Lawson Heights vs New Stanton

A side-by-side comparison of Lawson Heights and New Stanton: population, income, housing, and more.

Lawson Heights and New Stanton are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lawson Heights has the higher population (2,552 vs 2,538 in New Stanton). New Stanton has the higher median household income ($74,265 vs $64,844 in Lawson Heights). New Stanton has the higher median home value ($244,500 vs $169,500 in Lawson Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Lawson Heights	New Stanton
Population	2,552	2,538
Median age	50.1 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$64,844	$74,265
Median home value	$169,500	$244,500
Median gross rent	$1,035	$1,067
Housing units	1,237	1,177
Homeownership rate	72.7%	64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	38.5%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawson Heights	New Stanton
Population	2,564 → 2,552 (-0.5%)	2,199 → 2,538 (+15.4%)
Median household income	$76,786 → $64,844 (-15.6%)	$61,464 → $74,265 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$161,800 → $169,500 (+4.8%)	$179,700 → $244,500 (+36.1%)
Median gross rent	$855 → $1,035 (+21.1%)	$832 → $1,067 (+28.2%)

Lawson Heights

Population

2,5642,552

Median household income

$76,786$64,844

Median home value

$161,800$169,500

Median gross rent

$855$1,035

New Stanton

Population

2,1992,538

Median household income

$61,464$74,265

Median home value

$179,700$244,500

Median gross rent

$832$1,067

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawson Heights	New Stanton
Under 5	6.2%	5.1%
5 to 17	6.9%	15.8%
18 to 24	13.5%	6.3%
25 to 34	10.3%	14.8%
35 to 44	8.2%	16.5%
45 to 54	10.7%	9.5%
55 to 64	19.7%	12.8%
65 to 74	12.3%	12.3%
75 and over	12.0%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawson Heights	New Stanton
White (non-Hispanic)	98.6%	93.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawson Heights	New Stanton
No high school diploma	0.5%	3.7%
High school graduate	45.3%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	14.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawson Heights	New Stanton
Drove alone	83.3%	75.1%
Carpooled	5.4%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.7%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	7.5%	15.1%
Other means	2.1%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawson Heights	New Stanton
1-unit, detached	84.2%	60.8%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	16.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Lawson Heights	New Stanton
Poverty rate	7.4%	5.9%
Average household size	2.06	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1960	1974