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Lancaster, PA Metro Area

558,589 Population
943.9 square miles 591.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.1 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,791 ±$1,584 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$80,067 ±$3,071 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

8.4% ±1.2% (45,442  ±6,476) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

23.5 minutes ±0.7 (5,811,560  ±221,899) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

211,669 ±1,990 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.6 ±0 (541,381  ±371) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

7.6% ±1.3% (9,284  ±1,575) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

220,296 ±171 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$306,900 ±$8,946 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.2% ±1.3% (62,004  ±6,958.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

87% ±2.3% (331,268  ±8,600.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
31.6% ±1.4% (120,304  ±5,149.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

6.2% ±6,162.1% (34,609  ±4,932) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

5.5% ±0.5% (23,567  ±2,134) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
23,567 Total veterans ±2,134 21,585 Male ±2,043 1,982 Female ±601

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