Swartzville

Population: 1,804
Median household income: $105,481
Median home value: $283,900

Swartzville, a community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, has 1,804 residents. At $105,481, its median household income sits above Lancaster County's $83,703.

Between 2019 and 2023, Swartzville's population declined 36.7% from 2,850 to 1,804, while its median home value rose 44.2% from $196,900 to $283,900.

The typical home was built around 1991. 1.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,804
Median age: 53.2 yrs
Median household income: $105,481
Median home value: $283,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 707
Homeownership rate: 97.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8501,804

Median household income

$97,245$105,481

Median home value

$196,900$283,900

Median gross rent

$1,092$1,122

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,850	$97,245	$196,900	$1,092
2020	2,729	$101,680	$196,000	$1,122
2021	2,672	$118,750	$215,400	—
2022	2,111	$110,305	$252,200	—
2023	1,804	$105,481	$283,900	—

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 343.4%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6418.1%

65 to 7418.9%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	302	16.7%
18 to 24	116	6.4%
25 to 34	61	3.4%
35 to 44	255	14.1%
45 to 54	246	13.6%
55 to 64	326	18.1%
65 to 74	341	18.9%
75 and over	157	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,716	95.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	6	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	82	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate40.7%

Some college or associate's26.3%

Bachelor's degree21.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	79	5.7%
High school graduate	564	40.7%
Some college or associate's	364	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	293	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	86	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone85.3%

Carpooled2.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	771	85.3%
Carpooled	19	2.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	27	3.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	74	8.2%
Other means	13	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	221	26.6%
15 to 29 min	406	48.9%
30 to 44 min	189	22.8%
45 to 59 min	14	1.7%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 1.7% (31 of 1,804)

	Count	Share
Family households	600	84.9%
Nonfamily households	107	15.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	707	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	691	97.7%
Renter-occupied	16	2.3%

1-unit, detached82.5%

1-unit, attached12.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	583	82.5%
1-unit, attached	85	12.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	39	5.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4275664
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.46 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.2289, -76.0795