Lawson Heights vs South Greensburg

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

Lawson Heights and South Greensburg 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 2,357 in South Greensburg). Lawson Heights has the higher median household income ($64,844 vs $61,782 in South Greensburg). Lawson Heights has the higher median home value ($169,500 vs $148,400 in South Greensburg).

Population, income & housing

	Lawson Heights	South Greensburg
Population	2,552	2,357
Median age	50.1 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$64,844	$61,782
Median home value	$169,500	$148,400
Median gross rent	$1,035	$743
Housing units	1,237	1,283
Homeownership rate	72.7%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawson Heights	South Greensburg
Population	2,564 → 2,552 (-0.5%)	2,162 → 2,357 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$76,786 → $64,844 (-15.6%)	$46,750 → $61,782 (+32.2%)
Median home value	$161,800 → $169,500 (+4.8%)	$99,400 → $148,400 (+49.3%)
Median gross rent	$855 → $1,035 (+21.1%)	$739 → $743 (+0.5%)

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

South Greensburg

Population

2,1622,357

Median household income

$46,750$61,782

Median home value

$99,400$148,400

Median gross rent

$739$743

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawson Heights	South Greensburg
Under 5	6.2%	3.2%
5 to 17	6.9%	10.1%
18 to 24	13.5%	4.7%
25 to 34	10.3%	19.8%
35 to 44	8.2%	10.9%
45 to 54	10.7%	12.5%
55 to 64	19.7%	16.2%
65 to 74	12.3%	10.5%
75 and over	12.0%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawson Heights	South Greensburg
White (non-Hispanic)	98.6%	93.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawson Heights	South Greensburg
No high school diploma	0.5%	4.0%
High school graduate	45.3%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawson Heights	South Greensburg
Drove alone	83.3%	75.1%
Carpooled	5.4%	16.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	1.7%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	6.0%
Other means	2.1%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawson Heights	South Greensburg
1-unit, detached	84.2%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	8.4%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	0.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Lawson Heights	South Greensburg
Poverty rate	7.4%	6.0%
Average household size	2.06	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1960	1954