Lake Winola vs Nicholson

A side-by-side comparison of Lake Winola and Nicholson: population, income, housing, and more.

Lake Winola and Nicholson are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lake Winola has the higher population (699 vs 628 in Nicholson). Nicholson has the higher median household income ($66,111 vs $49,455 in Lake Winola). Lake Winola has the higher median home value ($210,300 vs $185,900 in Nicholson).

Population, income & housing

	Lake Winola	Nicholson
Population	699	628
Median age	49.3 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$49,455	$66,111
Median home value	$210,300	$185,900
Median gross rent	$856	$729
Housing units	512	278
Homeownership rate	70.0%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.1%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	14.2%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake Winola	Nicholson
Population	662 → 699 (+5.6%)	670 → 628 (-6.3%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $49,455 (-15.8%)	$56,964 → $66,111 (+16.1%)
Median home value	$195,000 → $210,300 (+7.8%)	$142,700 → $185,900 (+30.3%)
Median gross rent	$713 → $856 (+20.1%)	$791 → $729 (-7.8%)

Lake Winola

Population

662699

Median household income

$58,750$49,455

Median home value

$195,000$210,300

Median gross rent

$713$856

Nicholson

Population

670628

Median household income

$56,964$66,111

Median home value

$142,700$185,900

Median gross rent

$791$729

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake Winola	Nicholson
Under 5	0.0%	5.9%
5 to 17	14.0%	23.4%
18 to 24	8.3%	8.4%
25 to 34	10.6%	14.6%
35 to 44	7.3%	14.6%
45 to 54	21.7%	8.8%
55 to 64	12.2%	8.6%
65 to 74	15.6%	11.9%
75 and over	10.3%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake Winola	Nicholson
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	94.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake Winola	Nicholson
No high school diploma	1.8%	5.6%
High school graduate	47.9%	42.7%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake Winola	Nicholson
Drove alone	97.6%	78.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	2.4%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake Winola	Nicholson
1-unit, detached	82.8%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	12.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.2%
20 or more units	3.9%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lake Winola	Nicholson
Poverty rate	16.0%	19.1%
Average household size	2.07	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1948	1938