Lemont Furnace

Population: 582
Median household income: $60,000
Median home value: $68,900

Located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Lemont Furnace is a community with a population of 582. The median household income of $60,000 is above the Fayette County median ($56,093).

Between 2019 and 2023, Lemont Furnace's population declined 42.4% from 1,011 to 582, while its median home value rose 7.2% from $64,300 to $68,900.

32.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 83.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 582
Median age: 46.0 yrs
Median household income: $60,000
Median home value: $68,900
Median gross rent: $773
Housing units: 252
Homeownership rate: 83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,011582

Median household income

$38,281$60,000

Median home value

$64,300$68,900

Median gross rent

$694$773

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,011	$38,281	$64,300	$694
2020	897	$48,482	$70,000	$594
2021	1,023	$48,523	$68,800	$721
2022	1,034	$46,250	$68,900	$768
2023	582	$60,000	$68,900	$773

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 347.6%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5417.4%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7416.8%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	36	6.2%
5 to 17	116	19.9%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	44	7.6%
35 to 44	70	12.0%
45 to 54	101	17.4%
55 to 64	82	14.1%
65 to 74	98	16.8%
75 and over	35	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	524	90.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	13	2.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	19	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	26	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.9%

High school graduate40.0%

Some college or associate's12.3%

Bachelor's degree8.1%

Graduate or professional degree24.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	64	14.9%
High school graduate	172	40.0%
Some college or associate's	53	12.3%
Bachelor's degree	35	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	106	24.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone90.8%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	158	90.8%
Carpooled	7	4.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	5.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	48	29.1%
15 to 29 min	63	38.2%
30 to 44 min	38	23.0%
45 to 59 min	16	9.7%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 10.0% (58 of 582)

	Count	Share
Family households	151	66.2%
Nonfamily households	77	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	228	90.5%
Vacant	24	9.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	191	83.8%
Renter-occupied	37	16.2%

1-unit, detached59.9%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other27.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	151	59.9%
1-unit, attached	12	4.8%
2 to 4 units	19	7.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	70	27.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4242640
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.03 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.9111, -79.6630