Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

557,931 people. The median home is worth $301,100 (typical Pennsylvania town: $214,250) and the median household earns $86,959.

Towns in Lancaster County

Town	People	Median home	Income	Median age
Lancaster	58,039	$219,500	$63,690	32.2
Manheim	43,977	$362,800	$102,134	43.1
East Hempfield	26,304	$360,500	$99,384	47.8
Manor	21,849	$286,300	$89,917	39.2
Warwick	19,022	$338,200	$104,013	42.4
East Lampeter	17,776	$306,900	$87,361	38.6
West Lampeter	17,383	$345,000	$110,143	47.6
West Hempfield	17,020	$302,400	$98,099	43.2
Ephrata	13,794	$224,400	$69,735	37.1
Rapho	12,024	$319,700	$86,716	50.6
Elizabethtown	11,639	$238,700	$76,105	34.9
Salisbury	11,494	$387,800	$92,816	31.9
East Cocalico	10,767	$306,900	$96,875	39.0
Mount Joy	10,721	$311,800	$97,926	43.1
Ephrata	10,386	$344,100	$85,058	40.9
Penn	10,210	$320,500	$87,620	44.7
Columbia	10,207	$196,500	$54,437	41.8
Lititz	9,381	$299,900	$88,576	40.0
Willow Street	9,149	$314,700	$109,675	54.1
West Donegal	8,944	$345,500	$90,461	55.7
Upper Leacock	8,921	$333,700	$83,818	35.1
East Donegal	8,684	$331,300	$109,158	37.4
West Earl	8,560	$319,200	$98,068	36.2
Mount Joy	8,325	$266,500	$90,061	39.5
Millersville	7,903	$277,600	$67,866	21.9
Brecknock	7,557	$348,100	$99,238	38.8
Leola	7,465	$339,200	$91,154	39.8
West Cocalico	7,456	$316,700	$96,480	38.5
Earl	7,144	$286,100	$83,793	34.1
Providence	6,995	$228,200	$63,696	43.6
Clay	6,857	$324,000	$84,389	41.7
East Earl	6,699	$343,400	$102,410	43.6
New Holland	5,743	$238,100	$63,182	42.0
Paradise	5,672	$349,000	$107,188	33.0
Leacock	5,652	$407,800	$83,260	29.5
Pequea	5,474	$319,700	$109,447	39.7
Martic	5,221	$340,600	$93,041	39.4
Manheim	5,046	$246,400	$81,273	32.3
Caernarvon	4,609	$335,000	$118,519	36.6
East Petersburg	4,573	$259,300	$91,930	47.4
Strasburg	4,457	$334,400	$94,242	29.9
Akron	4,152	$264,600	$76,569	36.5
Little Britain	4,118	$375,500	$87,331	41.8
Maytown	4,098	$324,300	$119,097	35.2
Elizabeth	3,985	$307,000	$99,583	42.7
East Drumore	3,936	$303,700	$78,844	45.6
Conestoga	3,914	$299,600	$93,152	50.0
Colerain	3,883	$353,400	$82,788	36.6
Denver	3,792	$242,400	$85,531	38.6
Sadsbury	3,536	$383,300	$92,917	26.0
Reamstown	3,367	$321,400	$96,083	38.8
Conoy	3,361	$246,500	$73,511	41.1
Fulton	3,214	$262,500	$78,990	27.9
Bart	3,181	$315,800	$75,000	27.9
Strasburg	3,117	$354,100	$85,750	48.3
Brownstown	3,081	$323,600	$99,961	31.5
Mountville	3,017	$279,700	$97,206	43.7
Bowmansville	2,989	$341,000	$107,381	42.3
Salunga	2,963	$280,900	$61,442	47.8
Rothsville	2,960	$313,700	$107,000	38.5
Quarryville	2,843	$293,100	$79,744	40.2
Marietta	2,623	$211,600	$54,167	45.5
Drumore	2,561	$351,800	$82,969	38.9

People and housing

	Lancaster County	Typical Pennsylvania town
Median home value	$301,100	$214,250
Median rent	$1,357	$996
Median household income	$86,959	$75,278
Median age	39.4	44.2
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.4%	23.8%
Below the poverty line	8.2%	8.5%

Jobs and pay

252,045 jobs in 2024, average pay $59,966 a year.

BLS QCEW 2024.

BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 1,011 storm events in Lancaster County from 1996 to 2026, with 13 deaths.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Lancaster County has been included in 22 FEMA declarations since 1953.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
March 30, 2020	Biological	DR-4506: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3441: Covid-19
March 23, 2016	Snowstorm	DR-4267: Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm
February 6, 2014	Severe Ice Storm	EM-3367: Severe Winter Storm
October 29, 2012	Hurricane	EM-3356: Hurricane Sandy
September 12, 2011	Flood	DR-4030: Tropical Storm Lee

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).