Adamstown

Population: 2,387
Median household income: $102,375
Median home value: $263,000

Located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Adamstown is a community with a population of 2,387. Its median household income of $102,375 runs above the Lancaster County figure of $83,703.

From 2019 to 2023, Adamstown's population declined 4.2% from 2,492 to 2,387, while its median home value rose 33.0% from $197,800 to $263,000.

Owners occupy 81.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 32.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,387
Median age: 32.8 yrs
Median household income: $102,375
Median home value: $263,000
Median gross rent: $1,233
Housing units: 816
Homeownership rate: 81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4922,387

Median household income

$76,007$102,375

Median home value

$197,800$263,000

Median gross rent

$927$1,233

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,492	$76,007	$197,800	$927
2020	2,286	$77,321	$201,600	$960
2021	2,398	$84,950	$211,500	$975
2022	2,460	$95,795	$244,000	$1,072
2023	2,387	$102,375	$263,000	$1,233

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1726.3%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over1.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	155	6.5%
5 to 17	628	26.3%
18 to 24	146	6.1%
25 to 34	365	15.3%
35 to 44	341	14.3%
45 to 54	319	13.4%
55 to 64	220	9.2%
65 to 74	180	7.5%
75 and over	33	1.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,098	87.9%
Black or African American	49	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	12	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	60	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	168	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate36.6%

Some college or associate's23.5%

Bachelor's degree24.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	68	4.7%
High school graduate	534	36.6%
Some college or associate's	342	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	357	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	157	10.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone69.4%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home22.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	824	69.4%
Carpooled	79	6.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	272	22.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	242	26.4%
15 to 29 min	351	38.4%
30 to 44 min	191	20.9%
45 to 59 min	71	7.8%
60+ min	60	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.06
Poverty rate: 10.1% (240 of 2,375)

	Count	Share
Family households	609	78.2%
Nonfamily households	170	21.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	779	95.5%
Vacant	37	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	638	81.9%
Renter-occupied	141	18.1%

1-unit, detached60.3%

1-unit, attached27.5%

2 to 4 units7.4%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	492	60.3%
1-unit, attached	224	27.5%
2 to 4 units	60	7.4%
5 to 19 units	37	4.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4200364
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.38 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.2445, -76.0647