DeSales University vs Laurys Station

A side-by-side comparison of DeSales University and Laurys Station: population, income, housing, and more.

DeSales University and Laurys Station are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

DeSales University has the higher population (994 vs 547 in Laurys Station). Since 2019, DeSales University's population has grown faster (+8.9% vs -43.8%).

Population, income & housing

	DeSales University	Laurys Station
Population	994	547
Median age	20.1 yrs	58.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$133,173
Median home value	—	$421,300
Housing units	0	303
Homeownership rate	—	94.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	100.0%	34.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeSales University	Laurys Station
Population	913 → 994 (+8.9%)	973 → 547 (-43.8%)
Median household income	—	$98,750 → $133,173 (+34.9%)
Median home value	—	$291,700 → $421,300 (+44.4%)

DeSales University

Population

913994

Laurys Station

Population

973547

Median household income

$98,750$133,173

Median home value

$291,700$421,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeSales University	Laurys Station
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	1.3%
18 to 24	99.4%	5.1%
25 to 34	0.0%	2.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	2.7%
45 to 54	0.0%	23.4%
55 to 64	0.0%	43.9%
65 to 74	0.1%	10.6%
75 and over	0.5%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeSales University	Laurys Station
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	97.8%
Black or African American	5.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeSales University	Laurys Station
No high school diploma	0.0%	9.0%
High school graduate	0.0%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	100.0%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeSales University	Laurys Station
Drove alone	31.4%	84.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.4%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	14.7%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	52.6%	7.0%
Other means	0.0%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeSales University	Laurys Station
1-unit, detached	—	86.5%
1-unit, attached	—	0.0%
2 to 4 units	—	0.0%
5 to 19 units	—	0.0%
20 or more units	—	0.0%
Mobile home & other	—	13.5%

Poverty & households

	DeSales University	Laurys Station
Poverty rate	83.3%	6.4%
Average household size	—	1.85
Mean commute (minutes)	13	33
Median year structure built	—	1993