ZIP Code 17522

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 33,601
Median household income: $71,865
Median home value: $263,600

Covering part of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, ZIP Code 17522 has about 33,601 residents. The median household income of $71,865 is below the Lancaster County median ($83,703).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 17522's population declined 1.6% from 34,163 to 33,601, while its median gross rent rose 31.9% from $888 to $1,171.

50.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1982.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 33,601
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $71,865
Median home value: $263,600
Median gross rent: $1,171
Housing units: 13,837
Homeownership rate: 66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,16333,601

Median household income

$60,642$71,865

Median home value

$192,200$263,600

Median gross rent

$888$1,171

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,163	$60,642	$192,200	$888
2020	34,400	$61,829	$205,700	$937
2021	33,800	$63,778	$221,200	$992
2022	34,061	$69,084	$248,800	$1,095
2023	33,601	$71,865	$263,600	$1,171

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,251	6.7%
5 to 17	5,360	16.0%
18 to 24	2,356	7.0%
25 to 34	4,911	14.6%
35 to 44	4,108	12.2%
45 to 54	3,275	9.7%
55 to 64	4,187	12.5%
65 to 74	3,691	11.0%
75 and over	3,462	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	29,395	87.5%
Black or African American	622	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	79	0.2%
Asian	176	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	53	0.2%
Two or more races	870	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,406	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.4%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's24.2%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,406	14.4%
High school graduate	8,942	37.8%
Some college or associate's	5,729	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,584	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,973	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled12.1%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle1.5%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,808	76.9%
Carpooled	2,009	12.1%
Public transit	33	0.2%
Walked	456	2.7%
Bicycle	253	1.5%
Worked from home	997	6.0%
Other means	109	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,379	27.9%
15 to 29 min	5,388	34.4%
30 to 44 min	3,989	25.5%
45 to 59 min	1,061	6.8%
60+ min	851	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 8.2% (2,696 of 33,022)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,392	68.9%
Nonfamily households	4,238	31.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,630	98.5%
Vacant	207	1.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,025	66.2%
Renter-occupied	4,605	33.8%

1-unit, detached50.1%

1-unit, attached20.3%

2 to 4 units7.4%

5 to 19 units11.5%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other7.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,932	50.1%
1-unit, attached	2,809	20.3%
2 to 4 units	1,022	7.4%
5 to 19 units	1,598	11.5%
20 or more units	381	2.8%
Mobile home & other	1,095	7.9%

ZIP Code 17522

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