Lawnton vs Rutherford

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

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

Rutherford has the higher population (6,982 vs 4,871 in Lawnton). Lawnton has the higher median household income ($94,130 vs $77,306 in Rutherford). Lawnton has the higher median home value ($218,100 vs $189,300 in Rutherford).

Population, income & housing

	Lawnton	Rutherford
Population	4,871	6,982
Median age	38.9 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$94,130	$77,306
Median home value	$218,100	$189,300
Median gross rent	$930	$1,228
Housing units	2,007	2,498
Homeownership rate	74.1%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	25.1%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawnton	Rutherford
Population	3,991 → 4,871 (+22.0%)	4,919 → 6,982 (+41.9%)
Median household income	$62,288 → $94,130 (+51.1%)	$61,237 → $77,306 (+26.2%)
Median home value	$164,400 → $218,100 (+32.7%)	$147,100 → $189,300 (+28.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,017 → $930 (-8.6%)	$1,137 → $1,228 (+8.0%)

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

Rutherford

Population

4,9196,982

Median household income

$61,237$77,306

Median home value

$147,100$189,300

Median gross rent

$1,137$1,228

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawnton	Rutherford
Under 5	8.5%	3.0%
5 to 17	13.1%	19.9%
18 to 24	8.7%	9.3%
25 to 34	15.3%	18.2%
35 to 44	9.0%	10.2%
45 to 54	10.4%	12.3%
55 to 64	13.2%	13.8%
65 to 74	13.5%	8.7%
75 and over	8.3%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawnton	Rutherford
White (non-Hispanic)	50.9%	35.1%
Black or African American	24.9%	28.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	16.1%	20.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	0.8%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawnton	Rutherford
No high school diploma	7.3%	19.0%
High school graduate	35.7%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawnton	Rutherford
Drove alone	72.3%	80.5%
Carpooled	5.8%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.7%	15.1%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawnton	Rutherford
1-unit, detached	59.7%	47.6%
1-unit, attached	11.7%	38.0%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	14.6%	1.4%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Lawnton	Rutherford
Poverty rate	1.7%	8.1%
Average household size	2.55	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	18	20
Median year structure built	1975	1989