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Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA

173,685 Population
517.4 square miles 335.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±1.9 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 41.2 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,689 ±$3,231 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,674 ±$329
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$83,598 ±$5,154 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,545 ±$816
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

6.5% ±2.1% (11,216  ±3,581) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.6% 1,464,236 (±0.3% / ±33,897)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24 minutes ±1.2 (1,758,870  ±157,180) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 27.1 149,007,180 (±0.2 / ±1,276,446)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

63,283 ±3,119 Number of households
  • Pennsylvania: 5,361,724 ±11,743
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0.1 (172,082  ±9,084) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,638,571
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.2% ±1.9% (2,186  ±705) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.8% 139,720 (±0.2% / ±5,970)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

64,322 ±3,100 Number of housing units
  • Pennsylvania: 5,861,320 ±507
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$349,200 ±$13,992 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $277,600 ±$1,517
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

7.2% ±1.8% (12,282  ±3,134.2) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.1% 1,304,951 (±0.3% / ±33,022.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

80% ±1.7% (90,706  ±4,575.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.4% 8,556,816 (±0.5% / ±44,451.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
25% ±2.2% (28,325  ±2,806.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pennsylvania: 36.4% 3,369,510 (±0.3% / ±28,358.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

21.6% ±1.6% (35,456  ±2,596.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 12.4% 1,529,209 (±0.1% / ±12,347.2)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

3.3% ±1.1% (5,703  ±1,904) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 8.3% 1,090,675
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.4% ±1.1% (6,796  ±1,413) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.8% 601,407 (±0.1% / ±10,364)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,796 Total veterans ±1,413 6,342 Male ±1,366 454 Female ±285

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