Rheems

Population: 2,526
Median household income: $93,229
Median home value: $257,500

Located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Rheems is a community with a population of 2,526. At $93,229, its median household income sits above Lancaster County's $83,703.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rheems's population grew 64.3% from 1,537 to 2,526, while its median home value rose 35.2% from $190,400 to $257,500.

23.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 60.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,526
Median age: 35.7 yrs
Median household income: $93,229
Median home value: $257,500
Median gross rent: $1,575
Housing units: 965
Homeownership rate: 60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5372,526

Median household income

$78,875$93,229

Median home value

$190,400$257,500

Median gross rent

$1,356$1,575

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,537	$78,875	$190,400	—
2020	2,836	$67,449	$176,200	$1,356
2021	2,515	$81,667	$170,500	$1,386
2022	2,361	$89,659	$221,100	$1,589
2023	2,526	$93,229	$257,500	$1,575

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1721.4%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	160	6.3%
5 to 17	540	21.4%
18 to 24	148	5.9%
25 to 34	323	12.8%
35 to 44	355	14.1%
45 to 54	333	13.2%
55 to 64	241	9.5%
65 to 74	250	9.9%
75 and over	176	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,376	94.1%
Black or African American	44	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.3%
Two or more races	4	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	95	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate33.6%

Some college or associate's37.1%

Bachelor's degree17.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	98	5.8%
High school graduate	563	33.6%
Some college or associate's	622	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	286	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	109	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	947	80.5%
Carpooled	40	3.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	30	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	128	10.9%
Other means	31	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	387	36.9%
15 to 29 min	269	25.7%
30 to 44 min	312	29.8%
45 to 59 min	33	3.1%
60+ min	47	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.76
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 2,418)

	Count	Share
Family households	735	83.8%
Nonfamily households	142	16.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	877	90.9%
Vacant	88	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	530	60.4%
Renter-occupied	347	39.6%

1-unit, detached63.8%

1-unit, attached9.3%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units16.1%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	616	63.8%
1-unit, attached	90	9.3%
2 to 4 units	52	5.4%
5 to 19 units	155	16.1%
20 or more units	30	3.1%
Mobile home & other	22	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4264392
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.43 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.1257, -76.5706