Lima

Population: 2,834
Median household income: $76,953
Median home value: $372,300

Located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Lima is a community with a population of 2,834. Its median household income of $76,953 runs below the Delaware County figure of $88,576.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lima's population grew 46.2% from 1,938 to 2,834, while its median home value rose 31.4% from $283,300 to $372,300.

18.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1984.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,834
Median age: 66.3 yrs
Median household income: $76,953
Median home value: $372,300
Median gross rent: $2,343
Housing units: 1,305
Homeownership rate: 41.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.7%
Unemployment rate: 11.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9382,834

Median household income

$49,896$76,953

Median home value

$283,300$372,300

Median gross rent

$2,428$2,343

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,938	$49,896	$283,300	$2,428
2020	2,051	$44,821	$285,100	$2,548
2021	2,284	$59,513	$309,100	$2,389
2022	2,644	$67,560	$342,600	$2,433
2023	2,834	$76,953	$372,300	$2,343

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.2%

5 to 1710.5%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 347.0%

35 to 446.1%

45 to 542.8%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over40.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	63	2.2%
5 to 17	298	10.5%
18 to 24	171	6.0%
25 to 34	198	7.0%
35 to 44	173	6.1%
45 to 54	80	2.8%
55 to 64	422	14.9%
65 to 74	290	10.2%
75 and over	1,139	40.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,704	95.4%
Black or African American	84	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	44	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	2	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate34.6%

Some college or associate's20.8%

Bachelor's degree19.2%

Graduate or professional degree18.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	157	6.8%
High school graduate	797	34.6%
Some college or associate's	479	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	441	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	428	18.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone78.8%

Carpooled2.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.7%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	499	78.8%
Carpooled	17	2.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	106	16.7%
Other means	11	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	114	21.6%
15 to 29 min	120	22.8%
30 to 44 min	237	45.0%
45 to 59 min	12	2.3%
60+ min	44	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.95
Poverty rate: 6.7% (143 of 2,148)

	Count	Share
Family households	503	45.8%
Nonfamily households	596	54.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,099	84.2%
Vacant	206	15.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	457	41.6%
Renter-occupied	642	58.4%

1-unit, detached18.4%

1-unit, attached10.2%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units70.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	240	18.4%
1-unit, attached	133	10.2%
2 to 4 units	15	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	917	70.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4243272
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.47 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.9194, -75.4415