Children And Education
Brain Drain/Gain

Increasing


Share of residents 25 to 34 Years-Old with a Bachelors Degree or Higher

What does this measure?

The share of the population between the ages of 25 and 34 with a bachelor's or higher college degree.

Why is this important?

The presence of young adults provides a regional economy with a supply of young workers starting out in careers. A region with a vibrant economy, particularly in technology and/or innovation, will tend to attract more young adults, while a more stagnant region is likely to lose them.

How does our county compare?

Lancaster County had nearly 24,500 young adults in 2017-21 with a bachelor's or higher, making up 5.8% of the total population, below the state and nation. This young, educated slice of the population grew in Lancaster County from 4.1% in 2000. This growth rate is similar to the state and nation during the same period.

The City of Lancaster's share of residents ages 25 to 34 with a bachelor's degree or higher was 8.1%, an increase of almost 5 percentage points since 2000.

Among neighboring counties in 2017-21, Lebanon (4.1%), Berks (4.3%), and York (4.8%) had lower rates than Lancaster County, while Dauphin (7%), Cumberland (7.1%), and Chester (8.6%) counties had larger shares than Lancaster.

Notes about the data

The multi-year figures are from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. The bureau combined five 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.

Share of residents 25 to 34 Years-Old with a Bachelors Degree or Higher
20002007-112012-162017-21
Pennsylvania4.8%5.3%6.1%6.8%
Lancaster County4.1%4.1%4.8%5.8%
Lancaster City3.4%4.4%6.5%8.1%
Lancaster County Boroughs
Adamstown borough3.9%8.0%***11.2%*10.4%**
Akron borough4.5%6.7%***8.9%**4.9%***
Christiana borough3.8%3.9%***4.1%***2.0%***
Columbia borough1.8%2.8%***3.0%**4.5%**
Denver township4.2%4.4%***5.2%**6.1%**
East Petersburg borough5.6%7.0%**9.7%**5.3%***
Elizabethtown borough7.2%5.0%*6.0%*6.2%*
Ephrata borough4.2%3.4%*5.7%*5.5%*
Lititz borough5.4%2.4%*6.6%*10.2%*
Manheim borough3.3%3.7%***4.8%**12.1%**
Marietta borough2.5%2.5%***6.1%**5.8%**
Millersville borough3.9%3.1%**3.4%**3.5%**
Mount Joy borough5.1%4.7%**5.8%**5.9%**
Mountville borough4.4%7.5%**4.4%***2.5%***
New Holland borough3.4%1.9%***2.3%***2.3%***
Quarryville borough2.8%2.3%***4.2%**1.7%***
Strasburg borough5.4%2.2%***8.1%*5.7%**
Terre Hill borough1.5%2.5%***5.4%***0.0%***
Lancaster County Townships
Bart township0.6%0.7%***2.0%***0.7%***
Brecknock township2.1%2.5%***4.9%***1.6%***
Caernarvon township2.2%0.7%***2.2%***7.8%***
Clay township2.1%4.0%***4.7%*5.6%***
Colerain township2.3%3.3%**3.2%***2.0%***
Conestoga township1.9%3.0%***4.1%**3.8%***
Conoy township3.3%4.0%***4.4%**4.4%***
Drumore township1.6%0.8%***3.3%***0.8%***
Earl township1.7%1.1%***2.4%***3.3%***
East Cocalico township4.3%2.3%**4.3%*1.9%***
East Donegal township5.3%6.0%*5.4%*11.3%**
East Drumore township1.2%1.9%***3.8%***1.5%***
East Earl township2.7%4.5%***1.8%***1.1%***
East Hempfield township5.9%5.0%*6.9%*7.6%*
East Lampeter township4.6%4.9%*4.5%*5.4%*
Eden township1.2%0.4%***2.3%***0.7%***
Elizabeth township4.1%4.7%**2.7%***5.9%**
Ephrata township3.2%5.9%**5.0%*9.4%**
Fulton township1.0%1.1%***1.5%***0.5%***
Lancaster township5.8%5.4%*7.2%*8.6%*
Leacock township0.2%1.6%***1.8%***2.8%***
Little Britain township1.9%2.1%***1.2%***1.4%***
Manheim township6.3%5.9%5.0%7.7%
Manor township4.3%6.6%*4.2%*8.1%*
Martic township1.5%0.5%***1.6%***1.7%***
Mount Joy township7.6%5.0%*6.1%*10.0%**
Paradise township1.5%2.7%***1.4%***2.9%***
Penn township4.3%4.6%*4.8%**7.0%*
Pequea township1.7%1.9%***3.5%***11.6%***
Providence township1.2%1.8%***0.8%***2.0%***
Rapho township2.1%4.7%*4.3%**3.7%*
Sadsbury township2.8%0.6%***3.0%***1.2%***
Salisbury township2.6%0.6%***1.9%**2.6%**
Strasburg township2.9%0.0%***1.3%***1.4%***
Upper Leacock township3.7%3.9%**3.7%**3.0%**
Warwick township6.2%5.8%*7.6%*5.3%*
West Cocalico township4.1%0.4%***1.7%***2.2%***
West Donegal township2.6%3.2%**2.9%**3.3%**
West Earl township3.2%4.3%**3.0%**4.4%**
West Hempfield township5.0%5.8%*4.5%*6.5%*
West Lampeter township3.6%2.8%**3.6%*3.3%**
Berks County3.5%4.0%4.1%4.3%
Chester County8.1%7.6%7.8%8.6%
Cumberland County5.2%5.9%6.2%7.1%
Dauphin County5.4%5.8%6.3%7.0%
Lebanon County2.7%3.3%3.2%4.1%
York County4.0%3.9%4.5%4.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey.




