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Lancaster, PA Metro Area


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2024 population: 563,293   ( 10,312 from 2020)
Land area: 943.9 square miles
Population density: 596.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:446,143 79.20% 0.5%
Black:22,2743.95% 12.5%
Indian:7120.13% 2.0%
Asian:16,4222.92% 17.9%
2+ races:9,7691.73% 10.9%
Hispanic:67,97312.07% 11.2%
Total non-White:117,15020.80% 12.2%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:29,586 13.4
Deaths:24,67311.2
Net Migration: -1,839-0.8
Net Immigration: 7,0973.2
Change in White population:-2,458 -0.4
Change in Non-White pop.:12,770 2.3




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
552,981
448,60181.12%
19,8033.58%
6980.13%
13,9232.52%
8,8071.59%
61,14911.06%
104,38018.88%

2010
519,445
440,96984.89%
16,0873.10%
6580.13%
9,8341.89%
6,5191.25%
44,9308.65%
78,47615.11%

2000
470,658
420,36689.31%
11,8372.51%
4900.10%
6,8331.45%
4,0000.85%
26,7425.68%
50,29210.69%

1990
422,822
393,75193.12%
8,8212.09%
5330.13%
4,8751.15%
n/a
14,8423.51%
29,0716.88%

1980
362,346
343,56194.82%
6,6731.84%
4030.11%
2,4400.67%
n/a
9,1062.51%
18,7855.18%

1970
319,693
310,08897.00%
5,3031.66%
1070.03%
2370.07%
n/a
3,7141.16%
9,605 3.00%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
65,415 12.6
45,2768.7
-5,170-1.0
11,7592.3
7,632 1.5
25,904 5.0
2000's
NumberRate
63,942 13.6
40,6278.6
10,9702.3
5,8131.2
20,603 4.4
28,184 6.0
1990's
NumberRate
67,345 15.9
38,5909.1
6,1421.5
4,6251.1
26,615 6.3
21,221 5.0
1980's
NumberRate
61,985 17.1
32,889 9.1
32,039 8.8
n/a
50,190 13.9
10,286 2.8
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
14,513 4.5
n/a
33,473 10.5
9,180 2.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Lancaster, PA Metro Area
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
39.0
128,342 22.8%
434,951 77.2%
104,082 18.5%
208,988
2.58
145,561 69.7%
118,944 81.7%
8,561 5.9%
63,427 30.3%

2010
NumberPercent
38.2
129,015 24.8%
390,430 75.2%
77,780 15.0%
193,602
2.62
135,401 69.9%
109,118 80.6%
10,702 7.9%
58,201 30.1%

2000
NumberPercent
36.1
125,269 26.6%
345,389 73.4%
65,902 14.0%
172,780
2.64
124,865 72.3%
104,610 83.8%
8,604 6.9%
47,915 27.7%

1990
NumberPercent
32.8
112,095 26.5%
310,727 73.5%
55,517 13.1%
151,352
2.71
112,965 74.6%
96,892 85.8%
6,516 5.8%
38,387 25.4%

1980
NumberPercent
30.3
102,577 28.3%
259,769 71.7%
42,247 11.7%
124,022
2.83
95,865 77.3%
83,666 87.3%
5,199 5.4%
28,157 22.7%

