Washington Boro

Population: 655
Median household income: $98,750
Median home value: $241,800

Washington Boro, a community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, has 655 residents. At $98,750, its median household income sits above Lancaster County's $83,703.

Between 2019 and 2023, Washington Boro's population declined 34.4% from 999 to 655, while its median home value rose 26.9% from $190,600 to $241,800.

Owners occupy 95.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 34.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 655
Median age: 34.9 yrs
Median household income: $98,750
Median home value: $241,800
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 248
Homeownership rate: 95.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

999655

Median household income

$95,278$98,750

Median home value

$190,600$241,800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	999	$95,278	$190,600
2020	881	$96,094	$196,300
2021	882	$108,438	$215,100
2022	693	$118,750	$250,000
2023	655	$98,750	$241,800

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4420.9%

45 to 546.0%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	51	7.8%
5 to 17	132	20.2%
18 to 24	70	10.7%
25 to 34	76	11.6%
35 to 44	137	20.9%
45 to 54	39	6.0%
55 to 64	60	9.2%
65 to 74	66	10.1%
75 and over	24	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	646	98.6%
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	9	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.4%

High school graduate59.5%

Some college or associate's14.2%

Bachelor's degree5.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	54	13.4%
High school graduate	239	59.5%
Some college or associate's	57	14.2%
Bachelor's degree	22	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	30	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone89.8%

Carpooled5.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means5.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	343	89.8%
Carpooled	19	5.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	20	5.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	97	25.4%
15 to 29 min	112	29.3%
30 to 44 min	102	26.7%
45 to 59 min	67	17.5%
60+ min	4	1.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 6.6% (43 of 655)

	Count	Share
Family households	149	62.1%
Nonfamily households	91	37.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	240	96.8%
Vacant	8	3.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	229	95.4%
Renter-occupied	11	4.6%

1-unit, detached93.5%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	232	93.5%
1-unit, attached	8	3.2%
2 to 4 units	8	3.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4281360
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.93 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.0066, -76.4690