Mount Gretna

Population: 197
Median household income: $108,125
Median home value: $373,500

Mount Gretna is a community in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, home to 197 residents. Its median household income of $108,125 runs above the Lebanon County figure of $76,350.

From 2019 to 2023, Mount Gretna's population declined 27.0% from 270 to 197, while its median home value rose 18.1% from $316,200 to $373,500.

97.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 197
Median age: 65.8 yrs
Median household income: $108,125
Median home value: $373,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 184
Homeownership rate: 85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

270197

Median household income

$129,081$108,125

Median home value

$316,200$373,500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	270	$129,081	$316,200
2020	165	$136,563	$288,800
2021	171	$133,125	$301,700
2022	197	$105,313	$351,300
2023	197	$108,125	$373,500

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 179.6%

18 to 240.5%

25 to 343.0%

35 to 442.5%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6420.3%

65 to 7436.5%

75 and over15.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	19	9.6%
18 to 24	1	0.5%
25 to 34	6	3.0%
35 to 44	5	2.5%
45 to 54	23	11.7%
55 to 64	40	20.3%
65 to 74	72	36.5%
75 and over	31	15.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	193	98.0%
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	4	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.3%

High school graduate20.9%

Some college or associate's19.2%

Bachelor's degree32.2%

Graduate or professional degree25.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4	2.3%
High school graduate	37	20.9%
Some college or associate's	34	19.2%
Bachelor's degree	57	32.2%
Graduate or professional degree	45	25.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone76.4%

Carpooled4.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	55	76.4%
Carpooled	3	4.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	5.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	13.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	18	29.0%
15 to 29 min	20	32.3%
30 to 44 min	16	25.8%
45 to 59 min	6	9.7%
60+ min	2	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.01
Poverty rate: 8.1% (16 of 197)

	Count	Share
Family households	68	69.4%
Nonfamily households	30	30.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	98	53.3%
Vacant	86	46.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	84	85.7%
Renter-occupied	14	14.3%

1-unit, detached97.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	180	97.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4	2.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4251568
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.14 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.2456, -76.4715