2022 Housing Data for Lancaster, PA Metro Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units216,592 
Median Value$263,600 
Occupied208,98896.5%
Vacant7,6043.5%
Owned146,18569.9%
Rented62,80330.1%
Median Rent$1,221 
Single-Family Units167,30877.2%
    Detached121,54256.1%
    Attached45,76621.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units26,87812.4%
Mobile Homes7,1873.3%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lancaster, PA Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0006,2153.0%
$10,000 to $14,9995,4182.6%
$15,000 to $19,9995,4882.6%
$20,000 to $24,9996,7433.2%
$25,000 to $29,9996,5983.2%
$30,000 to $34,9996,8533.3%
$35,000 to $39,9996,8763.3%
$40,000 to $44,9997,4793.6%
$45,000 to $49,9997,0623.4%
$50,000 to $59,99914,3236.9%
$60,000 to $74,99922,62110.8%
$75,000 to $99,99931,27515.0%
$100,000 to $124,99925,57612.2%
$125,000 to $149,99918,3398.8%
$150,000 to $199,99918,5538.9%
$200,000 or more19,5699.4%
Median Household Income81,458 
Per Capita Income39,872 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.96 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI8,9144.3%
Public Assistance6,2843.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps19,5539.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed230,08377.9%
Unemployed7,1182.4%
In Armed Forces1670.1%
Total Labor Force237,36880.3%
Not in Labor Force58,14519.7%
Real Unemployment Rate 22.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector109,92083,66056.8%
Non-Profit10,90723,54431.7%
Self-Employed19,6538,04671.0%
Local Government6,0228,12142.6%
State Government2,9453,12548.5%
Federal Government2,1591,13765.5%
Total Private + Self129,57391,70658.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.22,03335,92738.0%
Total151,606127,63354.3%
Pct. Govt.8.4%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts43,87515.7%
Sales and Office Occupations55,60519.9%
Professional, Technical60,54121.6%
Service Occupations41,94115.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2,2100.8%
All others77,83727.8%
White Collar 57.2%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance43,46115.5%
Manufacturing42,30615.1%
Retail trade33,34211.9%
Educational services22,9878.2%
Construction22,9008.2%
Accommodation and food services16,1575.8%
Professional, scientific, technical15,8635.7%
Other services14,0225.0%
Transportation and warehousing12,5834.5%
Finance and insurance10,4473.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.9,2993.3%
Wholesale trade8,1842.9%
Public administration6,5862.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting6,0022.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation5,0071.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing4,5281.6%
Information3,5871.3%
Utilities1,9120.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction3490.1%
Management2770.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lancaster, PA Metro Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican6,0671.10%
Puerto Rican37,6456.80%
Cuban2,7120.49%
Dominican5,7551.04%
Total Central American2,5910.47%
Costa Rican500.01%
Guatemalan1,0020.18%
Honduran5190.09%
Nicaraguan2000.04%
Panamanian3240.06%
Salvadoran4960.09%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American4,3780.79%
Argentinean2410.04%
Bolivian930.02%
Chilean1370.02%
Colombian1,7040.31%
Ecuadorian5770.10%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian1,2100.22%
Uruguayan3080.06%
Venezuelan1080.02%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic2,9600.54%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese2,9370.53%
Chinese2,1760.39%
Indian2,0190.36%
Filipino1,1160.20%
Hmong6110.11%
Korean6100.11%
Bhutanese5190.09%
Cambodian4130.07%
Laotian3990.07%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English434,35583.8%
Spanish33,9616.5%
German, other Germanic31,4136.1%
Other Indo-European4,3420.8%
Other3,1090.6%
Vietnamese2,4080.5%
Other Asian2,1520.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic2,0730.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun1,5250.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German168,33630.4%
Irish55,08910.0%
English44,4788.0%
Italian32,6645.9%
American32,5095.9%
Swiss18,2523.3%
Polish14,4852.6%
Pennsylvania German8,4811.5%
French8,4731.5%
Scottish7,8771.4%
European7,6361.4%
Dutch5,5911.0%
Scotch-Irish4,9050.9%
Welsh4,7360.9%
Swedish4,1740.8%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen541,62797.9%
Not a citizen11,5752.1%
Native522,79494.5%
Foreign-born30,4085.5%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lancaster, PA Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
23,892 6.4%24,999 6.7%129,395 34.5%82,180 21.9%73,258 19.5%41,145 11.0%
  Average years of education: 13.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 23,892 6.4%
9-12 Years 24,999 6.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 129,395 34.5%
Some College 82,180 21.9%
Bach. Degree 73,258 19.5%
Grad Degree 41,145 11.0%
Average years of education: 13.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Lancaster, PA Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 452,332 433,238 19,094 4.2%
1991 450,046 429,394 20,652 4.6%
1992 456,170 434,748 21,422 4.7%
1993 456,842 438,224 18,618 4.1%
1994 460,566 442,926 17,640 3.8%
1995 468,214 451,600 16,614 3.5%
1996 478,414 462,148 16,266 3.4%
1997 491,150 476,586 14,564 3.0%
1998 493,702 479,286 14,416 2.9%
1999 497,038 483,302 13,736 2.8%
2000 502,682 488,358 14,324 2.8%
2001 510,886 493,410 17,476 3.4%
2002 520,434 500,184 20,250 3.9%
2003 514,622 493,292 21,330 4.1%
2004 528,764 508,548 20,216 3.8%
2005 535,560 515,892 19,668 3.7%
2006 534,350 515,176 19,174 3.6%
2007 539,296 520,206 19,090 3.5%
2008 548,068 524,652 23,416 4.3%
2009 539,176 500,656 38,520 7.1%
2010 534,446 495,632 38,814 7.3%
2011 530,984 495,282 35,702 6.7%
2012 537,400 503,146 34,254 6.4%
2013 539,312 507,892 31,420 5.8%
2014 544,518 519,100 25,418 4.7%
2015 552,056 528,934 23,122 4.2%
2016 556,602 533,716 22,886 4.1%
2017 557,590 535,804 21,786 3.9%
2018 564,636 544,786 19,850 3.5%
2019 571,120 551,008 20,112 3.5%
2020 563,472 521,236 42,236 7.5%
2021 574,046 547,076 26,970 4.7%
2022 580,056 559,612 20,444 3.5%
2023 582,522 566,738 15,784 2.7%
2024 584,286 567,392 16,894 2.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com