Lorane, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

4,601

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

46.3

6.93% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

6.46%

3.13% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$84,293

2.06% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$259,900

Population & Diversity

Lorane, PA is home to a population of 4.6k people, from which 97.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.82% of Lorane, PA residents were born outside of the country (314 people).

In 2024, there were 14.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.93k people) in Lorane, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 269 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 139 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.7%

2024 Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.7% of Lorane, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lorane, PA was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lorane, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lorane, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.93k ± 1.01k
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
269 ± 296
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
139 ± 177

2.43%

Hispanic Population

112 people

2.43% of the people in Lorane, PA are hispanic (112 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lorane, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
103,235 ± 7,857 people
India
102,082 ± 7,813 people
China
73,024 ± 6,616 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 103,235 Pennsylvania residents, followed by India with 102,082 and China with 73,024.

Foreign-Born Population

6.82%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

314 people

3.69%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

171 people

As of 2024, 6.82% of Lorane, PA residents (314 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lorane, PA was 3.69%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lorane, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

168 ± 87

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Lorane, PA.

Economy

The economy of Lorane, PA employs 2.39k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lorane, PA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (337 people), Retail Trade (325 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (266 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($135,676), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($135,277), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($79,034).

Employment

Occupations

2.39k

2024 Value

± 455

1.18%

1 Year growth

± 26.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lorane, PA grew at a rate of 1.18%, from 2.37k employees to 2.39k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lorane, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (321 people), Management Occupations (320 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (207 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lorane, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.39k

2024 Value

± 455

1.18%

1 Year growth

± 26.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lorane, PA grew at a rate of 1.18%, from 2.37k employees to 2.39k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lorane, PA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (337 people), Retail Trade (325 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (266 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lorane, PA, though some of these residents may live in Lorane, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$77,754

Median earning men ± $13,358

$46,667

Median earning women ± $8,351

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($110,500), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($82,962), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($79,619).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($135,605), Manufacturing ($71,838), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($53,828).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lorane, PA was $259,900 in 2024, which is 0.781 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $236,100 to $259,900, a 10.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Lorane, PA is 80%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lorane, PA have an average commute time of 27.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lorane, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$259,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$32,995

$1,434

Median Property Taxes

±$308

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lorane, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lorane, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

80%

Homeownership

2024

58.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 80% of the housing units in Lorane, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lorane, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$84,293

Median Household Income

± $21,228

1.79k

Number of Households

± 358

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.79k households in Lorane, PA declined from $84,293 from the previous year's value of $86,064.

The following chart displays the households in Lorane, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lorane, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (74.7%)
Worked At Home (21.3%)
Carpooled (1.8%)

In 2024, 74.7% of workers in Lorane, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.3%) and those who carpooled to work (1.8%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lorane, PA have a longer commute time (27.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.96% of the workforce in Lorane, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lorane, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lorane, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lorane, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.46% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lorane, PA (297 out of 4.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lorane, PA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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