Lancaster County

Lancaster County has 557,931 residents across 50 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $86,959, 12% above the Pennsylvania figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $301,100, and 32% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

557,931residentsACS 2020–2024

$86,959median household incomePennsylvania: $78K

$301,100median home valueowner-occupied homes

88%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Lancaster County in PennsylvaniaZIP codes in Lancaster County highlighted; the rest of Pennsylvania in grey

Map of Pennsylvania with Lancaster County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 50 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
17022	31,908	$87K	$294K	68%	36%	91%	25 min
17501	4,614	$78K	$259K	67%	19%	89%	26 min
17502	2,485	$73K	$233K	81%	13%	97%	30 min
17504	105	$89K	$216K	100%	28%	100%	16 min
17505	2,358	$97K	$324K	65%	13%	57%	25 min
17506	469	$-666667K	$296K	55%	0%	55%	17 min
17508	1,125	$105K	$348K	88%	43%	100%	20 min
17509	5,135	$77K	$332K	63%	12%	53%	30 min
17512	18,148	$67K	$245K	65%	24%	87%	25 min
17516	5,180	$104K	$314K	88%	27%	88%	32 min
17517	14,686	$99K	$297K	86%	26%	89%	24 min
17518	1,360	$65K	$382K	77%	12%	66%	36 min
17519	7,127	$96K	$330K	68%	14%	68%	22 min
17520	5,040	$93K	$266K	92%	36%	91%	24 min
17522	33,852	$75K	$285K	65%	24%	88%	25 min
17527	6,094	$95K	$325K	76%	15%	82%	28 min
17529	4,826	$80K	$362K	62%	19%	66%	24 min
17532	3,328	$85K	$349K	88%	15%	81%	35 min
17535	3,042	$109K	$410K	70%	12%	67%	28 min
17536	3,452	$76K	$339K	93%	17%	54%	34 min
17538	7,314	$87K	$299K	87%	42%	90%	26 min
17540	10,728	$92K	$339K	62%	31%	83%	24 min
17543	45,912	$97K	$348K	73%	42%	90%	25 min
17545	23,556	$85K	$289K	81%	30%	91%	26 min
17547	9,210	$92K	$271K	69%	29%	86%	28 min
17550	313	$-666667K	$-666667K	65%	18%	100%	18 min
17551	11,753	$69K	$288K	58%	44%	92%	23 min
17552	19,761	$98K	$293K	72%	36%	94%	27 min
17554	7,453	$98K	$302K	68%	34%	91%	28 min
17555	7,251	$116K	$393K	88%	18%	71%	26 min
17557	15,055	$82K	$287K	68%	22%	79%	24 min
17560	5,460	$62K	$217K	89%	17%	73%	28 min
17562	4,373	$108K	$391K	70%	13%	68%	25 min
17563	3,952	$94K	$318K	79%	10%	79%	33 min
17565	2,523	$125K	$340K	95%	37%	89%	32 min
17566	12,603	$78K	$306K	73%	20%	79%	27 min
17569	7,323	$96K	$303K	93%	27%	94%	24 min
17570	176	$91K	$259K	100%	14%	100%	38 min
17572	3,643	$81K	$289K	77%	14%	69%	28 min
17576	103	$-666667K	$-666667K	54%	100%	100%	14 min
17578	7,504	$82K	$315K	79%	21%	83%	23 min
17579	6,875	$92K	$349K	76%	27%	86%	26 min
17581	180	$-666667K	$285K	52%	0%	36%	20 min
17582	1,702	$100K	$305K	92%	24%	92%	30 min
17584	11,646	$109K	$310K	57%	41%	90%	28 min
17601	56,382	$102K	$354K	73%	50%	94%	22 min
17602	52,217	$76K	$272K	58%	32%	91%	26 min
17603	67,571	$77K	$262K	62%	38%	92%	26 min
17606	404	$-666667K	$-666667K	17%	46%	24%	22 min
19501	823	$110K	$234K	76%	22%	97%	22 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

557,931 residents in 212,748 households, next to the Pennsylvania figure.

23%

under 18

22%

aged 18–34

20%

aged 65 and over

25%

of households are people living alone

56%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

219,224 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $301,100 (±$4,176).

70%

of households own their home

55%

of homes are detached single-family houses

13%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,357

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20198%

2000–200911%

1990–199913%

1980–198914%

1970–197912%

1960–19698%

1950–19599%

1940–19494%

1939 or earlier20%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,323.

$86,959

median household income

8.2%

of people live below the poverty line

3.4%

unemployment rate

32%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

26 min

average commute to work

12%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

82%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

12%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

88%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.