Lansford - Carbon county

Population 4,230

Lansford, Pennsylvania

Lansford, Pennsylvania is 25 miles NW of Allentown, Pennsylvania and 71 miles NW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is in Carbon county. The town is part of the Allentown - Bethlehem - Easton metro area. The population of Lansford is 4,230.

The People and Families of Lansford

In Lansford, about 44% of adults are married. Adults in Lansford are more likely than in most places to live alone. There are a lot of singles in the town.

Lansford has disproportionaly more women residents than most towns. Seniors are common in the town.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Lansford had a median family income of $37,773.

Lansford Housing

Of the housing in Lansford, approximately 69% is occupied by their owners. The average age of homes in the town is noticeably higher than in other similarly-sized communities. Property taxes in Lansford are low by Pennsylvania standards.

Commuting

In Lansford, 93% of commuters drive to work.

Lansford Population (2000)

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	4,230	100%
Male	1,932	45.7%
Female	2,298	54.3%
Under 18	953	22.5%
18+	3,277	77.5%
65+	1,079	25.5%
Median Age	41
Average Family Size	2.92
White	4,153	98.2%
African-American	15	0.4%
Asian	13	0.3%
American Indian & Alaskan	3	0.1%
Other	12	0.3%
Mixed Race	31	0.7%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	60	1.4%
Median Family Income (1999)	$37,773
Population In Poverty	599	14.3%

Lansford Ancestry

Ancestry	Percent
Slovak	21.5%
German	15.5%
Polish	11.7%
Italian	9.2%
Irish	8%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	5.1%
US/American	4.8%
Dutch	4.6%
Welsh	4.2%
Scotch-Irish	1.6%
Pennsylvania German	1.5%
English	1.2%
Czech	1.2%
Czechoslovakian	1.1%
French (except Basque)	1%
Scottish	1%
Greek	0.9%
Hungarian	0.8%
Croatian	0.8%
Ukrainian	0.8%
Austrian	0.7%
Slavic	0.7%
Russian	0.5%
Lithuanian	0.5%
Swiss	0.3%
Slovene	0.3%
Lebanese	0.3%
Yugoslavian	0.2%