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Occupied Housing Units

Increasing


Occupied Housing Units, as Share of Total

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What does this measure?

The percentage of residential housing units that are occupied or not vacant.

Why is this important?

A change in the number of occupied housing units can be an indicator of a population change and economic growth in a region.

How does our county compare?

Lancaster County's rate of occupied housing has increased 2 percentage points since 2009-13 to a 97% occupancy rate. The state and nation grew by the same rate. The City of Lancaster increased from 92% occupancy to 95% over this same period. Lancaster has the highest rate of occupancy at 97% followed closely by Chester and York at 96%.

At over 210,500 recorded housing units, Lancaster County has the largest stock of occupied housing of any surrounding county; only Chester is close, with about 202,400 occupied housing units.

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 expected to be released in the fourth quarter.

Occupied Housing Units, as Share of Total
2009-132014-182019-23
Pennsylvania89%89%91%
Lancaster County95%95%97%
Lancaster City92%92%95%
Lancaster County School Districts
School District of Lancaster93%93%95%
Cocalico School District96%95%96%
Columbia Borough School District91%92%92%
Conestoga Valley School District97%96%96%
Donegal School District92%97%97%
Eastern Lancaster County School District97%96%96%
Elizabethtown Area School District95%96%98%
Ephrata Area School District98%96%98%
Hempfield School District96%95%98%
Lampeter-Strasburg School District96%92%95%
Manheim Central School District97%97%97%
Manheim Township School District96%96%98%
Penn Manor School District95%96%96%
Pequea Valley School District96%99%96%
Solanco School District95%95%98%
Warwick School District96%96%96%
Lancaster County Boroughs
Adamstown borough95%93%95%
Akron borough99%97%96%
Christiana borough88%91%96%
Columbia borough91%92%92%
Denver township98%99%93%
East Petersburg borough93%97%100%
Elizabethtown borough94%91%98%
Ephrata borough98%96%99%
Lititz borough97%96%95%
Manheim borough98%96%99%
Marietta borough91%94%97%
Millersville borough95%95%99%
Mount Joy borough92%96%96%
Mountville borough100%100%96%
New Holland borough99%97%99%
Quarryville borough97%94%99%
Strasburg borough97%96%98%
Terre Hill borough95%96%93%*
Lancaster County Townships
Bart township95%98%100%
Brecknock township95%100%98%
Caernarvon township99%95%97%
Clay township98%98%96%
Colerain township95%94%95%
Conestoga township95%97%98%
Conoy township100%99%95%
Drumore township91%96%99%
Earl township97%93%95%
East Cocalico township96%94%96%
East Donegal township91%97%99%
East Drumore township93%95%97%
East Earl township98%98%94%
East Hempfield township95%94%98%
East Lampeter township97%93%95%
Eden township98%93%99%
Elizabeth township96%96%97%
Ephrata township96%96%98%
Fulton township93%93%97%
Lancaster township96%95%96%
Leacock township98%98%93%
Little Britain township97%92%96%
Manheim township96%96%98%
Manor township95%96%95%
Martic township93%98%95%
Mount Joy township95%98%97%
Paradise township95%98%95%
Penn township98%98%95%
Pequea township95%97%97%
Providence township96%99%100%
Rapho township96%96%99%
Sadsbury township94%96%98%
Salisbury township96%99%98%
Strasburg township95%91%100%
Upper Leacock township97%96%94%
Warwick township95%95%96%
West Cocalico township94%96%98%
West Donegal township95%100%97%
West Earl township97%100%99%
West Hempfield township98%95%97%
West Lampeter township97%91%94%
Berks County93%93%94%
Chester County96%95%96%
Cumberland County95%94%95%
Dauphin County90%90%94%
Lebanon County94%93%94%
York County94%93%96%

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 Homeowners
2009-132014-182019-23
Pennsylvania4,958,4275,025,1325,235,339
Lancaster County194,082199,889210,536
Lancaster City22,15622,11821,243
Lancaster County School Districts
School District of Lancaster28,55928,69228,390
Cocalico School District8,3098,5108,729
Columbia Borough School District4,0794,3944,667
Conestoga Valley School District11,87712,08012,559
Donegal School District8,2578,5628,922
Eastern Lancaster County School District10,83511,26211,318
Elizabethtown Area School District11,20611,58212,732
Ephrata Area School District13,14913,44314,285
Hempfield School District18,51419,17121,488
Lampeter-Strasburg School District8,6718,9479,585
Manheim Central School District9,41510,09011,316
Manheim Township School District15,24315,65217,836
Penn Manor School District15,65716,40817,134
Pequea Valley School District6,1946,7006,800
Solanco School District10,88510,80810,884
Warwick School District11,86512,36312,530
Lancaster County Boroughs
Adamstown borough679777779
Akron borough1,6571,6881,690
Christiana borough347339320
Columbia borough4,0794,3944,667
Denver township1,4731,4931,471
East Petersburg borough1,5751,8892,072
Elizabethtown borough4,0274,0944,699
Ephrata borough5,7965,7315,846
Lititz borough3,7753,8893,933
Manheim borough1,9701,9161,921
Marietta borough1,1571,0861,368
Millersville borough2,5392,7892,360
Mount Joy borough3,1463,4803,448
Mountville borough1,3441,1531,316
New Holland borough2,2552,2442,169
Quarryville borough1,1339161,102
Strasburg borough1,0551,1441,220
Terre Hill borough524409390*
Lancaster County Townships
Bart township814978871
Brecknock township2,2692,6492,518
Caernarvon township1,4361,4721,351
Clay township2,3192,3492,605
Colerain township1,1251,0421,175
Conestoga township1,4261,5941,604
Conoy township1,3521,2811,345
Drumore township745818878
Earl township2,4172,4562,385
East Cocalico township3,7243,7703,936
East Donegal township2,8982,8133,069
East Drumore township1,3151,3271,373
East Earl township1,9342,0322,505
East Hempfield township9,5839,91511,508
East Lampeter township6,3506,3146,548
Eden township749602654
Elizabeth township1,5511,3651,420
Ephrata township3,3773,6754,144
Fulton township1,033954886
Lancaster township6,6076,7517,342
Leacock township1,4711,6911,595
Little Britain township1,3441,4071,445
Manheim township15,24315,65217,836
Manor township8,0598,2458,880
Martic township1,7971,8971,897
Mount Joy township3,7604,0884,176
Paradise township1,5741,7521,764
Penn township3,2783,4934,324
Pequea township1,8501,8952,367
Providence township2,6272,7642,500
Rapho township4,1674,6815,071
Sadsbury township1,0058861,041
Salisbury township3,1493,2573,441
Strasburg township1,2121,2821,324
Upper Leacock township2,8033,0403,159
Warwick township6,5397,1097,177
West Cocalico township2,4482,4862,556
West Donegal township3,1233,3023,549
West Earl township2,7242,7262,852
West Hempfield township6,0126,2146,592
West Lampeter township6,1866,3326,872
Berks County153,897154,467161,701
Chester County184,788189,592202,405
Cumberland County95,28698,877105,187
Dauphin County108,831111,684119,763
Lebanon County52,02353,28155,846
York County167,592171,244180,207

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 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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