Number of 25 to 34 Year-Olds with a Bachelors Degree or Higher
20002007-112012-162017-21
Pennsylvania450,631524,416613,373702,204
Lancaster County14,00715,80619,38924,479
Lancaster City1,4041,9252,9163,632
Lancaster County Boroughs
Adamstown borough36101***176*168**
Akron borough143212***270**153***
Christiana borough3333***29***15***
Columbia borough138222***235**374**
Denver township103129***152**171**
East Petersburg borough190248**358**191***
Elizabethtown borough686473*563*591*
Ephrata borough417357*594*571*
Lititz borough372172*484*741*
Manheim borough120142***185**446**
Marietta borough5150***123**127**
Millersville borough279223**250**241**
Mount Joy borough265272**358**375**
Mountville borough87171**89***61***
New Holland borough13380***96***105***
Quarryville borough4145***81**34***
Strasburg borough11347***178*132**
Terre Hill borough1424***59***0***
Lancaster County Townships
Bart township1114***41***15***
Brecknock township96129***267***91***
Caernarvon township6522***73***246***
Clay township77182***232*287***
Colerain township4880**76***50***
Conestoga township5386***122**122***
Conoy township72102***115**116***
Drumore township2412***63***14***
Earl township7052***131***168***
East Cocalico township304173**349*157***
East Donegal township209341*322*757**
East Drumore township3156***106***43***
East Earl township100196***84***59***
East Hempfield township952933*1,291*1,613*
East Lampeter township469604*568*691*
Eden township156***32***10***
Elizabeth township113138**80***181**
Ephrata township179396**385*748**
Fulton township1923***34***10***
Lancaster township633694*959*1,230*
Leacock township752***69***104***
Little Britain township4452***36***42***
Manheim township1,6451,6951,5332,628
Manor township5401,011*678*1,330*
Martic township5221***65***64***
Mount Joy township440356*491*816**
Paradise township4996***53***111***
Penn township230300*344**558*
Pequea township5666***132***489***
Providence township5789***47***107***
Rapho township130368*393**363*
Sadsbury township5514***64***26***
Salisbury township17240***148**198**
Strasburg township760***38***39***
Upper Leacock township210233**223**187**
Warwick township692756*1,037*773*
West Cocalico township19722***92***115***
West Donegal township125197**198**241**
West Earl township157254**178**261**
West Hempfield township544698*580*846*
West Lampeter township364321**464*454**
Berks County9,99112,45212,98114,391
Chester County25,85428,12230,38535,213
Cumberland County8,69710,84912,03514,555
Dauphin County10,23511,81313,22315,319
Lebanon County2,4763,3783,3344,467
York County11,61413,03315,43717,087

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey.




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 Decreasing
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 Decreasing
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 Maintaining
Children in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty Increasing
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Veterans Living in Poverty Maintaining
Working Poor Maintaining
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 Increasing
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 Decreasing
Means of Transportation to Work, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People Without Health Insurance Increasing
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 Not Applicable
High-Tech Jobs Increasing
STEM Graduates Maintaining
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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