Lima vs Linwood

A side-by-side comparison of Lima and Linwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Linwood has the higher population (3,623 vs 2,834 in Lima). Lima has the higher median household income ($76,953 vs $76,077 in Linwood). Lima has the higher median home value ($372,300 vs $117,000 in Linwood).

Population, income & housing

	Lima	Linwood
Population	2,834	3,623
Median age	66.3 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$76,953	$76,077
Median home value	$372,300	$117,000
Median gross rent	$2,343	$972
Housing units	1,305	1,555
Homeownership rate	41.6%	50.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.7%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	11.7%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lima	Linwood
Population	1,938 → 2,834 (+46.2%)	3,225 → 3,623 (+12.3%)
Median household income	$49,896 → $76,953 (+54.2%)	$62,054 → $76,077 (+22.6%)
Median home value	$283,300 → $372,300 (+31.4%)	$84,200 → $117,000 (+39.0%)
Median gross rent	$2,428 → $2,343 (-3.5%)	$1,128 → $972 (-13.8%)

Lima

Population

1,9382,834

Median household income

$49,896$76,953

Median home value

$283,300$372,300

Median gross rent

$2,428$2,343

Linwood

Population

3,2253,623

Median household income

$62,054$76,077

Median home value

$84,200$117,000

Median gross rent

$1,128$972

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lima	Linwood
Under 5	2.2%	3.1%
5 to 17	10.5%	14.7%
18 to 24	6.0%	12.6%
25 to 34	7.0%	12.0%
35 to 44	6.1%	17.2%
45 to 54	2.8%	14.3%
55 to 64	14.9%	18.8%
65 to 74	10.2%	4.6%
75 and over	40.2%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lima	Linwood
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	77.4%
Black or African American	3.0%	9.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.1%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lima	Linwood
No high school diploma	6.8%	13.2%
High school graduate	34.6%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	20.8%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	18.6%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lima	Linwood
Drove alone	78.8%	77.5%
Carpooled	2.7%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.7%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.7%	15.5%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lima	Linwood
1-unit, detached	18.4%	24.4%
1-unit, attached	10.2%	51.3%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	16.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.3%
20 or more units	70.3%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lima	Linwood
Poverty rate	6.7%	15.0%
Average household size	1.95	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	34	23
Median year structure built	1984	1947