Lake Winola vs West Falls

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

Lake Winola and West Falls 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 352 in West Falls). West Falls has the higher median household income ($60,750 vs $49,455 in Lake Winola). Lake Winola has the higher median home value ($210,300 vs $156,300 in West Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Lake Winola	West Falls
Population	699	352
Median age	49.3 yrs	56.7 yrs
Median household income	$49,455	$60,750
Median home value	$210,300	$156,300
Median gross rent	$856	$725
Housing units	512	241
Homeownership rate	70.0%	89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.1%	31.1%
Unemployment rate	14.2%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake Winola	West Falls
Population	662 → 699 (+5.6%)	373 → 352 (-5.6%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $49,455 (-15.8%)	$49,250 → $60,750 (+23.4%)
Median home value	$195,000 → $210,300 (+7.8%)	$145,300 → $156,300 (+7.6%)
Median gross rent	$713 → $856 (+20.1%)	$629 → $725 (+15.3%)

Lake Winola

Population

662699

Median household income

$58,750$49,455

Median home value

$195,000$210,300

Median gross rent

$713$856

West Falls

Population

373352

Median household income

$49,250$60,750

Median home value

$145,300$156,300

Median gross rent

$629$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake Winola	West Falls
Under 5	0.0%	1.1%
5 to 17	14.0%	10.2%
18 to 24	8.3%	8.2%
25 to 34	10.6%	5.4%
35 to 44	7.3%	7.4%
45 to 54	21.7%	16.2%
55 to 64	12.2%	15.6%
65 to 74	15.6%	25.6%
75 and over	10.3%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake Winola	West Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	96.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
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%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake Winola	West Falls
No high school diploma	1.8%	8.8%
High school graduate	47.9%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake Winola	West Falls
Drove alone	97.6%	73.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	10.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake Winola	West Falls
1-unit, detached	82.8%	80.9%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.3%
20 or more units	3.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	14.1%

Poverty & households

	Lake Winola	West Falls
Poverty rate	16.0%	7.1%
Average household size	2.07	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1948	1962