Lawrence Park vs North East

A side-by-side comparison of Lawrence Park and North East: population, income, housing, and more.

Lawrence Park and North East are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North East has the higher population (4,069 vs 3,786 in Lawrence Park). Lawrence Park has the higher median household income ($71,281 vs $67,469 in North East). North East has the higher median home value ($151,000 vs $124,500 in Lawrence Park).

Population, income & housing

	Lawrence Park	North East
Population	3,786	4,069
Median age	38.9 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$71,281	$67,469
Median home value	$124,500	$151,000
Median gross rent	$1,169	$731
Housing units	1,641	1,914
Homeownership rate	81.3%	53.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.7%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawrence Park	North East
Population	3,813 → 3,786 (-0.7%)	4,108 → 4,069 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$59,099 → $71,281 (+20.6%)	$50,014 → $67,469 (+34.9%)
Median home value	$104,900 → $124,500 (+18.7%)	$127,600 → $151,000 (+18.3%)
Median gross rent	$896 → $1,169 (+30.5%)	$667 → $731 (+9.6%)

Lawrence Park

Population

3,8133,786

Median household income

$59,099$71,281

Median home value

$104,900$124,500

Median gross rent

$896$1,169

North East

Population

4,1084,069

Median household income

$50,014$67,469

Median home value

$127,600$151,000

Median gross rent

$667$731

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawrence Park	North East
Under 5	5.9%	5.8%
5 to 17	23.5%	16.1%
18 to 24	4.4%	9.0%
25 to 34	11.4%	9.8%
35 to 44	13.5%	12.4%
45 to 54	10.2%	12.0%
55 to 64	15.2%	18.2%
65 to 74	10.9%	11.2%
75 and over	5.2%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawrence Park	North East
White (non-Hispanic)	85.1%	91.0%
Black or African American	11.9%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.6%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawrence Park	North East
No high school diploma	2.5%	12.5%
High school graduate	30.1%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawrence Park	North East
Drove alone	84.1%	73.9%
Carpooled	8.6%	15.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.5%
Worked from home	5.0%	5.5%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawrence Park	North East
1-unit, detached	65.9%	59.3%
1-unit, attached	27.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	31.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lawrence Park	North East
Poverty rate	14.9%	16.0%
Average household size	2.37	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1942	1946