Lawson Heights vs Youngwood

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

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

Youngwood has the higher population (2,936 vs 2,552 in Lawson Heights). Lawson Heights has the higher median household income ($64,844 vs $60,795 in Youngwood). Lawson Heights has the higher median home value ($169,500 vs $160,400 in Youngwood).

Population, income & housing

	Lawson Heights	Youngwood
Population	2,552	2,936
Median age	50.1 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,844	$60,795
Median home value	$169,500	$160,400
Median gross rent	$1,035	$826
Housing units	1,237	1,543
Homeownership rate	72.7%	60.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawson Heights	Youngwood
Population	2,564 → 2,552 (-0.5%)	2,900 → 2,936 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$76,786 → $64,844 (-15.6%)	$52,711 → $60,795 (+15.3%)
Median home value	$161,800 → $169,500 (+4.8%)	$113,000 → $160,400 (+41.9%)
Median gross rent	$855 → $1,035 (+21.1%)	$663 → $826 (+24.6%)

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

Youngwood

Population

2,9002,936

Median household income

$52,711$60,795

Median home value

$113,000$160,400

Median gross rent

$663$826

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawson Heights	Youngwood
Under 5	6.2%	2.3%
5 to 17	6.9%	14.6%
18 to 24	13.5%	7.1%
25 to 34	10.3%	11.1%
35 to 44	8.2%	12.7%
45 to 54	10.7%	14.3%
55 to 64	19.7%	14.4%
65 to 74	12.3%	12.8%
75 and over	12.0%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawson Heights	Youngwood
White (non-Hispanic)	98.6%	94.6%
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%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.4%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawson Heights	Youngwood
No high school diploma	0.5%	4.4%
High school graduate	45.3%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawson Heights	Youngwood
Drove alone	83.3%	84.9%
Carpooled	5.4%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.7%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	4.7%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawson Heights	Youngwood
1-unit, detached	84.2%	67.2%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	11.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Lawson Heights	Youngwood
Poverty rate	7.4%	5.0%
Average household size	2.06	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1960	1962