In 2019, Lancaster County, PA had a population of 546k people with a median age of 38.5 and a median household income of $67,376. Between 2018 and 2019 the population of Lancaster County, PA grew from 543,557 to 545,724, a 0.399% increase and its median household income grew from $66,277 to $67,376, a 1.66% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lancaster County, PA are White (Non-Hispanic) (81.3%), White (Hispanic) (5.93%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.58%), Other (Hispanic) (2.68%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.29%). 0% of the households in Lancaster County, PA speak a non-English language at home as their primary language.
98.1% of the residents in Lancaster County, PA are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Lancaster County, PA are Millersville University of Pennsylvania (1,798 degrees awarded in 2020), Franklin and Marshall College (680 degrees), and Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences (612 degrees).
In 2019, the median property value in Lancaster County, PA was $227,600, and the homeownership rate was 69.6%. Most people in Lancaster County, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Lancaster County, PA was 2 cars per household.
Lancaster County, PA borders Cecil County, MD, Harford County, MD, Berks County, PA, Chester County, PA, Dauphin County, PA, Lebanon County, PA, and York County, PA.