Population 1,499 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Household size in Laflin
| Period | Laflin | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.42 | 2.51 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.54 | 2.53 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.38 | 2.50 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.38 | 2.46 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.04 | −0.05 | −0.03 |
Laflin is a place of small households, averaging 2.38 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Laflin
| Period | Laflin | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 46.8 | 40.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 46.5 | 41.0 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 48.1 | 41.8 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 46.5 | 42.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | −0.3 | +1.7 | +2.3 |
Laflin skews older: half of its residents are older than 46.5, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Laflin
| Period | Laflin | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.9% | 10.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 4.1% | 10.6% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 5.8% | 10.5% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.4% | 10.7% | 11.6% |
| Change | +0.5 pts | +0.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 4.4% of households in Laflin, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Laflin
Renters in Laflin
| Period | Laflin | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.2% | 29.0% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 8.0% | 30.5% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 10.0% | 31.1% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 10.8% | 30.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | +0.6 pts | +1.7 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 10.8% of households in Laflin rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 42.2% have no mortgage at all, about the same as nationally.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Laflin
| Period | Laflin | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.3% | 10.3% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 8.3% | 10.5% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.1% | 10.7% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 5.5% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | −0.7 pts | −1.2 pts | −1.8 pts |
Empty homes are scarce in Laflin: just 5.5% sit vacant, compared with 9.6% nationally, a sign of a tight housing market.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Laflin
| Period | Laflin | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1973 | 1963 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1975 | 1964 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1974 | 1965 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1974 | 1967 | 1980 |
| Change | +0 | +4 | +6 |
Housing in Laflin leans a little older: the median home dates to 1974, against 1980 nationally. Even so, homes here are newer than in Pennsylvania overall, where the median home dates to 1967.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Laflin
| Period | Laflin | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $762 | $829 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $917 | $923 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,174 | $1,039 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,690 | $1,323 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$928 | +$494 | +$606 |
Rent in Laflin runs $1,690 a month at the median, utilities included, above the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent has climbed $928 a month since 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change. Rent takes 32.8% of the typical renter's income, just over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Laflin
Bachelor's degrees in Laflin
| Period | Laflin | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 47.0% | 27.2% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 43.8% | 28.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 46.1% | 31.8% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 46.8% | 35.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | −0.2 pts | +8.3 pts | +7.2 pts |
College graduates are unusually common in Laflin: 46.8% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's degree or higher, against 35.6% nationally. Education tends to track local incomes and the kinds of jobs nearby.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Laflin
| Period | Laflin | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 96.2% | 87.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 97.3% | 88.8% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 93.9% | 90.3% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 98.1% | 91.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +1.9 pts | +4.5 pts | +4.3 pts |
Finishing high school is nearly universal in Laflin: 98.1% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Laflin
| Period | Laflin | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.4% | 7.5% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 3.6% | 8.8% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.1% | 5.5% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.3% | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| Change | −0.2 pts | −2.1 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Laflin has been low: just 3.3% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Laflin compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laflin | 2.38 | 46.5 | 4.4% | 10.8% | 5.5% | 1974 | $1,690 | 46.8% | 98.1% | 3.3% |
| Yatesville | 2.39 | 41.1 | 17.8% | 14.7% | 11.9% | 1973 | $1,010 | 42.4% | 96.8% | 4.8% |
| Westminster | 2.21 | 47.4 | 11.3% | 13.5% | 11.3% | 1979 | $1,260 | 40.3% | 95.0% | 4.7% |
| Pittston | 2.19 | 43.0 | 12.7% | 38.5% | 7.4% | 1963 | $1,001 | 26.4% | 93.6% | 5.2% |
| Fox Hill | 1.60 | 55.3 | 3.1% | 33.9% | 5.9% | 1989 | $1,662 | 29.5% | 95.3% | 14.5% |
| West Pittston | 2.15 | 41.1 | 10.0% | 47.5% | 9.1% | 1948 | $977 | 37.0% | 97.2% | 1.6% |
| Exeter | 2.28 | 48.6 | 8.5% | 22.9% | 13.6% | 1970 | $922 | 26.3% | 91.1% | 5.9% |
| Hughestown | 2.32 | 40.7 | 11.6% | 28.3% | 8.0% | 1963 | $1,048 | 27.8% | 96.3% | 4.5% |
| Plains | 2.30 | 44.0 | 11.1% | 29.0% | 7.6% | 1954 | $1,043 | 30.4% | 93.8% | 7.7% |
| Dupont | 2.12 | 46.2 | 10.7% | 33.8% | 9.4% | 1947 | $1,045 | 19.0% | 97.6% | 10.0% |
| West Wyoming | 2.14 | 48.3 | 9.3% | 20.1% | 5.5% | 1957 | $1,033 | 25.9% | 94.7% | 5.6% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Laflin. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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