Rothsville

Population: 2,889
Median household income: $103,958
Median home value: $289,200

Rothsville, a community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, has 2,889 residents. The median household income of $103,958 is above the Lancaster County median ($83,703).

Between 2019 and 2023, Rothsville's population grew 11.7% from 2,586 to 2,889, while its median home value rose 26.3% from $228,900 to $289,200.

30.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 78.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,889
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $103,958
Median home value: $289,200
Median gross rent: $977
Housing units: 949
Homeownership rate: 78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.4%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5862,889

Median household income

$76,302$103,958

Median home value

$228,900$289,200

Median gross rent

$934$977

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,586	$76,302	$228,900	$934
2020	2,916	$88,750	$241,600	$890
2021	2,977	$95,875	$249,500	$928
2022	2,767	$99,902	$300,400	$991
2023	2,889	$103,958	$289,200	$977

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1724.9%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 346.9%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5420.7%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 745.4%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	156	5.4%
5 to 17	720	24.9%
18 to 24	206	7.1%
25 to 34	200	6.9%
35 to 44	416	14.4%
45 to 54	599	20.7%
55 to 64	301	10.4%
65 to 74	155	5.4%
75 and over	136	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,061	71.3%
Black or African American	206	7.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	143	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	477	16.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.0%

High school graduate30.9%

Some college or associate's26.8%

Bachelor's degree19.7%

Graduate or professional degree10.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	216	12.0%
High school graduate	558	30.9%
Some college or associate's	484	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	356	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	193	10.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle3.8%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,253	80.0%
Carpooled	118	7.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	19	1.2%
Bicycle	60	3.8%
Worked from home	116	7.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	388	26.8%
15 to 29 min	728	50.2%
30 to 44 min	217	15.0%
45 to 59 min	22	1.5%
60+ min	95	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.14
Poverty rate: 11.4% (327 of 2,881)

	Count	Share
Family households	748	81.3%
Nonfamily households	172	18.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	920	96.9%
Vacant	29	3.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	718	78.0%
Renter-occupied	202	22.0%

1-unit, detached59.4%

1-unit, attached21.1%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other9.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	564	59.4%
1-unit, attached	200	21.1%
2 to 4 units	37	3.9%
5 to 19 units	29	3.1%
20 or more units	27	2.8%
Mobile home & other	92	9.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4266392
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.46 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 40.1531, -76.2478