Laurel Run vs Sheatown

A side-by-side comparison of Laurel Run and Sheatown: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sheatown has the higher population (533 vs 480 in Laurel Run). Sheatown has the higher median home value ($108,900 vs $61,400 in Laurel Run). Since 2019, Laurel Run's population has grown faster (-16.2% vs -31.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Laurel Run	Sheatown
Population	480	533
Median age	54.5 yrs	56.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,125	—
Median home value	$61,400	$108,900
Median gross rent	$1,321	$684
Housing units	227	259
Homeownership rate	94.0%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	42.0%
Unemployment rate	18.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurel Run	Sheatown
Population	573 → 480 (-16.2%)	782 → 533 (-31.8%)
Median household income	$53,125 → $58,125 (+9.4%)	$40,469 → $34,352 (-15.1%)
Median home value	$88,800 → $61,400 (-30.9%)	$108,500 → $108,900 (+0.4%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $1,321 (+99.2%)	$743 → $684 (-7.9%)

Laurel Run

Population

573480

Median household income

$53,125$58,125

Median home value

$88,800$61,400

Median gross rent

$663$1,321

Sheatown

Population

782533

Median household income

$40,469$34,352

Median home value

$108,500$108,900

Median gross rent

$743$684

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurel Run	Sheatown
Under 5	1.9%	3.8%
5 to 17	11.3%	11.3%
18 to 24	6.0%	8.6%
25 to 34	3.5%	7.1%
35 to 44	10.6%	7.7%
45 to 54	16.7%	10.7%
55 to 64	23.3%	14.1%
65 to 74	21.0%	11.8%
75 and over	5.6%	25.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurel Run	Sheatown
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	91.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	9.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurel Run	Sheatown
No high school diploma	10.8%	2.5%
High school graduate	43.0%	45.5%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	10.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	20.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurel Run	Sheatown
Drove alone	86.0%	70.6%
Carpooled	11.3%	0.0%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	29.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurel Run	Sheatown
1-unit, detached	48.5%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	11.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	17.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	51.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Laurel Run	Sheatown
Poverty rate	34.8%	16.2%
Average household size	2.27	1.78
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1979	1938