Laurel Lake vs Union Dale

A side-by-side comparison of Laurel Lake and Union Dale: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Union Dale has the higher population (212 vs 138 in Laurel Lake). Laurel Lake has the higher median household income ($95,938 vs $53,393 in Union Dale). Laurel Lake has the higher median home value ($190,000 vs $168,800 in Union Dale).

Population, income & housing

	Laurel Lake	Union Dale
Population	138	212
Median age	61.6 yrs	57.5 yrs
Median household income	$95,938	$53,393
Median home value	$190,000	$168,800
Housing units	191	152
Homeownership rate	90.1%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.5%	6.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurel Lake	Union Dale
Population	—	194 → 212 (+9.3%)
Median household income	—	$54,625 → $53,393 (-2.3%)
Median home value	—	$172,100 → $168,800 (-1.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$638 → $675 (+5.8%)

Laurel Lake

Union Dale

Population

194212

Median household income

$54,625$53,393

Median home value

$172,100$168,800

Median gross rent

$638$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurel Lake	Union Dale
Under 5	0.0%	8.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	5.2%
18 to 24	5.1%	3.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	9.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	8.5%
45 to 54	28.3%	13.7%
55 to 64	26.8%	28.3%
65 to 74	29.7%	14.6%
75 and over	10.1%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurel Lake	Union Dale
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurel Lake	Union Dale
No high school diploma	6.9%	5.7%
High school graduate	39.7%	56.3%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurel Lake	Union Dale
Drove alone	82.7%	83.3%
Carpooled	12.0%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurel Lake	Union Dale
1-unit, detached	84.8%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.6%	19.1%

Poverty & households

	Laurel Lake	Union Dale
Poverty rate	2.2%	10.8%
Average household size	1.94	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1953	1969