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West Myerstown, PA

1,465 Population
1 square miles 1,533.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.4 ±3.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Lebanon, PA Metro Area: 41.1 ±0.4
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$35,016 ±$8,127 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Lebanon, PA Metro Area: $39,628 ±$1,111
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,355 ±$176
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$75,149 ±$17,882 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Lebanon, PA Metro Area: $78,425 ±$2,044
  • a little less than the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,971 ±$342
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

16% ±14.7% (234  ±223) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Lebanon, PA Metro Area: 10.1% † 14,171 (±1.1% / ±1,571)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.7% 1,475,496 (±0.2% / ±18,655)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.6 minutes ±2.7 (18,950  ±6,991) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Lebanon, PA Metro Area: 22.1 1,332,175 (±0.5 / ±43,146)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

635 ±148 Number of households
  • the Lebanon, PA Metro Area: 56,712 ±463
  • Pennsylvania: 5,274,853 ±8,848
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.2 (1,460  ±363) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Lebanon, PA Metro Area: 2.5 140,353 (±0 / ±153)
  • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,589,066
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

14.8% ±15.9% (81  ±93) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the Lebanon, PA Metro Area: 5.5% † 1,696 (±0.9% / ±292)
  • more than double the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.9% 143,131 (±0.1% / ±3,398)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

635 ±148 Number of housing units
  • the Lebanon, PA Metro Area: 59,921 ±86
  • Pennsylvania: 5,806,452 ±672
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$293,800 ±$54,413 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Lebanon, PA Metro Area: $242,000 ±$5,362
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $254,500 ±$767
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.3% ±5.4% (76  ±80.3) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Lebanon, PA Metro Area: 9.3% † 13,281 (±1.1% / ±1,572.1)
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.7% 1,373,912 (±0.1% / ±15,230.1)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.5% ±7.8% (1,100  ±290.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Lebanon, PA Metro Area: 88.5% 88,260 (±1.9% / ±1,924.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.1% 8,466,554 (±0.3% / ±22,677.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
34% ±9.1% (388  ±142.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Lebanon, PA Metro Area: 24.3% 24,194 (±1.1% / ±1,045.8)
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.2% 3,231,367 (±0.2% / ±13,722.3)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.9% ±1.5% (13  ±22) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Lebanon, PA Metro Area: 4.4% 6,272
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.7% 1,004,975
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.4% ±3.3% (40  ±40) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Lebanon, PA Metro Area: 7.7% 8,552 (±0.5% / ±549)
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.1% 632,183 (±0.1% / ±4,724)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
40 Total veterans ±40 38 Male ±36 2 Female ±15

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