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

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US Senator

Bob Casey Jr.

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

2022 Poverty Rate

7.35%

4.75% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Property Value

$272,700

12.5% 1-year growth

About

In N/A, Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA had a population of N/A people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between N/A and N/A the population of Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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21.8% 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.

In 2022, the median property value in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA was $272,700, and the homeownership rate was 72.8%.

Most people in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA N/A, and the average commute time was 24 minutes. The average car ownership in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA was N/A per household.

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

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Population & Diversity

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA are Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch or Other West Germanic Languages (23,126 households), Spanish (4,242 households), and German (3,786 households).

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

N/A%

Hispanic Population

N/A people

N/A% of the people in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA are hispanic (N/A people).

The following chart shows the N/A races represented in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

3.06%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

5.4k people

3.21%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

5.66k people

As of 2022, 3.06% of Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA residents (5.4k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA was 3.21%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch or Other West Germanic Languages
23,126 households (14.2%)
Spanish
4,242 households (2.6%)
German
3,786 households (2.32%)

21.8% 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 higher than the national average of 21.7%. 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 2022, 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. 14.2% 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.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,502 ± 289
Gulf War (2001-)
1,051 ± 204
Gulf War (1990s)
938 ± 232

Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.38 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA employs 77.6k people. The largest industries in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA are , and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Workforce Diversity

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RACE/ETHNICITY

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Women

N/A%

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Men

N/A%

The workforce of Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA in 2020 was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

77.6k

2022 Value

−0.0348%

1 Year decline

± −0.0348%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA declined at a rate of −0.0348%, from 77.7k employees to 77.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

77.6k

2022 Value

−0.0348%

1 Year decline

± −0.0348%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA declined at a rate of −0.0348%, from 77.7k employees to 77.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA, though some of these residents may live in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,776

Median earning men ± $1,139

$31,042

Median earning women ± $1,991

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,139), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($67,155), and Information ($66,563).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($54,219), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,242), and Information ($40,208).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

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

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 50% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (48.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.15%).

Bob Casey Jr. and John Fetterman 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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA. Showing the available data for Pennsylvania.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (50%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (48.8%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.15%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 50% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (48.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.15%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

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Bob Casey Jr.

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2007

John Fetterman

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Bob Casey Jr. and John Fetterman are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Pennsylvania have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In false, 0% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA was $272,700 in 2022, which is 0.967 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $242,300 to $272,700, a 12.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA is 72.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA have an average commute time of 24 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Median household income in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA is N/A. In N/A, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA was Chester County (West)--Phoenixville Borough PUMA, PA with a value of $137,038, followed by Bucks County (Northern Central) PUMA, PA and Montgomery County (Southern Lower)--King of Prussia PUMA, PA, with respective values of $136,870 and $130,374.

Property

$272,700

Median Property Value 2022

±$5,004

$44,393

Median Property Taxes

±$1,315

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

72.8%

Homeownership

2022

65.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 72.8% of the housing units in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (N/A)

In N/A, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (N/A) in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA was Chester County (West)--Phoenixville Borough PUMA, PA with a value of $137,038, followed by Bucks County (Northern Central) PUMA, PA and Montgomery County (Southern Lower)--King of Prussia PUMA, PA, with respective values of $136,870 and $130,374.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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N/A

Number of Households

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In N/A, the median household income of the N/A households in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA have a shorter commute time (24 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.42% of the workforce in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.35% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA (12.9k out of 175k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pennsylvania see 1216 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.491% decrease from the previous year (1222 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1410 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 397 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,216 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Pennsylvania

Primary care physicians in Pennsylvania see an average of 1,216 patients per year. This represents a 0.491% decrease from the previous year (1,222 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Pennsylvania in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.2% under 18 years, 19.9% between 18 and 34 years, 34% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lancaster County (East)--Ephrata Borough PUMA, PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.