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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.5%), Educational,health and social services (18.2%), Retail trade (13.0%).
Detached houses: $238,994Here:$238,994State:$223,477 Townhouses or other attached units: $204,075Here:$204,075State:$164,518 In 2-unit structures: $512,500Here:$512,500State:$166,566 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $253,935Here:$253,935State:$223,507 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $278,326Here:$278,326State:$225,726 Mobile homes: $70,929Here:$70,929State:$35,442 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $57,034Here:$57,034State:$97,532
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 65.8% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 33.6%
McCain (Republican): 55.8% Obama (Democratic): 43.9%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,823 (1.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,519 (1.3%)
Area name: Lancaster, PA MSA Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lancaster County is $544 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $670 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $850 a month.
Cities in this county include: Lancaster, Ephrata, Elizabethtown, Columbia, Lititz, Millersville, Willow Street, Mount Joy, Homeacre-Lyndora, New Holland.
Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average. Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.014 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (1-hour): 0.105 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.085 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 20 µg/m3. Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour: 63 µg/m3(standard limit: 150 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 18.2 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Above U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour: 45 µg/m3(standard limit: 35 µg/m3). Above U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.006 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average. Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.022 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.
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Notable locations in Lancaster County: West View Golf Course (A), Hawk Valley Public Golf Course (B), Springside Par 3 Golf Course (C), Tanglewood Manor Golf Course (D), Tree Top Golf Course (E), Andrews Bridge (F), Host Farm Resort Golf Course (G), Stone Mill Plaza (H), Foxshire Plaza (I), Rockville Square (J), Rome (K), New Haven (L), Seminole (M), Conewago Industrial Park (N), Shawntree Golf Course (O), Face Rock Overlook (P), Pinnacle Overlook (Q), Susquehannock Overlook (R), Octoraro Pines (S), Germantown Boys Club (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Wheatland Shopping Center (1), Olde Hickory Shopping Center (2), Outlet City Shopping Mall (3), Golden Triangle Shopping Center (4), Lancaster Shopping Center (5), East Town Mall (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lancaster County include: Union Church (A), Union Mettinghouse (B), Union Zion Church (C), United Church (D), Hopeland Church (E), Pleasant Grove Church (F), White Oak Church (G), Pleasant View Church (H), Longenecker Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Fairview Cemetery (1), Wateland Cemetery (2), Bethany Cemetery (3), Beiler Cemetery (4), Bethel Cemetery (5), Brenneman Cemetery (6), Camp Hill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Grabb Lake (A), Mud Lake (B), Indian Lake (C), Spring Lake (D), Blue Lake (E), Strasburg Reservoir (F), Lake Clarke (G), New Holland Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stehman Run (A), Mohler Run (B), Gensemer Run (C), Bowman Run (D), Watson Run (E), Reynolds Run (F), Shirks Run (G), Hammer Creek (H), Kreutz Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lancaster County include: Buchmiller Park (1), Rocky Springs Park (2), Nissley Acres Park (3), Snyder Community Park (4), Schoeneck Park (5), Fishing Creek Park (6), Chapel Gate Township Park (7), State Game Lands Number 288 (8), West Cocalico Township Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Lancaster County: West View Golf Course (A), Hawk Valley Public Golf Course (B), Springside Par 3 Golf Course (C), Tanglewood Manor Golf Course (D), Tree Top Golf Course (E), Andrews Bridge (F), Host Farm Resort Golf Course (G), Stone Mill Plaza (H), Foxshire Plaza (I), Rockville Square (J), Rome (K), New Haven (L), Seminole (M), Conewago Industrial Park (N), Shawntree Golf Course (O), Face Rock Overlook (P), Pinnacle Overlook (Q), Susquehannock Overlook (R), Octoraro Pines (S), Germantown Boys Club (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Wheatland Shopping Center (1), Olde Hickory Shopping Center (2), Outlet City Shopping Mall (3), Golden Triangle Shopping Center (4), Lancaster Shopping Center (5), East Town Mall (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Lancaster County include: Union Church (A), Union Mettinghouse (B), Union Zion Church (C), United Church (D), Hopeland Church (E), Pleasant Grove Church (F), White Oak Church (G), Pleasant View Church (H), Longenecker Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Fairview Cemetery (1), Wateland Cemetery (2), Bethany Cemetery (3), Beiler Cemetery (4), Bethel Cemetery (5), Brenneman Cemetery (6), Camp Hill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Grabb Lake (A), Mud Lake (B), Indian Lake (C), Spring Lake (D), Blue Lake (E), Strasburg Reservoir (F), Lake Clarke (G), New Holland Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stehman Run (A), Mohler Run (B), Gensemer Run (C), Bowman Run (D), Watson Run (E), Reynolds Run (F), Shirks Run (G), Hammer Creek (H), Kreutz Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Lancaster County include: Buchmiller Park (1), Rocky Springs Park (2), Nissley Acres Park (3), Snyder Community Park (4), Schoeneck Park (5), Fishing Creek Park (6), Chapel Gate Township Park (7), State Game Lands Number 288 (8), West Cocalico Township Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Berks County , Cecil County, Maryland , Harford County, Maryland , Chester County , Dauphin County , Lebanon County , York County .
