paxtonia
White (non-Hispanic)	50.9%	73.8%
Black or African American	24.9%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	16.1%	10.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.3%
Two or more races	0.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawnton	Paxtonia
No high school diploma	7.3%	9.9%
High school graduate	35.7%	24.0%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	14.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawnton	Paxtonia
Drove alone	72.3%	82.3%
Carpooled	5.8%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.1%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.7%
Worked from home	18.7%	13.0%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawnton	Paxtonia
1-unit, detached	59.7%	69.9%
1-unit, attached	11.7%	8.4%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	14.6%	19.1%
20 or more units	2.9%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Lawnton	Paxtonia
Poverty rate	1.7%	8.7%
Average household size	2.55	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1975	1976