Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Lancaster County, Pennsylvania is among the highest in the country for total population (126th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States	Rank
Total Population	557,931	13,018,639	334,922,499	126th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$86,959	$77,971	$80,734	374th of 3,221
Median Age	39.4	40.9	38.9	2299th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	32.4%	35.2%	35.7%	605th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$301,100	$254,500	$332,700	620th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,357	$1,209	$1,413	356th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.2%	11.7%	12.5%	2830th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.4%	5.3%	5.2%	2336th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	591.1	291.0	n/a	291st of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.8%	7.7%	14.1%	842nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.3	n/a	n/a	429th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	69.8%	69.3%	65.2%	2316th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.8	26.3	26.4	1732nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.6%	15.6%	15.1%	866th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.3%	n/a	n/a	1386th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	56.4%	46.2%	46.9%	448th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.4%	n/a	n/a	1174th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	79.1%	73.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11.5%	8.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	10.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	3.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	3.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	35.8	44.6	61.4

Age in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Median Age	39.4	40.9	38.9
Under 18 %	23.1%	20.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.8%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.9%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.6%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.6%	19.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Households	212,748	5,274,853	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	69.0%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.6%	27.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.6%	16.2%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.9%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	29.2%	34.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Per Capita Income	$43,128	$44,355	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.1%	15.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.7%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.8%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	11.5%	11.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.2%	11.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	22.3%	26.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.2%	14.4%	n/a

Housing in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing Units	219,224	5,806,452	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	55.4%	56.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	12.6%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	3.0%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,965.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	30.2%	30.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.5%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,975	$3,311	n/a

Education in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than High School	12.5%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.7%	32.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	21.4%	24.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.6%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.8%	14.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.7%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.8%	68.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.7%	3.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.5%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	30.0%	26.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.9%	8.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.6%	10.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in State of Residence	74.0%	70.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.6%	4.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.2%	3.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	83.2%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.8%	5.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	12.7%	9.9%	16.7%

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