Larksville vs West Pittston

A side-by-side comparison of Larksville and West Pittston: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Pittston has the higher population (4,645 vs 4,248 in Larksville). West Pittston has the higher median household income ($62,431 vs $56,620 in Larksville). West Pittston has the higher median home value ($163,200 vs $145,700 in Larksville).

Population, income & housing

	Larksville	West Pittston
Population	4,248	4,645
Median age	50.5 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$56,620	$62,431
Median home value	$145,700	$163,200
Median gross rent	$943	$846
Housing units	2,158	2,274
Homeownership rate	73.1%	55.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	34.4%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Larksville	West Pittston
Population	4,387 → 4,248 (-3.2%)	4,786 → 4,645 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$61,907 → $56,620 (-8.5%)	$53,443 → $62,431 (+16.8%)
Median home value	$124,400 → $145,700 (+17.1%)	$121,600 → $163,200 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$876 → $943 (+7.6%)	$728 → $846 (+16.2%)

Larksville

Population

4,3874,248

Median household income

$61,907$56,620

Median home value

$124,400$145,700

Median gross rent

$876$943

West Pittston

Population

4,7864,645

Median household income

$53,443$62,431

Median home value

$121,600$163,200

Median gross rent

$728$846

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Larksville	West Pittston
Under 5	6.5%	7.2%
5 to 17	8.9%	12.9%
18 to 24	9.9%	8.8%
25 to 34	10.2%	13.9%
35 to 44	6.6%	16.0%
45 to 54	14.0%	12.6%
55 to 64	19.7%	9.5%
65 to 74	12.6%	12.7%
75 and over	11.5%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Larksville	West Pittston
White (non-Hispanic)	87.4%	92.2%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.9%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Larksville	West Pittston
No high school diploma	10.7%	1.7%
High school graduate	39.0%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	11.5%	15.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Larksville	West Pittston
Drove alone	74.0%	76.7%
Carpooled	14.1%	12.7%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	7.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Larksville	West Pittston
1-unit, detached	70.2%	59.5%
1-unit, attached	7.6%	18.6%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	14.6%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	0.8%
20 or more units	5.2%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Larksville	West Pittston
Poverty rate	8.0%	13.5%
Average household size	2.34	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1964	1938