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Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania. A town in Pennsylvania, home to 1,635 people.
The best of East Lackawannock Township’s subject grades are an A− for schools and a B+ for incomes; the weakest is a C for walkability. 28% of residents are under 18 in East Lackawannock Township, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (22%). On the outdoors, just 153 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do worse. East Lackawannock Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where East Lackawannock Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far East Lackawannock Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,701 in 2000, 1,670 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2016 and 3 maps from 1905 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in East Lackawannock Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in East Lackawannock Township.
One of its 3 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Public schools: Mercer Area SD. East Lackawannock Township’s only public school teaches 567 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer Area El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 567 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 68% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 86% of East Lackawannock Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
East Lackawannock Township’s typical July afternoon high stands at 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 31%, against 35% across Pennsylvania. In East Lackawannock Township, the median age is 37 years. The share of residents in East Lackawannock Township who are 65 or older: 19%.
| East Lackawannock Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 21% | 18% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.6 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| East Lackawannock Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.6% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.1% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.6% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.3% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.4% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.6% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.7% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.8% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.5% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.8% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.9% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.5% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
For most workers, East Lackawannock Township is a place to come home to: only 3% work in town. In East Lackawannock Township, 4.3% of workers do their job from home. Half of commuters travel less than 13 miles. Jobs in East Lackawannock Township grew by 44 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 662.
| East Lackawannock Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 4.3% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Across 1 park or preserve: 0.8 miles of trail. One park or preserve covers 4 acres in East Lackawannock Township.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brandy Springs Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
18% of adults binge drink in East Lackawannock Township. Among adults in the town, 40% sleep under 7 hours and 15% report frequent physical distress.
| East Lackawannock Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | East Lackawannock Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.6% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 18.7% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3 within 15 miles of the center of East Lackawannock Township
About 5 of every 100 East Lackawannock Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
East Lackawannock Township is a township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,666 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 1,682 in 2010.
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5 towns share a border with East Lackawannock Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Lackawannock Township | — | — | B | — | A− | B− |
| Lackawannock Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | B− |
| Findley Township | #646 | B− | B− | — | A− | C+ |
| Mercer | — | — | A− | — | A− | C+ |
| Springfield Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | B− |
| Coolspring Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | C+ |
East Lackawannock Township, Lackawannock Township, Mercer, Springfield Township and Coolspring Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. East Lackawannock Township, Lackawannock Township, Findley Township, Mercer, Springfield Township and Coolspring Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare East Lackawannock Township with a neighbor →
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Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.