Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Lancaster County has a population of 557,931 and has grown 1.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $301,100, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $86,959.

Home price
$301,100
Income
$86,959
Population
557,931
Unemployment
3.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$301,100county
Median gross rent$1,357county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198052.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant3.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented30.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,533county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,526county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,220county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,980county
Home insurance / yr$1,529(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.2(statewide)
Median household income$86,959county
Family health premium / yr$25,241(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,354(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.117(statewide)
Poverty rate8.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home11.6%county
Unemployment rate3.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force65.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.9%county
Share of workers employed by government8.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.0%county
Economic output per resident$71,606county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.32%county
Top state income tax3.07%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.07%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.34%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time23.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service3.3 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8417county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network3county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station1.6 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.6%county
Traffic deaths21.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher32.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.5%county
Public schools in the county114county
Public school enrollment62719county
Students per full-time teacher13.4county
Free lunch eligible52.2%county
Elementary schools67county
Middle schools26county
High schools19county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above7county
Share of local colleges that are public33.3%county
Two-year institutions2county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution0.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians72county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county5county
Hospitals here with an emergency department4county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter9.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.2%county
Frequent mental distress16.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population557,931county
Land area in square miles944county
People per square mile of land591.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores116county
Convenience stores27county
Share living far from a food store19.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract4.2%county
Population change since 2020+1.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age39.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.6%county
Share of households that are one person24.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.8%county
Second languages16.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls47.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents151county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in9,584county
Households that moved away9,655county
Average income of arriving households$68,101county
Average income of departing households$62,422county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,296county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings36.9%county
Violent crime rate246(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature53.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.9 incounty
Annual snowfall20.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.98 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F14 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing107 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days195 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 17county
Average first fall frostOct 29county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$147county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh17.2¢county
Household electricity use853 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.59(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity35.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas33.1%county
Homes heated by propane9.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil16.2%county
Homes heated by wood2.6%county
Households with broadband88.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk96.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk89.0county
Landslide risk73.3county
Hail risk83.4county
Earthquake risk93.5county
Tornado risk79.8county
Tropical cyclone risk95.5county
Extreme heat risk94.4county
Winter weather risk99.5county
Strong wind risk91.9county
Wildfire risk37.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Lancaster County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Pennsylvania figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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