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?

In 2019-23, Lancaster County had over 24,900 young adults with a bachelor's or higher, making up 5.9% of the total population, below the state and nation (at 6.8% and 6.9%, respectively). This young, educated slice of the population has grown in Lancaster County from 4.3% in 2009-13. 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 7.9%, an increase of over 2 percentage points since 2009-13.

Among neighboring counties in 2019-23, Lebanon (4.1%), Berks (4.4%), and York (4.9%) had lower shares than Lancaster County, while Cumberland (7.1%), Dauphin (7.4%), and Chester (8.8%) 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
2009-132014-182019-23
Pennsylvania5.6%6.4%6.9%
Lancaster County4.3%5.4%5.9%
Lancaster City5.5%7.3%7.9%
Lancaster County School Districts
School District of Lancaster5.7%7.3%8.2%
Cocalico School District3.2%*4.0%4.9%*
Columbia Borough School District3.0%**3.4%**4.7%**
Conestoga Valley School District4.1%*5.0%5.8%
Donegal School District6.0%*6.5%6.7%*
Eastern Lancaster County School District2.5%*3.0%*3.5%*
Elizabethtown Area School District4.7%5.4%5.6%*
Ephrata Area School District4.6%*5.4%6.4%*
Hempfield School District5.0%7.5%6.5%
Lampeter-Strasburg School District3.1%*4.4%*4.0%*
Manheim Central School District5.1%*4.8%*6.0%*
Manheim Township School District5.8%6.3%8.4%
Penn Manor School District3.8%5.6%6.1%*
Pequea Valley School District1.5%**2.0%*2.2%*
Solanco School District2.0%*1.9%*1.4%*
Warwick School District4.2%7.3%6.0%
Lancaster County Boroughs
Adamstown borough12.3%**11.0%*10.8%**
Akron borough7.9%**8.3%**5.5%**
Christiana borough4.4%***3.9%***2.7%***
Columbia borough3.0%**3.4%**4.7%**
Denver township5.9%**4.8%**8.4%**
East Petersburg borough6.6%**8.0%*5.8%***
Elizabethtown borough5.8%*5.9%*5.9%*
Ephrata borough5.0%*3.9%*6.8%*
Lititz borough3.7%*7.1%*9.7%*
Manheim borough2.8%***5.9%**11.3%**
Marietta borough4.5%***6.0%**5.7%**
Millersville borough3.9%**4.4%**2.6%***
Mount Joy borough6.1%**5.7%**5.9%*
Mountville borough4.9%***2.3%***3.0%***
New Holland borough2.4%***3.4%***2.3%***
Quarryville borough3.6%**3.7%***2.0%***
Strasburg borough6.2%*7.9%*5.1%***
Terre Hill borough3.8%***3.2%***1.9%***
Lancaster County Townships
Bart township1.9%***1.4%***1.3%***
Brecknock township2.0%***4.3%***3.7%***
Caernarvon township1.1%***3.6%***7.1%***
Clay township3.3%**5.4%*5.4%***
Colerain township3.2%***3.6%***1.8%***
Conestoga township1.8%***4.7%**4.6%**
Conoy township4.1%***3.1%***3.9%***
Drumore township1.3%***3.5%**0.4%***
Earl township2.8%***2.1%***3.6%***
East Cocalico township1.8%***3.5%*4.7%**
East Donegal township6.4%*7.6%*8.2%**
East Drumore township2.7%***2.3%***1.4%***
East Earl township3.3%***1.4%***2.2%***
East Hempfield township4.6%*8.5%7.2%*
East Lampeter township4.4%*5.9%*6.3%*
Eden township1.1%***1.4%***1.3%***
Elizabeth township4.5%**4.0%**3.4%***
Ephrata township3.5%**6.1%*6.8%***
Fulton township1.4%***1.3%***0.3%***
Lancaster township5.9%*7.1%*9.1%*
Leacock township2.3%***0.9%***3.2%***
Little Britain township1.7%***1.2%***1.8%***
Manheim township5.8%6.3%8.4%
Manor township5.4%*7.1%*7.0%*
Martic township0.4%***2.1%***1.6%***
Mount Joy township5.2%*7.6%*8.0%**
Paradise township1.2%***2.1%***2.0%***
Penn township7.0%*4.0%**4.9%**
Pequea township2.4%***5.8%**12.8%***
Providence township1.4%***0.9%***1.5%***
Rapho township4.7%*4.9%*4.9%*
Sadsbury township1.9%***2.1%**1.4%***
Salisbury township1.3%***2.5%**1.8%**
Strasburg township0.0%***3.5%***2.0%***
Upper Leacock township4.0%**3.9%**6.4%**
Warwick township4.5%*8.0%4.6%*
West Cocalico township1.5%***2.6%***1.5%***
West Donegal township3.3%**3.1%**3.3%**
West Earl township3.5%**4.3%**4.1%**
West Hempfield township5.1%*6.6%*6.2%*
West Lampeter township3.3%*4.2%*4.2%*
Berks County3.9%4.2%4.4%
Chester County7.3%8.0%8.8%
Cumberland County5.8%6.9%7.1%
Dauphin County6.2%6.5%7.4%
Lebanon County3.2%3.3%4.1%
York County4.2%4.7%4.9%

