ZIP Code 17517

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 15,045
Median household income: $99,688
Median home value: $281,200

Covering part of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, ZIP Code 17517 has about 15,045 residents. At $99,688, its median household income sits above Lancaster County's $83,703.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 17517's population declined 10.2% from 16,745 to 15,045, while its median gross rent rose 37.8% from $892 to $1,229.

75.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1982.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,045
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $99,688
Median home value: $281,200
Median gross rent: $1,229
Housing units: 5,636
Homeownership rate: 84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,74515,045

Median household income

$73,778$99,688

Median home value

$208,700$281,200

Median gross rent

$892$1,229

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,745	$73,778	$208,700	$892
2020	15,974	$78,169	$205,300	$947
2021	15,908	$80,069	$218,700	$1,013
2022	15,051	$88,100	$259,500	$1,063
2023	15,045	$99,688	$281,200	$1,229

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	785	5.2%
5 to 17	2,912	19.4%
18 to 24	1,205	8.0%
25 to 34	1,940	12.9%
35 to 44	1,633	10.9%
45 to 54	1,979	13.2%
55 to 64	2,310	15.4%
65 to 74	1,328	8.8%
75 and over	953	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,736	91.3%
Black or African American	53	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	77	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	34	0.2%
Two or more races	411	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	729	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.0%

High school graduate43.0%

Some college or associate's22.2%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,319	13.0%
High school graduate	4,364	43.0%
Some college or associate's	2,256	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,625	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	579	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone81.8%

Carpooled5.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,518	81.8%
Carpooled	399	5.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	184	2.3%
Bicycle	52	0.7%
Worked from home	780	9.8%
Other means	34	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,255	31.4%
15 to 29 min	3,064	42.6%
30 to 44 min	1,303	18.1%
45 to 59 min	255	3.5%
60+ min	310	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 5.5% (813 of 14,912)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,177	77.6%
Nonfamily households	1,208	22.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,385	95.5%
Vacant	251	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,537	84.3%
Renter-occupied	848	15.7%

1-unit, detached75.8%

1-unit, attached16.1%

2 to 4 units3.5%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,270	75.8%
1-unit, attached	909	16.1%
2 to 4 units	196	3.5%
5 to 19 units	114	2.0%
20 or more units	21	0.4%
Mobile home & other	126	2.2%

ZIP Code 17517

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