Lightstreet

Population: 1,273
Median household income: $40,658
Median home value: $152,200

Located in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, Lightstreet is a community with a population of 1,273. At $40,658, its median household income sits below Columbia County's $61,992.

From 2019 to 2023, Lightstreet's population grew 30.2% from 978 to 1,273, while its median home value rose 15.2% from $132,100 to $152,200.

32.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 72.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,273
Median age: 43.4 yrs
Median household income: $40,658
Median home value: $152,200
Median gross rent: $1,055
Housing units: 583
Homeownership rate: 72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9781,273

Median household income

$50,938$40,658

Median home value

$132,100$152,200

Median gross rent

$689$1,055

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	978	$50,938	$132,100	$689
2020	1,109	$53,403	$132,900	$766
2021	1,183	$53,646	$132,600	$818
2022	1,298	$42,000	$145,500	$895
2023	1,273	$40,658	$152,200	$1,055

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1720.8%

18 to 243.8%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 547.9%

55 to 647.9%

65 to 7422.5%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	70	5.5%
5 to 17	265	20.8%
18 to 24	49	3.8%
25 to 34	140	11.0%
35 to 44	172	13.5%
45 to 54	101	7.9%
55 to 64	101	7.9%
65 to 74	287	22.5%
75 and over	88	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,205	94.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	28	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	40	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate42.9%

Some college or associate's18.6%

Bachelor's degree14.8%

Graduate or professional degree17.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	57	6.4%
High school graduate	381	42.9%
Some college or associate's	165	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	132	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	154	17.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone69.2%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home23.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	323	69.2%
Carpooled	33	7.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	111	23.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	137	38.5%
15 to 29 min	129	36.2%
30 to 44 min	37	10.4%
45 to 59 min	53	14.9%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 23.4% (298 of 1,273)

	Count	Share
Family households	347	66.5%
Nonfamily households	175	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	522	89.5%
Vacant	61	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	380	72.8%
Renter-occupied	142	27.2%

1-unit, detached56.6%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other34.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	330	56.6%
1-unit, attached	11	1.9%
2 to 4 units	42	7.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	200	34.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4243224
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 41.0398, -76.4187