Median Household Income
$86,959
Median Home Value
$301,100
Median Gross Rent
$1,357/mo
Poverty Rate
8.2%
Unemployment Rate
3.4%
Homeownership Rate
69.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
32.4%
Median Age
39.4
Population Over Time
Lancaster County grew 5.9% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
526,839
2016
533,110
2018
538,347
2020
543,050
2022
553,202
2024
557,931
Business & Industry
Lancaster County has 13,776 business establishments employing 249,379 people.
Construction
1,919
Other services (except public administration)
1,791
Health care and social assistance
1,310
Accommodation and food services
1,109
Professional, scientific, and technical services
1,074
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
733
Wholesale trade
603
Finance and insurance
590
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.