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Lancaster County
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
At a Glance
Population 552,984 County Seat Lancaster County Courthouse State FIPS 42 County FIPS 071 Num Towns 60 Census-Designated Places 44 Total Town Population 225,831 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 553,202 Median Age 39.0 Veterans 25,835 Housing Units 216,592 Uninsured 21,526 Net Migration (recent) -2,012 Growing No
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 13,778 Total Employees 245,184 Avg Annual Pay $59,966 Median Household Income $81,458 Poverty Rate 8.2% Unemployment Rate 3.4% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $82,509 Federal Spending FY2024 $3,477,670,755 Federal Spending Per Capita $6,289
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $263,600 Median Rent $1,221 FMR Studio $986 FMR 1BR $1,106 FMR 2BR $1,393 FMR 3BR $1,820 FMR 4BR $1,847
Health & Safety
Hospitals 305 EMS Stations 183 Fire Stations 183 Police Stations 183 Adult Smoking 16.7% Adult Obesity 35.2% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 29.6 Air Quality Good Days 189
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 17.77 Electric Customers 5534580 Towns with Broadband Data 61 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 61
Community
Churches 454 Libraries 63 Historic Places (NRHP) 215 Homeless Population 597 Schools 750 SNAP Stores 382 Bank Branches 156
Agriculture
Total Farms 4,184 Land in Farms (acres) 282,175 Avg Farm Size (acres) 67.4 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-30 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM 2016-03-23 EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2014-02-06 EM HURRICANE SANDY 2012-10-29 DR TROPICAL STORM LEE 2011-09-12 EM REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE 2011-09-08 DR SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND SNOWSTORMS 2010-04-16 DR SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES 2006-06-30 EM HURRICANE KATRINA 2005-09-10
Detailed Topics
Communities in Lancaster County
Lancaster — pop 58,039Ephrata — pop 13,794Elizabethtown — pop 11,639Columbia — pop 10,207Lititz — pop 9,381Willow Street — pop 9,149Mount Joy — pop 8,325Millersville — pop 7,903Leola — pop 7,465New Holland — pop 5,743Manheim — pop 5,046East Petersburg — pop 4,573Akron — pop 4,152Maytown — pop 4,098Denver — pop 3,792Reamstown — pop 3,367Strasburg — pop 3,117Mountville — pop 3,017Bowmansville — pop 2,989Salunga — pop 2,963Rothsville — pop 2,960Quarryville — pop 2,843Marietta — pop 2,623Swartzville — pop 2,273Rheems — pop 2,253Landisville — pop 2,196Gap — pop 2,186Clay — pop 1,869Reinholds — pop 1,786Lampeter — pop 1,737Bainbridge — pop 1,536Intercourse — pop 1,494Terre Hill — pop 1,357Paradise — pop 1,305Brickerville — pop 1,277Conestoga — pop 1,163East Earl — pop 1,113Christiana — pop 1,112Fivepointville — pop 1,090Blue Ball — pop 1,084
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
