Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

65 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 555,151
Median household income: $83,703
Median home value: $279,400

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania counts 555,151 residents. 65 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $83,703 is above the Pennsylvania median ($76,081).

Between 2019 and 2023, Lancaster County's population grew 2.6% from 540,999 to 555,151, while its median household income rose 26.7% from $66,056 to $83,703.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 79.8% of the population. 73.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 555,151
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $83,703
Median home value: $279,400
Median gross rent: $1,289
Housing units: 217,863
Homeownership rate: 69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

540,999555,151

Median household income

$66,056$83,703

Median home value

$209,400$279,400

Median gross rent

$1,009$1,289

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	540,999	$66,056	$209,400	$1,009
2020	543,050	$69,588	$218,700	$1,050
2021	550,480	$73,688	$229,300	$1,114
2022	553,202	$81,458	$263,600	$1,221
2023	555,151	$83,703	$279,400	$1,289

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	34,742	6.3%
5 to 17	94,351	17.0%
18 to 24	48,520	8.7%
25 to 34	71,791	12.9%
35 to 44	65,642	11.8%
45 to 54	62,178	11.2%
55 to 64	71,347	12.9%
65 to 74	58,662	10.6%
75 and over	47,918	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	442,954	79.8%
Black or African American	18,912	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	253	0.0%
Asian	13,012	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	67	0.0%
Some other race	2,598	0.5%
Two or more races	14,781	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	62,574	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.9%

High school graduate34.5%

Some college or associate's21.7%

Bachelor's degree19.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	48,520	12.9%
High school graduate	130,089	34.5%
Some college or associate's	81,986	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	74,352	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	42,591	11.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone73.3%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.8%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	201,518	73.3%
Carpooled	27,516	10.0%
Public transit	2,212	0.8%
Walked	9,690	3.5%
Bicycle	1,854	0.7%
Worked from home	28,232	10.3%
Other means	3,809	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	72,352	29.3%
15 to 29 min	98,983	40.1%
30 to 44 min	44,851	18.2%
45 to 59 min	15,663	6.4%
60+ min	14,750	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 8.7% (47,050 of 540,613)

	Count	Share
Family households	145,236	69.0%
Nonfamily households	65,300	31.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	210,536	96.6%
Vacant	7,327	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	147,259	69.9%
Renter-occupied	63,277	30.1%

1-unit, detached55.3%

1-unit, attached21.1%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units6.9%

20 or more units5.7%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	120,566	55.3%
1-unit, attached	46,010	21.1%
2 to 4 units	15,740	7.2%
5 to 19 units	15,036	6.9%
20 or more units	12,451	5.7%
Mobile home & other	8,060	3.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 42071
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 944 sq mi
Water area: 40 sq mi
Center point: 40.0420, -76.2502