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Median Household Income

What does this measure?

Median household income, in 2021 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 2017-21, the median income in Lancaster County was $73,688, a slight decline from 2000 (after inflation). This is higher than the median income in the state and the nation.

Median income in the City of Lancaster was $54,145, 27% lower than Lancaster County.

Lancaster County had a lower median income than Chester ($109,969) and Cumberland ($77,000) but was higher than York ($72,543), Berks ($69,272), Dauphin ($66,480), and Lebanon ($66,164).

Notes about the data

Figures are in constant 2021 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
20002007-112012-162017-21
Pennsylvania$65,231$62,221$61,977$67,587
Lancaster County$74,016$67,238$66,879$73,688
Lancaster City$48,420$39,892$40,907$54,145
Lancaster County School Districts
School District of Lancaster$43,820$45,067$57,808
Cocalico School District$74,225$74,122$78,661
Columbia Borough School District$45,571$44,737$45,507
Conestoga Valley School District$66,618$65,093$76,288
Donegal School District$69,669$74,162$73,138
Eastern Lancaster County School District$67,538$67,595$76,951
Elizabethtown Area School District$69,190$69,142$73,916
Ephrata Area School District$66,489$63,318$64,006
Hempfield School District$81,552$78,530$85,395
Lampeter-Strasburg School District$80,352$76,805$88,378
Manheim Central School District$70,648$71,781$71,295
Manheim Township School District$80,523$80,291$88,719
Penn Manor School District$70,815$68,374$78,272
Pequea Valley School District$70,493$67,313$81,435
Solanco School District$67,371$69,541$67,628
Lancaster County Boroughs
Adamstown borough$70,878$80,990*$80,550$84,950
Akron borough$73,853$67,089$66,380$65,863
Christiana borough$78,612$66,255$63,036$69,531
Columbia borough$52,673$45,571$44,737$45,507
Denver township$79,835$77,005$63,978$70,000
East Petersburg borough$84,938$73,854*$86,141$76,973
Elizabethtown borough$69,535$58,196$64,360$61,803
Ephrata borough$67,580$55,428$56,793$56,280
Lititz borough$65,737$59,999$60,901$75,509
Manheim borough$68,076$55,460$53,340$66,898
Marietta borough$65,975$52,155$57,124$53,977*
Millersville borough$62,497$57,553*$46,803*$64,432*
Mount Joy borough$73,398$62,215$63,476$67,265
Mountville borough$73,786$59,630$54,568*$85,185
New Holland borough$72,290$64,028$60,145$62,000*
Quarryville borough$58,224$64,900$64,212$66,793
Strasburg borough$77,779$76,827$69,984$79,640
Terre Hill borough$76,579$66,774$63,507*$62,841*
Lancaster County Townships
Bart township$73,598$60,821$61,093*$73,017
Brecknock township$83,771$72,604$69,096$86,216
Caernarvon township$77,916$69,571$81,784$79,647*
Clay township$82,207$82,380$69,313$73,185
Colerain township$76,457$70,499$71,974$78,438
Conestoga township$84,406$72,749*$77,224$79,201
Conoy township$79,331$74,590$79,420$87,212**
Drumore township$76,851$73,332$75,679*$77,308
Earl township$63,865$64,784$58,767$64,811
East Cocalico township$82,267$74,765$73,386$83,594
East Donegal township$90,129$77,127$88,848$81,354
East Drumore township$76,830$75,581$66,518$62,926
East Earl township$78,263$72,764$79,317$90,708
East Hempfield township$88,530$85,712$77,228$87,238
East Lampeter township$75,109$64,472$63,460$70,882
Eden township$72,573$67,206$73,460$72,206
Elizabeth township$82,495$78,253$84,676$85,993*
Ephrata township$78,111$76,369$72,973$64,933
Fulton township$67,264$67,761$69,537$74,000
Lancaster township$72,311$62,241$63,129$66,319
Leacock township$59,996$67,761$61,794$73,239
Little Britain township$81,351$72,742$75,023$54,583**
Manheim township$90,768$80,523$80,291$88,719
Manor township$77,755$71,704$68,041$76,625
Martic township$84,749$74,330$73,452$81,917
Mount Joy township$85,243$79,500$69,811$87,394
Paradise township$68,388$69,633$65,790$84,603
Penn township$76,778$72,304$79,137$69,169
Pequea township$86,153$83,040$81,353$92,321
Providence township$73,220$57,165$59,185*$71,420*
Rapho township$81,426$79,342$77,397$78,016
Sadsbury township$87,423$71,648$82,271$74,957
Salisbury township$74,484$74,141$71,540$84,476
Strasburg township$90,676$87,833$80,860*$79,472*
Upper Leacock township$73,847$72,489$68,891$66,809*
Warwick township$89,467$84,791$80,501$81,402
West Cocalico township$86,276$70,639$80,926$74,228*
West Donegal township$87,724$75,607$73,717$94,556
West Earl township$83,768$67,371$67,973$89,792*
West Hempfield township$82,179$82,450$80,284$83,966
West Lampeter township$83,020$78,134$76,917$90,111
Berks County$72,726$66,042$64,430$69,272
Chester County$106,200$103,917$100,476$109,969
Cumberland County$75,968$73,281$70,721$77,001
Dauphin County$67,510$64,775$62,059$66,480
Lebanon County$66,422$64,417$63,440$66,164
York County$73,627$70,575$67,575$72,543

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Figures in 2021 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%.








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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