Lawnton vs Steelton

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

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

Steelton has the higher population (6,267 vs 4,871 in Lawnton). Lawnton has the higher median household income ($94,130 vs $55,963 in Steelton). Lawnton has the higher median home value ($218,100 vs $124,200 in Steelton).

Population, income & housing

	Lawnton	Steelton
Population	4,871	6,267
Median age	38.9 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$94,130	$55,963
Median home value	$218,100	$124,200
Median gross rent	$930	$1,270
Housing units	2,007	2,673
Homeownership rate	74.1%	46.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawnton	Steelton
Population	3,991 → 4,871 (+22.0%)	5,953 → 6,267 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$62,288 → $94,130 (+51.1%)	$38,836 → $55,963 (+44.1%)
Median home value	$164,400 → $218,100 (+32.7%)	$88,600 → $124,200 (+40.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,017 → $930 (-8.6%)	$873 → $1,270 (+45.5%)

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

Steelton

Population

5,9536,267

Median household income

$38,836$55,963

Median home value

$88,600$124,200

Median gross rent

$873$1,270

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawnton	Steelton
Under 5	8.5%	6.7%
5 to 17	13.1%	17.6%
18 to 24	8.7%	11.4%
25 to 34	15.3%	12.1%
35 to 44	9.0%	12.3%
45 to 54	10.4%	13.5%
55 to 64	13.2%	13.2%
65 to 74	13.5%	7.5%
75 and over	8.3%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawnton	Steelton
White (non-Hispanic)	50.9%	39.0%
Black or African American	24.9%	35.1%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	19.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawnton	Steelton
No high school diploma	7.3%	9.4%
High school graduate	35.7%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawnton	Steelton
Drove alone	72.3%	69.0%
Carpooled	5.8%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.4%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.7%	9.2%
Other means	2.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawnton	Steelton
1-unit, detached	59.7%	33.4%
1-unit, attached	11.7%	48.0%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	14.6%	4.0%
20 or more units	2.9%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Lawnton	Steelton
Poverty rate	1.7%	22.3%
Average household size	2.55	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	18	20
Median year structure built	1975	1944