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
2009-132014-182019-23
Pennsylvania553,747647,966715,929
Lancaster County16,92522,17524,944
Lancaster City2,4673,2833,568
Lancaster County School Districts
School District of Lancaster3,2294,2114,886
Cocalico School District557*732883*
Columbia Borough School District227**269**413**
Conestoga Valley School District996*1,2561,492
Donegal School District968*1,0931,169*
Eastern Lancaster County School District572*728*836*
Elizabethtown Area School District1,1141,3561,482*
Ephrata Area School District1,184*1,4141,721*
Hempfield School District1,8172,8062,652
Lampeter-Strasburg School District544*815*779*
Manheim Central School District970*982*1,310*
Manheim Township School District1,7211,9642,910
Penn Manor School District1,2871,9242,191*
Pequea Valley School District213**303*336*
Solanco School District448*453*322*
Warwick School District1,0011,7931,510
Lancaster County Boroughs
Adamstown borough157**179*173**
Akron borough244**257**170**
Christiana borough34***31***20***
Columbia borough227**269**413**
Denver township181**137**238**
East Petersburg borough233**291*213***
Elizabethtown borough541*564*574*
Ephrata borough535*408*710*
Lititz borough269*533*723*
Manheim borough107***226**411**
Marietta borough92***121**137**
Millersville borough284**326**196***
Mount Joy borough365**370**383*
Mountville borough115***48***72***
New Holland borough99***146***94***
Quarryville borough73**71***41***
Strasburg borough130*171*124***
Terre Hill borough42***29***14***
Lancaster County Townships
Bart township36***31***25***
Brecknock township105***249***205***
Caernarvon township37***121***227***
Clay township156**275*280***
Colerain township75***85***47***
Conestoga township53***145**147**
Conoy township109***80***107***
Drumore township21***66**8***
Earl township139***113***178***
East Cocalico township140***290*392**
East Donegal township380*460*533**
East Drumore township78***63***42***
East Earl township150***70***118***
East Hempfield township844*1,6481,530*
East Lampeter township557*747*829*
Eden township17***20***19***
Elizabeth township134**118**103***
Ephrata township249**474*561***
Fulton township31***27***6***
Lancaster township774*934*1,340*
Leacock township76***33***124***
Little Britain township48***39***53***
Manheim township1,7211,9642,910
Manor township846*1,143*1,183*
Martic township16***84***61***
Mount Joy township383*636*669**
Paradise township43***81***74***
Penn township470*290**405**
Pequea township88***226**604***
Providence township69***51***81***
Rapho township393*466*494*
Sadsbury township43***45**32***
Salisbury township94***189**138**
Strasburg township0***101***58***
Upper Leacock township238**245**410**
Warwick township598*1,142684*
West Cocalico township79***139***80***
West Donegal township212**218**248**
West Earl township201**264**253**
West Hempfield township625*819*837*
West Lampeter township402*537*575*
Berks County12,20813,38914,875
Chester County27,96731,66837,066
Cumberland County10,93713,64614,995
Dauphin County12,93013,80616,547
Lebanon County3,2843,5344,526
York County14,06316,09717,495

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 Decreasing
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 Increasing
Foreign-Born Population Increasing
Language Diversity Maintaining
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 Increasing
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 Maintaining
Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Price Lunch Increasing
Median Home Value Maintaining
Occupied Housing Units Increasing
Homeownership Rate, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Cost of Homeownership by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Median Rent Maintaining
Cost of Renting Decreasing
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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