Lawnton vs Penbrook

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

Lawnton and Penbrook 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 3,260 in Penbrook). Lawnton has the higher median household income ($94,130 vs $68,295 in Penbrook). Lawnton has the higher median home value ($218,100 vs $140,000 in Penbrook).

Population, income & housing

	Lawnton	Penbrook
Population	4,871	3,260
Median age	38.9 yrs	27.9 yrs
Median household income	$94,130	$68,295
Median home value	$218,100	$140,000
Median gross rent	$930	$946
Housing units	2,007	1,436
Homeownership rate	74.1%	65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	42.4%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawnton	Penbrook
Population	3,991 → 4,871 (+22.0%)	2,984 → 3,260 (+9.2%)
Median household income	$62,288 → $94,130 (+51.1%)	$44,167 → $68,295 (+54.6%)
Median home value	$164,400 → $218,100 (+32.7%)	$111,800 → $140,000 (+25.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,017 → $930 (-8.6%)	$746 → $946 (+26.8%)

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

Penbrook

Population

2,9843,260

Median household income

$44,167$68,295

Median home value

$111,800$140,000

Median gross rent

$746$946

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawnton	Penbrook
Under 5	8.5%	9.3%
5 to 17	13.1%	14.7%
18 to 24	8.7%	12.9%
25 to 34	15.3%	24.9%
35 to 44	9.0%	7.9%
45 to 54	10.4%	11.7%
55 to 64	13.2%	9.5%
65 to 74	13.5%	6.7%
75 and over	8.3%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawnton	Penbrook
White (non-Hispanic)	50.9%	44.5%
Black or African American	24.9%	25.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	16.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	0.8%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	25.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawnton	Penbrook
No high school diploma	7.3%	9.6%
High school graduate	35.7%	25.3%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	26.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	15.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawnton	Penbrook
Drove alone	72.3%	69.5%
Carpooled	5.8%	22.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.7%	5.0%
Other means	2.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawnton	Penbrook
1-unit, detached	59.7%	24.0%
1-unit, attached	11.7%	40.6%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	24.9%
5 to 19 units	14.6%	7.5%
20 or more units	2.9%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lawnton	Penbrook
Poverty rate	1.7%	7.3%
Average household size	2.55	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	18	20
Median year structure built	1975	1942