Lawson Heights vs West Newton

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

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

West Newton has the higher population (2,630 vs 2,552 in Lawson Heights). Lawson Heights has the higher median household income ($64,844 vs $47,250 in West Newton). Lawson Heights has the higher median home value ($169,500 vs $130,300 in West Newton).

Population, income & housing

	Lawson Heights	West Newton
Population	2,552	2,630
Median age	50.1 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$64,844	$47,250
Median home value	$169,500	$130,300
Median gross rent	$1,035	$639
Housing units	1,237	1,414
Homeownership rate	72.7%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawson Heights	West Newton
Population	2,564 → 2,552 (-0.5%)	2,646 → 2,630 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$76,786 → $64,844 (-15.6%)	$40,878 → $47,250 (+15.6%)
Median home value	$161,800 → $169,500 (+4.8%)	$108,100 → $130,300 (+20.5%)
Median gross rent	$855 → $1,035 (+21.1%)	$450 → $639 (+42.0%)

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

West Newton

Population

2,6462,630

Median household income

$40,878$47,250

Median home value

$108,100$130,300

Median gross rent

$450$639

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawson Heights	West Newton
Under 5	6.2%	5.2%
5 to 17	6.9%	11.3%
18 to 24	13.5%	4.2%
25 to 34	10.3%	14.5%
35 to 44	8.2%	10.4%
45 to 54	10.7%	10.4%
55 to 64	19.7%	17.9%
65 to 74	12.3%	16.9%
75 and over	12.0%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawson Heights	West Newton
White (non-Hispanic)	98.6%	88.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawson Heights	West Newton
No high school diploma	0.5%	9.4%
High school graduate	45.3%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawson Heights	West Newton
Drove alone	83.3%	84.4%
Carpooled	5.4%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	5.8%
Other means	2.1%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawson Heights	West Newton
1-unit, detached	84.2%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	11.1%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lawson Heights	West Newton
Poverty rate	7.4%	18.6%
Average household size	2.06	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	22	31
Median year structure built	1960	1948