Gap

Population: 2,297
Median household income: $96,007
Median home value: $321,500

Gap, a community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, has 2,297 residents. The median household income of $96,007 is above the Lancaster County median ($83,703).

Between 2019 and 2023, Gap's population declined 11.0% from 2,581 to 2,297, while its median home value rose 10.9% from $289,900 to $321,500.

23.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 70.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,297
Median age: 41.5 yrs
Median household income: $96,007
Median home value: $321,500
Median gross rent: $1,238
Housing units: 847
Homeownership rate: 70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5812,297

Median household income

$103,143$96,007

Median home value

$289,900$321,500

Median gross rent

$996$1,238

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,581	$103,143	$289,900	$996
2020	2,609	$95,370	$283,900	$1,238
2021	2,381	$98,750	$279,100	$1,096
2022	2,324	$100,313	$320,100	$987
2023	2,297	$96,007	$321,500	$1,238

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 448.6%

45 to 5417.0%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	156	6.8%
5 to 17	372	16.2%
18 to 24	150	6.5%
25 to 34	328	14.3%
35 to 44	198	8.6%
45 to 54	390	17.0%
55 to 64	290	12.6%
65 to 74	252	11.0%
75 and over	161	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,171	94.5%
Black or African American	65	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	7	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	22	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	32	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.4%

High school graduate39.2%

Some college or associate's18.8%

Bachelor's degree13.8%

Graduate or professional degree9.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	298	18.4%
High school graduate	635	39.2%
Some college or associate's	305	18.8%
Bachelor's degree	224	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	157	9.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone69.3%

Carpooled17.9%

Public transit1.8%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	825	69.3%
Carpooled	213	17.9%
Public transit	21	1.8%
Walked	47	3.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	71	6.0%
Other means	13	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	355	31.7%
15 to 29 min	337	30.1%
30 to 44 min	301	26.9%
45 to 59 min	93	8.3%
60+ min	33	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 2.0% (45 of 2,297)

	Count	Share
Family households	666	78.6%
Nonfamily households	181	21.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	847	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	599	70.7%
Renter-occupied	248	29.3%

1-unit, detached78.7%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units12.3%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	667	78.7%
1-unit, attached	44	5.2%
2 to 4 units	104	12.3%
5 to 19 units	26	3.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4228376
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.08 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.9899, -76.0212

Gap