Lawrence vs West Brownsville

A side-by-side comparison of Lawrence and West Brownsville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Brownsville has the higher population (1,057 vs 1,055 in Lawrence). Lawrence has the higher median household income ($69,007 vs $65,871 in West Brownsville). Lawrence has the higher median home value ($217,700 vs $87,000 in West Brownsville).

Population, income & housing

	Lawrence	West Brownsville
Population	1,055	1,057
Median age	47.9 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$69,007	$65,871
Median home value	$217,700	$87,000
Median gross rent	$1,292	$775
Housing units	575	504
Homeownership rate	89.6%	86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.9%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawrence	West Brownsville
Population	343 → 1,055 (+207.6%)	917 → 1,057 (+15.3%)
Median household income	$44,821 → $69,007 (+54.0%)	$63,365 → $65,871 (+4.0%)
Median home value	$106,800 → $217,700 (+103.8%)	$70,300 → $87,000 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	$861 → $1,292 (+50.1%)	$896 → $775 (-13.5%)

Lawrence

Population

3431,055

Median household income

$44,821$69,007

Median home value

$106,800$217,700

Median gross rent

$861$1,292

West Brownsville

Population

9171,057

Median household income

$63,365$65,871

Median home value

$70,300$87,000

Median gross rent

$896$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawrence	West Brownsville
Under 5	4.5%	2.6%
5 to 17	3.1%	15.5%
18 to 24	2.7%	6.1%
25 to 34	13.6%	9.0%
35 to 44	16.0%	15.4%
45 to 54	20.0%	14.9%
55 to 64	12.6%	18.4%
65 to 74	9.3%	12.3%
75 and over	18.2%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawrence	West Brownsville
White (non-Hispanic)	98.2%	94.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawrence	West Brownsville
No high school diploma	0.0%	7.6%
High school graduate	23.5%	48.4%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	37.3%	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14.6%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawrence	West Brownsville
Drove alone	79.5%	78.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.5%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawrence	West Brownsville
1-unit, detached	17.4%	87.1%
1-unit, attached	77.4%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Lawrence	West Brownsville
Poverty rate	9.9%	12.4%
Average household size	1.83	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	21	26
Median year structure built	1993	1942