Lima, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,812

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

70.9

6.94% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

3.84%

42.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$76,932

0.0273% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$396,300

6.45% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Lima, PA is home to a population of 2.81k people, from which 99.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.3% of Lima, PA residents were born outside of the country (149 people).

In 2024, there were 27.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.68k people) in Lima, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 96 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 37 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.9%

2024 Citizenship

99.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.9% of Lima, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lima, PA was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lima, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lima, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.68k ± 499
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
96 ± 51
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
37 ± 42

0.0711%

Hispanic Population

2 people

0.0711% of the people in Lima, PA are hispanic (2 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lima, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
103,235 ± 7,857 people
India
102,082 ± 7,813 people
China
73,024 ± 6,616 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 103,235 Pennsylvania residents, followed by India with 102,082 and China with 73,024.

Foreign-Born Population

5.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

149 people

4.38%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

124 people

As of 2024, 5.3% of Lima, PA residents (149 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lima, PA was 4.38%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lima, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Korea
74 ± 59
Vietnam
49 ± 47
Gulf War (2001-)
30 ± 48

Lima, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Korea, 1.51 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Lima, PA.

Economy

The economy of Lima, PA employs 585 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lima, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (116 people), Educational Services (83 people), and Manufacturing (76 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($135,188), Finance & Insurance ($121,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($99,427).

Employment

Occupations

585

2024 Value

± 189

−7.58%

1 Year decline

± 48.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lima, PA declined at a rate of −7.58%, from 633 employees to 585 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lima, PA, are Management Occupations (118 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (68 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (60 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lima, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

585

2024 Value

± 189

−7.58%

1 Year decline

± 48.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lima, PA declined at a rate of −7.58%, from 633 employees to 585 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lima, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (116 people), Educational Services (83 people), and Manufacturing (76 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lima, PA, though some of these residents may live in Lima, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$96,250

Median earning men ± $62,625

$75,540

Median earning women ± $6,950

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($135,188), Manufacturing ($73,250), and Construction ($60,694).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($98,125) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($76,449).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lima, PA was $396,300 in 2024, which is 1.19 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $372,300 to $396,300, a 6.45% increase. The homeownership rate in Lima, PA is 32.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lima, PA have an average commute time of 33.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lima, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$396,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$74,807

$346

Median Property Taxes

±$136

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 Lima, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lima, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

32.5%

Homeownership

2024

54.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 32.5% of the housing units in Lima, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 41.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lima, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$76,932

Median Household Income

± $12,856

1.07k

Number of Households

± 259

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.07k households in Lima, PA declined from $76,932 from the previous year's value of $76,953.

The following chart displays the households in Lima, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lima, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70.4%)
Worked At Home (21.2%)
Public Transit (3.59%)

In 2024, 70.4% of workers in Lima, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.2%) and those who used public transit to get to work (3.59%).

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

33.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lima, PA have a longer commute time (33.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 8.24% of the workforce in Lima, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lima, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lima, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lima, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.84% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lima, PA (78 out of 2.03k 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 Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lima, PA is White, followed by Black 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

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

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

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