CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lansford

Pennsylvania · 4,583 residents · 1.54 sq mi

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Lansford is a city of 4,583 people in Pennsylvania. The median age is 41.0, about 8 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $29,900. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. Households here earn about 37% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. Median household income is $18,258, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 41.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,583

+8%vs 2000

vs 4,230 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.0

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 41.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.54 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(288)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.9%(272)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(250)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.8%(218)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(287)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(646)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.3%(516)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.5%(300)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412%(550)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7415.9%(729)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.8%(448)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(79)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,258

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,478 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,916

−31%vs 2000

vs $14,347 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.4%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,900

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$258

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $385 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.7%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.5% in 2000

29.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(4,118)

Black0.3%(12)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(60)

Asian0.3%(13)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(4,548)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(70)

Asian0.2%(9)

Other0.6%(26)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American2.6%(110)

Colombian2.6%(110)

Puerto Rican2.1%(88)

Central American1.8%(73)

Guatemalan1.3%(55)

Mexican0.6%(24)

Salvadoran0.3%(12)

Honduran0.1%(6)

Asian origin

Korean0.5%(21)

Ancestry

German19.4%(806)

Irish15.1%(629)

Italian11.4%(473)

English6.1%(254)

Polish6.1%(254)

Dutch4.6%(193)

Slovak4.3%(177)

Welsh3.5%(147)

American2.4%(99)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(65)

Hungarian1.2%(49)

Scottish0.9%(39)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.7%(29)

French0.6%(24)

Haitian0.4%(18)

Portuguese0.2%(9)

French Canadian0.2%(8)

Norwegian0.2%(8)

Russian0.2%(8)

Austrian0.2%(7)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.7%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.6%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.6 min

−18%vs 2000

vs 24.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married48.4%(781)

Married38.6%(623)

Widowed6.9%(111)

Divorced6.2%(100)

Women 15+

Never married42.3%(697)

Married33.6%(553)

Widowed8.3%(136)

Divorced15.8%(261)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.7%

−11.8 ptssince 2013

from 17.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

33.5%

−9.0 ptssince 2020

from 42.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.9%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 9.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.8%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

48.8%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 48.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.8%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

43.0%

−6.6 ptssince 2020

from 49.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

66.0%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 63.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)2.8%(9)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23%(73)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.8%(101)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.2%(7)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 318 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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