Willow Street

Population: 10,010
Median household income: $106,867
Median home value: $298,200

Willow Street is a community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, home to 10,010 residents. The median household income of $106,867 is above the Lancaster County median ($83,703).

From 2019 to 2023, Willow Street's population grew 18.1% from 8,478 to 10,010, while its median home value rose 20.2% from $248,000 to $298,200.

49.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 43.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,010
Median age: 52.1 yrs
Median household income: $106,867
Median home value: $298,200
Median gross rent: $2,453
Housing units: 4,674
Homeownership rate: 43.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,47810,010

Median household income

$76,007$106,867

Median home value

$248,000$298,200

Median gross rent

$2,083$2,453

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,478	$76,007	$248,000	$2,083
2020	8,953	$86,667	$255,700	$1,878
2021	9,338	$92,433	$265,100	$1,888
2022	9,640	$100,727	$287,400	$2,111
2023	10,010	$106,867	$298,200	$2,453

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 447.0%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 648.7%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over25.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	351	3.5%
5 to 17	1,268	12.7%
18 to 24	788	7.9%
25 to 34	1,103	11.0%
35 to 44	698	7.0%
45 to 54	1,052	10.5%
55 to 64	875	8.7%
65 to 74	1,325	13.2%
75 and over	2,550	25.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,237	82.3%
Black or African American	226	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.2%
Asian	291	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	296	3.0%
Two or more races	132	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	806	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate25.3%

Some college or associate's21.3%

Bachelor's degree27.6%

Graduate or professional degree21.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	337	4.4%
High school graduate	1,921	25.3%
Some college or associate's	1,620	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,096	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,629	21.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled1.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.9%

Other means3.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,655	81.7%
Carpooled	57	1.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	33	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	577	12.9%
Other means	154	3.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,046	26.8%
15 to 29 min	1,780	45.7%
30 to 44 min	595	15.3%
45 to 59 min	135	3.5%
60+ min	343	8.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 3.4% (332 of 9,712)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,899	67.5%
Nonfamily households	1,394	32.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,293	91.8%
Vacant	381	8.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,861	43.3%
Renter-occupied	2,432	56.7%

1-unit, detached38.1%

1-unit, attached20.5%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units6.2%

20 or more units30.8%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,781	38.1%
1-unit, attached	956	20.5%
2 to 4 units	192	4.1%
5 to 19 units	289	6.2%
20 or more units	1,441	30.8%
Mobile home & other	15	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4285464
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.46 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 39.9809, -76.2719