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Median Household Income

What does this measure?

Median household income, in 2023 dollars. Half of incomes are below the median and half are above.

Why is this important?

Median household income is a gauge of the overall economic health of the region and the financial resources of residents.

How does our county compare?

In 2019-23, the median income in Lancaster County was $83,700, about a $9,800 increase from 2009-13 (after inflation). This is higher than the median income in the state and the nation.

Median income in the City of Lancaster was $63,400, 27% lower than Lancaster County.

Lancaster County had a lower median income than Chester ($123,000) and Cumberland ($85,600), was similar to York ($82,200), and higher than Berks ($77,700), Lebanon ($76,400), and Dauphin ($74,200).

Notes about the data

Figures are in constant 2023 dollars. 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 expected to be released in the fourth quarter.

Median Household Income
2009-132014-182019-23
Pennsylvania$68,731$72,133$76,081
Lancaster County$73,878$77,445$83,703
Lancaster City$43,795$51,731$63,421
Lancaster County School Districts
School District of Lancaster$47,340$55,873$68,015
Cocalico School District$83,115$85,215$92,044
Columbia Borough School District$53,941$47,347$52,271
Conestoga Valley School District$73,673$75,388$81,592
Donegal School District$75,861$82,317$88,595
Eastern Lancaster County School District$74,256$78,320$85,216
Elizabethtown Area School District$76,133$83,183$78,864
Ephrata Area School District$72,195$70,360$73,881
Hempfield School District$88,949$90,750$95,615
Lampeter-Strasburg School District$87,803$89,943$101,821
Manheim Central School District$81,488$79,310$84,904
Manheim Township School District$88,080$92,876$95,628
Penn Manor School District$75,907$80,735$87,224
Pequea Valley School District$79,126$79,065$89,771
Solanco School District$72,058$79,783$74,307
Warwick School District$83,879$85,925$91,504
Lancaster County Boroughs
Adamstown borough$79,445$94,631$102,375
Akron borough$65,469$72,379$74,360
Christiana borough$68,342$76,253$75,000
Columbia borough$53,941$47,347$52,271
Denver township$80,892$72,716$88,201
East Petersburg borough$86,876$96,951$86,614
Elizabethtown borough$69,009$72,571$67,770
Ephrata borough$65,018$60,297$68,117
Lititz borough$68,554$73,564$82,861
Manheim borough$59,835$61,810$81,484
Marietta borough$60,183$64,274$56,204
Millersville borough$55,636*$63,549$65,721
Mount Joy borough$68,966$75,465$84,514
Mountville borough$61,352*$68,713$92,917*
New Holland borough$68,438$70,400$57,719*
Quarryville borough$67,034$75,118$76,628
Strasburg borough$79,296$80,959$89,298
Terre Hill borough$65,866*$88,100$58,152*
Lancaster County Townships
Bart township$71,285$73,186$76,960
Brecknock township$83,954$78,905$95,742
Caernarvon township$79,981$87,974$113,438
Clay township$86,202$80,186$83,003
Colerain township$75,462$88,338$80,804
Conestoga township$73,472$88,641$89,098*
Conoy township$85,298$92,168$83,045*
Drumore township$81,340$91,008$68,529*
Earl township$64,369$69,134$80,041
East Cocalico township$84,741$87,974$89,697
East Donegal township$85,887$89,624$107,263
East Drumore township$71,633$79,288$67,731*
East Earl township$78,052$85,098$102,510
East Hempfield township$88,530$90,811$98,434
East Lampeter township$73,727$70,630$79,671
Eden township$75,083$78,873$87,188*
Elizabeth township$84,188$95,778$104,767*
Ephrata township$83,564$79,320$76,868
Fulton township$74,778$75,917$76,250
Lancaster township$64,845$69,616$93,975
Leacock township$75,713$72,648$82,039
Little Britain township$76,721$85,959$77,083**
Manheim township$88,080$92,876$95,628
Manor township$78,376$78,991$86,500
Martic township$75,812$86,292$90,616
Mount Joy township$84,143$83,239$96,569
Paradise township$79,926$71,959*$95,811
Penn township$84,423$83,611$85,608
Pequea township$83,752$95,741$112,917*
Providence township$64,664*$73,001*$63,720
Rapho township$92,452$87,460$87,637
Sadsbury township$84,618$96,595$84,613
Salisbury township$81,973$88,339$91,763
Strasburg township$98,946$88,679$110,076***
Upper Leacock township$80,628$73,995$71,458*
Warwick township$92,458$91,993$98,185
West Cocalico township$85,135$81,651$92,306
West Donegal township$77,530$92,386$80,823*
West Earl township$67,696$93,175$96,214
West Hempfield township$93,620$90,477$98,690
West Lampeter township$87,265$92,828$105,362
Berks County$72,161$74,653$77,684
Chester County$112,551$117,371$123,041
Cumberland County$79,559$83,600$85,634
Dauphin County$70,717$71,491$74,159
Lebanon County$71,701$71,731$76,350
York County$76,837$77,541$82,238

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Figures in 2023 dollars. 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%.








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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 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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