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

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US Senator

N/AJohn Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/ADave McCormick

Republican Party

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21.6% of the households in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA borders North Harford County--Bel Air Town, Fallston & Jarrettsville PUMA, MD, Cecil County--Elkton PUMA, MD, Lebanon County PUMA, PA, Berks County (Northwest)--Wyomissing Borough PUMA, PA, Berks County (Southwest)--Reading City PUMA, PA, Chester County (North) PUMA, PA, Chester County (West Central)--Coatesville City PUMA, PA, Chester County (South) PUMA, PA, Lancaster County--Lancaster City, East Lampeter, Lancaster & West Lampeter Townships PUMA, PA, Lancaster County (Northwest)--Elizabethtown Borough PUMA, PA, Lancaster County (Southwest)--Columbia Borough PUMA, PA, and York County (South) PUMA, PA.

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Population & Diversity

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA are Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch or Other West Germanic Languages (23,456 households), Spanish (4,159 households), and German (3,985 households).

Diversity

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch or Other West Germanic Languages
23,456 households (14.3%)
Spanish
4,159 households (2.54%)
German
3,985 households (2.43%)

21.6% of the households in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA was Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch or Other West Germanic Languages. 14.3% of the households in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA reported speaking Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch or Other West Germanic Languages at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Economy

Industries

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Maryland.

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0.617%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.69M people employed in Maryland. This represents a 0.617% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Maryland.

Civics

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.