Laboratory

Population: 993
Median household income: $94,145
Median home value: $214,600

Laboratory is a community in Washington County, Pennsylvania, home to 993 residents. The median household income of $94,145 is above the Washington County median ($77,487).

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 14.5% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 95.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 993
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $94,145
Median home value: $214,600
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 319
Homeownership rate: 75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2023	993	$94,145	$214,600

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

Age distribution

Under 513.7%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	136	13.7%
5 to 17	138	13.9%
18 to 24	113	11.4%
25 to 34	90	9.1%
35 to 44	92	9.3%
45 to 54	137	13.8%
55 to 64	144	14.5%
65 to 74	76	7.7%
75 and over	67	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	947	95.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	40	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate41.6%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	63	10.4%
High school graduate	252	41.6%
Some college or associate's	173	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	67	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	51	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone89.2%

Carpooled10.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	337	89.2%
Carpooled	41	10.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	125	33.1%
15 to 29 min	180	47.6%
30 to 44 min	61	16.1%
45 to 59 min	12	3.2%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.11
Poverty rate: 15.3% (152 of 993)

	Count	Share
Family households	250	78.4%
Nonfamily households	69	21.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	319	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	241	75.5%
Renter-occupied	78	24.5%

1-unit, detached80.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units19.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	257	80.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	62	19.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4240712
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.78 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.1514, -80.2147