Demographics
People with Disabilities

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People with Disabilities

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What does this measure?

The percentage of the people living with a disability, out of all people not living in institutions.

Why is this important?

The proportion of people living with a disability is an indicator of how many may need assistance from social networks or the government to live independently or maintain economic stability. It also indicates challenges a community may face to improve access to buildings, education, and employment opportunities for the disabled population.

How does our county compare?

In 2018-22, Lancaster County's population of people with disabilities was 11%, relatively unchanged from 2013-17 when it was 12%. This is slightly lower than national, state, and neighboring counties, with the exception of Chester County, which had a slightly smaller percentage of people with disabilities at 9%. The City of Lancaster had the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the area at 16%.

Notes about the data

The multiyear figures are from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. The bureau combined 5 years of responses to the survey to provide estimates for smaller geographic areas and increase the precision of its estimates. However, because the information came from a survey, the samples responding to the survey were not always large enough to produce reliable results, especially in small geographic areas. CGR has noted on data tables the estimates with relatively large margins of error. Estimates with three asterisks have the largest margins, plus or minus 50% or more of the estimate. Two asterisks mean plus or minus 35%-50%, and one asterisk means plus or minus 20%-35%. For all estimates, the confidence level is 90%, meaning there is 90% probability the true value (if the whole population were surveyed) would be within the margin of error (or confidence interval). The survey provides data on characteristics of the population that used to be collected only during the decennial census. Data for this indicator are released annually in December.

People with Disabilities
2008-122013-172018-22
Pennsylvania13%14%14%
Lancaster County11%12%11%
Lancaster City14%17%16%
Lancaster County School Districts
School District of Lancaster14%16%15%
Cocalico School District8%10%9%
Columbia Borough School District15%14%19%
Conestoga Valley School District11%11%10%
Donegal School District11%10%13%
Eastern Lancaster County School District11%10%10%
Elizabethtown Area School District11%13%12%
Ephrata Area School District11%11%13%
Hempfield School District10%12%12%
Lampeter-Strasburg School District11%12%11%
Manheim Central School District10%12%10%
Manheim Township School District10%11%11%
Penn Manor School District10%11%11%
Pequea Valley School District8%8%8%
Solanco School District9%11%11%
Warwick School District10%11%9%
Lancaster County Boroughs
Adamstown borough7%**8%**5%***
Akron borough16%*9%*12%*
Christiana borough8%**12%**18%*
Columbia borough15%14%19%
Denver township8%*10%*9%*
East Petersburg borough12%*11%**14%*
Elizabethtown borough11%*14%14%*
Ephrata borough10%14%17%
Lititz borough13%16%10%*
Manheim borough9%*15%*13%*
Marietta borough14%*14%*16%**
Millersville borough10%*13%*10%*
Mount Joy borough11%*11%*14%*
Mountville borough16%*14%**11%**
New Holland borough12%*16%*11%*
Quarryville borough11%*11%*13%*
Strasburg borough7%*7%*10%**
Terre Hill borough13%*9%**14%***
Lancaster County Townships
Bart township4%**7%*10%**
Brecknock township10%*6%*6%**
Caernarvon township10%*11%*11%*
Clay township10%*10%*8%*
Colerain township6%*8%*7%*
Conestoga township9%*12%*13%*
Conoy township7%**12%*14%**
Drumore township7%*10%*11%*
Earl township12%*13%*10%*
East Cocalico township9%*11%10%*
East Donegal township9%*10%*9%*
East Drumore township10%*12%*12%**
East Earl township8%*7%*10%***
East Hempfield township9%13%10%
East Lampeter township11%12%11%
Eden township7%*9%*6%*
Elizabeth township4%**5%**6%***
Ephrata township12%*9%11%
Fulton township10%*12%*9%*
Lancaster township13%13%10%
Leacock township6%*6%**6%*
Little Britain township13%*10%**12%*
Manheim township10%11%11%
Manor township11%10%12%
Martic township9%*11%*12%*
Mount Joy township8%*7%*9%*
Paradise township9%*8%*10%*
Penn township12%*10%*8%*
Pequea township8%*9%*9%**
Providence township12%*16%*14%*
Rapho township9%12%11%
Sadsbury township8%*8%*9%*
Salisbury township8%*9%7%*
Strasburg township7%**5%**6%**
Upper Leacock township10%*10%10%*
Warwick township10%10%8%
West Cocalico township8%*9%*7%*
West Donegal township15%*18%15%*
West Earl township11%*10%*7%*
West Hempfield township10%12%13%*
West Lampeter township12%15%12%
Berks County13%13%14%
Chester County7%9%9%
Cumberland County11%11%13%
Dauphin County12%13%13%
Lebanon County12%13%14%
York County12%13%14%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey. * Margin of error between 20% & 35% of estimate; ** margin of error between 35% & 50%; *** margin of error greater than 50%.




