Lanesboro, PA

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Lanesboro, Pennsylvania

Lanesboro, Pennsylvania, in Susquehanna county, is 38 miles N of Scranton, Pennsylvania (center to center) and 111 miles NW of Newark, New Jersey. About 588 people people live in Lanesboro.

The People and Families of Lanesboro

In Lanesboro, about 51% of adults are married. Single people feel welcome in Lanesboro, and many people make their homes without family or roommates living with them. Singles, rather than married couples, seem the order of the day in the town.

Kinder? Gentler? Well at least we can say that women form a particularly large portion of the population in Lanesboro.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Lanesboro had a median family income of $34,844. As it happens, more people than usual in Lanesboro are able to work from their homes.

Lanesboro Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Lanesboro, about 60% are lived in by their owners, not renters. The average year in which most residences in the town were built is earlier than in most places. Renting one (or even zero) bedroom apartments is pretty common in Lanesboro. If you're looking for affordable rentals, the town is one place with an advantage over most places in Pennsylvania.

Commuting

In Lanesboro, 90% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Lanesboro strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Pennsylvania):

Category	Trophy
Affordability of Rents (vs. State)	Top 6%

Comparative Profile of Lanesboro, PA

Comparing Lanesboro to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Pennsylvania (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Female Share of the Population
Age of the Population
Senior Citizens
Well-Paid Single Women
Racial Diversity
Well-Paid Single Men
Children Under 5 Years Old
Male Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults
People Above Poverty

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Walking and Biking to Work
Short Commute Times
Public Transportation Use

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Affordability of Property Taxes
Housing Recently Built

Category	Value
Near Medium City	38 miles N of Scranton, Pennsylvania (center to center)
Nearest Large City	111 miles NW of Newark, New Jersey
County	Susquehanna
P.O. Box Zip Codes	18827
Phone Area Codes	570
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	41.957
Longitude	-75.584

Station	DEPOSIT
Distance	10.9 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 32 F
Apr Temp	33 to 58 F
Jul Temp	57 to 81 F
Oct Temp	38 to 61 F
Annual Precip	43.4 inches

Station	PLEASANT MOUNT 1 W
Distance	17 miles
Jan Temp	10 to 28 F
Apr Temp	31 to 52 F
Jul Temp	54 to 76 F
Oct Temp	34 to 56 F
Annual Precip	48.8 inches

Station	BINGHAMTON BROOME CO AP
Distance	26.5 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 28 F
Apr Temp	35 to 53 F
Jul Temp	59 to 78 F
Oct Temp	40 to 57 F
Annual Precip	38.6 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	588	100%
Male	262	44.6%
Female	326	55.4%
Under 18	151	25.7%
18+	437	74.3%
65+	119	20.2%
Median Age	41.6
Average Family Size	3.04
White	575	97.8%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	9	1.5%
American Indian & Alaskan	1	0.2%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	2	0.3%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	4	0.7%
Median Family Income (1999)	$34,844
Population In Poverty	122	19.5%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	574
Growth	-14
Growth %	-2.39%

Ancestry	Percent
US/American	17.2%
English	15.8%
German	14.4%
Irish	13%
Italian	12.5%
French (except Basque)	4.2%
Polish	4.2%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	2.6%
Welsh	2.6%
Dutch	2.1%
Danish	1.9%
European	1.4%
Russian	1.4%
Croatian	1.4%
Swedish	1.4%
Hungarian	0.9%
British	0.9%
Serbian	0.7%
Slovak	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	0.5%
Austrian	0.5%
Scottish	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Lanesboro	588	$34,844
Great Bend	700	$39,464
Hallstead	1,216	$37,708
New Milford	878	$33,571
Starrucca	216	$37,750
Thompson	299	$31,635
Union Dale	368	$33,125

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