Statewide Claims to Fame

Lancaster County is 1st in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Lancaster County is 2nd in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Lancaster County is 3rd in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Lancaster County is 6th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Current population (2012)

Lancaster County is 6th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Households

Lancaster County is 6th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Housing units

Lancaster County is 6th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Lancaster County is 6th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in People per household

Lancaster County is 6th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Retail sales

Lancaster County is 7th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Main Cities Within Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Lancaster County Rank Pennsylvania US
Current population (2012) 526,823 6th 12,763,536 313,914,040
Size in square miles 943.8 12th 44,742.7 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 550.4 9th 283.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Lancaster County Rank Pennsylvania US
Residents younger than 5 6.7% 2nd 5.6% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 24.3% 1st 21.5% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 15.7% 54th 16.0% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Lancaster County Rank Pennsylvania US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 83.3% 61st 87.9% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 23.2% 19th 26.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Lancaster County Rank Pennsylvania US
Race - White 91.3% 49th 83.5% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 4.5% 21st 11.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4% 8th 0.3% 1.2%
Race - Asian 2.0% 14th 3.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 13th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.7% 15th 1.7% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 9.3% 8th 6.1% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 84.1% 55th 78.8% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Lancaster County Rank Pennsylvania US
Female residents 51.1% 20th 51.2% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 4.5% 15th 5.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Lancaster County Rank Pennsylvania US
Housing units 204,747 6th 5,579,275 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 19.5% 11th 20.5% 25.9%
Households 192,681 6th 4,952,566 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 70.1% 58th 70.6% 66.1%
Home median value $187,300 10th $163,200 $186,200
People per household 2.6 6th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 1,160 3rd 18,796 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Lancaster County Rank Pennsylvania US
Income per capita $26,141 19th $27,824 $27,915
Income per household $55,816 12th $51,651 $52,762
Income below poverty line 9.9% 54th 12.6% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Lancaster County Rank Pennsylvania US
Non-farm private establishments 12,041 7th 295,720 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 210,772 6th 5,078,111 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 46,957 7th 981,501 27,092,908
Retail sales $6,542,276 6th $166,842,778 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $13,101 17th $13,323 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $763,937 7th $19,625,449 $613,795,732

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