Blue Ball

Population: 1,234
Median household income: $97,173
Median home value: $252,700

Blue Ball is a community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, home to 1,234 residents. At $97,173, its median household income sits above Lancaster County's $83,703.

From 2019 to 2023, Blue Ball's population grew 49.2% from 827 to 1,234, while its median home value rose 17.8% from $214,500 to $252,700.

Owners occupy 41.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 30.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,234
Median age: 30.5 yrs
Median household income: $97,173
Median home value: $252,700
Median gross rent: $1,375
Housing units: 560
Homeownership rate: 41.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8271,234

Median household income

$81,667$97,173

Median home value

$214,500$252,700

Median gross rent

$1,366$1,375

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	827	$81,667	$214,500	$1,366
2020	1,095	$114,867	$216,400	$1,565
2021	986	$86,375	$224,300	$1,190
2022	952	$102,656	$255,900	$1,153
2023	1,234	$97,173	$252,700	$1,375

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

Age distribution

Under 58.3%

5 to 176.5%

18 to 2418.6%

25 to 3432.0%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 645.0%

65 to 744.9%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	102	8.3%
5 to 17	80	6.5%
18 to 24	229	18.6%
25 to 34	395	32.0%
35 to 44	133	10.8%
45 to 54	131	10.6%
55 to 64	62	5.0%
65 to 74	61	4.9%
75 and over	41	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	934	75.7%
Black or African American	223	18.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	77	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma28.9%

High school graduate22.2%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree9.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	238	28.9%
High school graduate	183	22.2%
Some college or associate's	265	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	80	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	57	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone76.4%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle1.6%

Worked from home15.3%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	620	76.4%
Carpooled	27	3.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	1.1%
Bicycle	13	1.6%
Worked from home	124	15.3%
Other means	19	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	250	36.3%
15 to 29 min	196	28.5%
30 to 44 min	183	26.6%
45 to 59 min	35	5.1%
60+ min	24	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 2.4% (29 of 1,234)

	Count	Share
Family households	305	61.9%
Nonfamily households	188	38.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	493	88.0%
Vacant	67	12.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	205	41.6%
Renter-occupied	288	58.4%

1-unit, detached54.8%

1-unit, attached35.2%

2 to 4 units10.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	307	54.8%
1-unit, attached	197	35.2%
2 to 4 units	56	10.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4207208
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.19 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.1113, -76.0551