Ephrata vs Lititz

A side-by-side comparison of Ephrata and Lititz: population, income, housing, and more.

Ephrata and Lititz are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ephrata has the higher population (13,729 vs 9,599 in Lititz). Lititz has the higher median household income ($82,861 vs $68,117 in Ephrata). Lititz has the higher median home value ($264,600 vs $215,100 in Ephrata).

Population, income & housing

	Ephrata	Lititz
Population	13,729	9,599
Median age	36.8 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$68,117	$82,861
Median home value	$215,100	$264,600
Median gross rent	$1,070	$1,207
Housing units	5,905	4,137
Homeownership rate	54.3%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	38.3%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ephrata	Lititz
Population	13,810 → 13,729 (-0.6%)	9,335 → 9,599 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$51,954 → $68,117 (+31.1%)	$64,343 → $82,861 (+28.8%)
Median home value	$155,400 → $215,100 (+38.4%)	$196,000 → $264,600 (+35.0%)
Median gross rent	$860 → $1,070 (+24.4%)	$1,005 → $1,207 (+20.1%)

Ephrata

Population

13,81013,729

Median household income

$51,954$68,117

Median home value

$155,400$215,100

Median gross rent

$860$1,070

Lititz

Population

9,3359,599

Median household income

$64,343$82,861

Median home value

$196,000$264,600

Median gross rent

$1,005$1,207

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ephrata	Lititz
Under 5	6.3%	6.8%
5 to 17	17.4%	15.4%
18 to 24	6.0%	5.9%
25 to 34	17.2%	13.9%
35 to 44	12.7%	12.1%
45 to 54	10.9%	10.4%
55 to 64	11.8%	9.3%
65 to 74	8.8%	13.4%
75 and over	9.0%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ephrata	Lititz
White (non-Hispanic)	83.8%	89.8%
Black or African American	3.3%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.3%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ephrata	Lititz
No high school diploma	11.6%	3.9%
High school graduate	42.1%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	15.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ephrata	Lititz
Drove alone	80.1%	79.1%
Carpooled	11.0%	2.9%
Public transit	0.1%	2.5%
Walked	3.4%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	7.4%
Other means	0.4%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ephrata	Lititz
1-unit, detached	35.9%	42.9%
1-unit, attached	30.5%	28.0%
2 to 4 units	14.2%	12.3%
5 to 19 units	13.3%	10.1%
20 or more units	4.3%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ephrata	Lititz
Poverty rate	9.3%	2.6%
Average household size	2.33	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1968	1962