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County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 18,811 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.4% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 15,037 (48% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.0%
Housing units in Lancaster County with a mortgage: 70,257 (5,924 second mortgage, 12,687 home equity loan, 380 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 32,839
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Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Most common first ancestries reported in Lancaster County (%):
3.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,376 average adjusted gross income)
0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($340 average AGI)Lancaster County:0.08%Pennsylvania average:0.12% 2.11% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($23,272 average AGI) 1.68% relocated from other states ($20,765 average AGI)Lancaster County:1.68%Pennsylvania average:2.15%
3.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,892 average adjusted gross income)
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($413 average AGI)Lancaster County:0.06%Pennsylvania average:0.05% 1.87% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($20,269 average AGI) 1.68% relocated to other states ($20,210 average AGI)Lancaster County:1.68%Pennsylvania average:2.30%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.2 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.6 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.4
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 73,091 (65,792 aged, 7,299 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 26.1. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 89.5. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
104,545 spouses, 147,409 children (136,908 natural, 3,693 adopted, 6,808 stepchildren), 5,025 grandchildren, 2,243 brothers or sisters, 2,662 parents, 3,679 other relatives, 7,507 non-relatives
Size of family households: 53,760 2-persons, 26,884 3-persons, 25,006 4-persons, 11,262 5-persons, 4,395 6-persons, 3,558 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 39,758 1-person, 6,694 2-persons, 996 3-persons, 335 4-persons, 76 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.
86.9% of residents of Lancaster County speak English at home. 5.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all). 6.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 0.2% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
Population growth in Lancaster County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 71.35 millions of gallons per day (18% from ground, 82% from surface)
Year house built
61% of Lancaster County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Pennsylvania.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $89,200
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
Parks and Recreation: $273,000
Public Welfare - Other: $35,854,000
Correctional Institutions: $31,980,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $21,981,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $21,748,000
General - Other: $19,269,000
Financial Administration: $11,607,000
Central Staff Services: $9,393,000
Police Protection: $8,700,000
Housing and Community Development: $5,836,000
Natural Resources - Other: $3,922,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,619,000
Libraries: $2,340,000
General Public Buildings: $2,277,000
Regular Highways: $280,000
Local Fire Protection: $206,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $90,000
Total Federal Securities: $29,802,000
Total Cash and Deposits: $10,725,000
Earnings on Investments (calculated): $8,961,000
Benefit Payments: $7,583,000
From Parent Local Government: $7,400,000
Local Employee Contribution: $4,613,000
Withdrawals: $2,485,000
Interest Earnings: $3,305,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,845,000
Sale of Property: $1,504,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $156,357,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,020,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $696,000
Regular Highways: $447,000
Health - Other: $159,000
Public Welfare - Other: $100,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
Public Welfare: $32,650,000
All Other: $21,989,000
Highways: $857,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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