Number of People with Disabilities
2008-122013-172018-22
Pennsylvania1,646,2561,730,1901,799,317
Lancaster County54,88362,23162,395
Lancaster City8,1559,7518,935
Lancaster County School Districts
School District of Lancaster10,11711,87010,738
Cocalico School District1,9002,3992,121
Columbia Borough School District1,5071,4851,943
Conestoga Valley School District3,5803,7013,444
Donegal School District2,2362,2062,814
Eastern Lancaster County School District3,3693,3873,092
Elizabethtown Area School District3,0793,9163,801
Ephrata Area School District3,6963,8484,500
Hempfield School District4,7745,8575,864
Lampeter-Strasburg School District2,3892,7642,724
Manheim Central School District2,3762,9722,785
Manheim Township School District3,6304,1954,849
Penn Manor School District4,1424,5005,130
Pequea Valley School District1,6821,7391,751
Solanco School District2,9503,5813,585
Warwick School District3,1033,4472,795
Lancaster County Boroughs
Adamstown borough130**182**112***
Akron borough618*355*503*
Christiana borough80**96**146*
Columbia borough1,5071,4851,943
Denver township292*397*325*
East Petersburg borough521*491**625*
Elizabethtown borough1,205*1,5661,586*
Ephrata borough1,3051,9762,328
Lititz borough1,2121,408953*
Manheim borough424*729*666*
Marietta borough375*358*435**
Millersville borough812*1,080*874*
Mount Joy borough846*858*1,133*
Mountville borough447*385**320**
New Holland borough621*857*654*
Quarryville borough280*292*370*
Strasburg borough186*206*311**
Terre Hill borough171*116**140***
Lancaster County Townships
Bart township129**219*317**
Brecknock township753*456*441**
Caernarvon township458*535*492*
Clay township634*660*531*
Colerain township210*305*283*
Conestoga township336*456*510*
Conoy township218**401*465**
Drumore township183*272*279*
Earl township851*922*711*
East Cocalico township905*1,1861,127*
East Donegal township710*799*775*
East Drumore township356*451*469**
East Earl township515*501*654***
East Hempfield township2,2193,0722,705
East Lampeter township1,8742,0081,932
Eden township144*184*140*
Elizabeth township154**186**251***
Ephrata township1,139*8571,138
Fulton township293*369*276*
Lancaster township2,0322,1461,856
Leacock township317*318**323*
Little Britain township546*403**494*
Manheim township3,6304,1954,849
Manor township2,1231,9812,590
Martic township490*576*630*
Mount Joy township808*748*956*
Paradise township468*440*583*
Penn township1,014*903*777*
Pequea township381*407*526**
Providence township809*1,086*957*
Rapho township9381,3401,342
Sadsbury township273*268*313*
Salisbury township897*981845*
Strasburg township279**221**287**
Upper Leacock township883*863894*
Warwick township1,7371,8531,591
West Cocalico township573*634*557*
West Donegal township1,153*1,3921,265*
West Earl township823*830*618*
West Hempfield township1,5871,9092,214*
West Lampeter township1,8542,3102,073
Berks County52,02154,53260,271
Chester County35,85343,52148,946
Cumberland County25,94127,13932,561
Dauphin County32,36335,70036,408
Lebanon County15,19317,40319,129
York County51,89458,36762,157

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey. * Margin of error between 20% & 35% of estimate; ** margin of error between 35% & 50%; *** margin of error greater than 50%.




INDICATORS TREND
Prekindergarten Participation Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 3 English Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 8 Math Not Applicable
High School Cohort Graduation Rate Increasing
Per-Student Spending Maintaining
Students Receiving Special Education Services Increasing
Rate of Foster Care Admissions Maintaining
Disengaged Youth Maintaining
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Plans of High School Graduates Not Applicable
Enrollment in Local Colleges Decreasing
College Graduation Rates Decreasing
Brain Drain/Gain Increasing
Education Levels of Adults by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Average Charitable Giving Maintaining
Voter Registration Rate Not Applicable
Voter Participation Rate Increasing
Age of Housing Stock Not Applicable
Violent Crime Rate Maintaining
Incarceration Rate Decreasing
Incarceration Rate by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Population Density Increasing
Air Quality Decreasing
Water Use Decreasing
Waterways Impaired by Pollution Not Applicable
Change in Population Increasing
Change in Population by Age and Gender Not Applicable
Population by Age Not Applicable
Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People with Disabilities Maintaining
Foreign-Born Population Increasing
Language Diversity Increasing
Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Change in Employment by Sector Not Applicable
Sector Share of Total Jobs Not Applicable
Workers by Occupation Not Applicable
Change in Labor Force Maintaining
People Entering/Leaving County/Region for Work Not Applicable
Average Salary by Sector Not Applicable
Change in Average Salary Since 2000 Increasing
Female to Male Earnings Ratio Maintaining
Employer Size Not Applicable
Change in Number of Businesses by Sector Increasing
Change in Total Agricultural Sales Increasing
Spending for Local Government Maintaining
Spending for School Districts Maintaining
Children Living in Poverty Decreasing
Children in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty Decreasing
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Veterans Living in Poverty Maintaining
Working Poor Decreasing
Median Household Income by Household Type Not Applicable
Median Household Income Maintaining
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Living Wage Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Households Receiving SNAP by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Household Receiving Temporary Assistance Maintaining
Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Price Lunch Increasing
Median Home Value Maintaining
Occupied Housing Units Maintaining
Homeownership Rate, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Cost of Homeownership by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Median Rent Maintaining
Cost of Renting Increasing
Households Without Vehicles Maintaining
Means of Transportation to Work, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People Without Health Insurance Decreasing
Early Prenatal Care by Mother's Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Health Status Decreasing
Prevalence of Mental Illness Maintaining
Adults Who are Overweight or Obese Not Applicable
Mortality Rates Decreasing
Mortality Rate, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Fatal Drug Overdoses Increasing
Cancer Incidence Decreasing
Households With Internet Access Increasing
High-Tech Jobs Increasing
STEM Graduates Increasing
Science and Engineering Research and Development Maintaining
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Education Levels of Adults by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Incarceration Rate by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Children in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Households Receiving SNAP by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Homeownership Rate, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Cost of Homeownership by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Early Prenatal Care by Mother's Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable


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