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:	22,274	3.95%	12.5%
Indian:	712	0.13%	2.0%
Asian:	16,422	2.92%	17.9%
2+ races:	9,769	1.73%	10.9%
Hispanic:	67,973	12.07%	11.2%

Total non-White:	117,150	20.80%	12.2%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	29,586	13.4
Deaths:	24,673	11.2
Net Migration:	-1,839	-0.8
Net Immigration:	7,097	3.2

Change in White population:	-2,458	-0.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	12,770	2.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
552,981
448,601	81.12%
19,803	3.58%
698	0.13%
13,923	2.52%
8,807	1.59%
61,149	11.06%
104,380	18.88%

2010
519,445
440,969	84.89%
16,087	3.10%
658	0.13%
9,834	1.89%
6,519	1.25%
44,930	8.65%
78,476	15.11%

2000
470,658
420,366	89.31%
11,837	2.51%
490	0.10%
6,833	1.45%
4,000	0.85%
26,742	5.68%
50,292	10.69%

1990
422,822
393,751	93.12%
8,821	2.09%
533	0.13%
4,875	1.15%
n/a
14,842	3.51%
29,071	6.88%

1980
362,346
343,561	94.82%
6,673	1.84%
403	0.11%
2,440	0.67%
n/a
9,106	2.51%
18,785	5.18%

1970
319,693
310,088	97.00%
5,303	1.66%
107	0.03%
237	0.07%
n/a
3,714	1.16%
9,605	3.00%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
65,415	12.6
45,276	8.7
-5,170	-1.0
11,759	2.3

7,632	1.5
25,904	5.0

Number	Rate
2000's
63,942	13.6
40,627	8.6
10,970	2.3
5,813	1.2

20,603	4.4
28,184	6.0

Number	Rate
1990's
67,345	15.9
38,590	9.1
6,142	1.5
4,625	1.1

26,615	6.3
21,221	5.0

Number	Rate
1980's
61,985	17.1
32,889	9.1
32,039	8.8
n/a

50,190	13.9
10,286	2.8

Number	Rate
1970's
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):

2024
Number	Percent
39.4
128,950	22.9%
434,343	77.1%
109,434	19.4%

212,748
2.55

146,761	69.0%
120,006	81.8%
8,564	5.8%
65,987	31.0%

2010
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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%

2024 Housing Data for Lancaster, PA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,706	3.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,868	2.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,528	2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	5,431	2.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	6,080	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	6,489	3.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	6,422	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	7,494	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	7,142	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	12,997	6.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	22,576	10.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	30,947	14.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	25,273	11.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	18,936	8.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	22,482	10.6%
$200,000 or more	24,377	11.5%

Median Household Income	86,959
Per Capita Income	43,128

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	96

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	8,062	3.8%
Public Assistance	6,441	3.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	22,076	10.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	229,620	78.3%
Unemployed	6,602	2.3%
In Armed Forces	210	0.1%

Total Labor Force	236,432	80.6%
Not in Labor Force	56,735	19.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	109,347	84,282	56.5%
Non-Profit	11,092	23,543	32.0%
Self-Employed	19,510	8,160	70.5%

Local Government	5,976	10,019	37.4%
State Government	2,690	2,421	52.6%
Federal Government	2,457	1,294	65.5%

Total Private + Self	128,857	92,442	58.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	22,215	37,277	37.3%
Total	151,072	129,719	53.8%

Pct. Govt.	8.9%
Pct. Private + Self	78.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	46,104	16.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	54,304	19.3%
Professional, Technical	65,244	23.2%
Service Occupations	41,740	14.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2,069	0.7%
All others	73,801	26.2%

White Collar		58.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	43,416	15.4%
Manufacturing	40,347	14.3%
Retail trade	33,192	11.8%
Educational services	24,088	8.6%
Construction	22,066	7.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	17,822	6.3%
Accommodation and food services	16,164	5.7%
Other services	14,636	5.2%
Transportation and warehousing	12,117	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	10,670	3.8%
Finance and insurance	9,736	3.5%
Wholesale trade	8,361	3.0%
Public administration	6,772	2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	6,022	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4,915	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,485	1.6%
Information	3,471	1.2%
Utilities	2,224	0.8%
Management	359	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	330	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,414	0.97%
Puerto Rican	38,167	6.84%
Cuban	2,485	0.45%
Dominican	7,186	1.29%

Total Central American	2,913	0.52%
Costa Rican	104	0.02%
Guatemalan	1,200	0.22%
Honduran	690	0.12%
Nicaraguan	56	0.01%
Panamanian	345	0.06%
Salvadoran	518	0.09%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	4,562	0.82%
Argentinean	240	0.04%
Bolivian	36	0.01%
Chilean	237	0.04%
Colombian	1,979	0.35%
Ecuadorian	777	0.14%
Paraguayan	119	0.02%
Peruvian	813	0.15%
Uruguayan	13	0.00%
Venezuelan	327	0.06%
Other South American	21	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3,599	0.65%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	2,722	0.49%
Chinese	1,890	0.34%
Filipino	1,672	0.30%
Indian	1,623	0.29%
Korean	614	0.11%
Hmong	593	0.11%
Bhutanese	551	0.10%
Burmese	418	0.07%
Cambodian	375	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	435,406	83.2%
Spanish	35,586	6.8%
German, other Germanic	31,845	6.1%
Other Indo-European	5,356	1.0%
Other	3,780	0.7%
Vietnamese	2,144	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,972	0.4%
Other Asian	1,936	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,518	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	171,149	30.7%
Irish	59,328	10.6%
English	50,634	9.1%
Italian	32,984	5.9%
American	29,765	5.3%
Swiss	18,479	3.3%
Polish	15,590	2.8%
Scottish	8,533	1.5%
Pennsylvania German	8,419	1.5%
French	8,109	1.5%
European	5,654	1.0%
Dutch	5,626	1.0%
Welsh	5,116	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	4,524	0.8%
Swedish	3,689	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	545,823	97.8%
Not a citizen	12,108	2.2%

Native	525,498	94.2%
Foreign-born	32,433	5.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
22,665	6.0%	24,685	6.5%	128,010	33.7%	81,407	21.4%	78,303	20.6%	44,972	11.8%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	22,665	6.0%
9-12 Years	24,685	6.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	128,010	33.7%
Some College	81,407	21.4%
Bach. Degree	78,303	20.6%
Grad Degree	44,972	11.8%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. 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%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	219,224
Median Value	$301,100

Occupied	212,748	97.0%
Vacant	6,476	3.0%

Owned	148,550	69.8%
Rented	64,198	30.2%
Median Rent	$1,357

Single-Family Units	167,373	76.3%
Detached	121,493	55.4%
Attached	45,880	20.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	27,608	12.6%
Mobile Homes	8,086	3.7%

Lancaster, PA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lancaster, PA Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Lancaster, PA Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Lancaster, PA Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lancaster, PA Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Lancaster, PA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Lancaster, PA Metro Area