# Lancaster County, Pennsylvania demographics

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Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (county FIPS 42071) has a median household income of $86,959 (±$1,323) and a total population of 557,931 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 61 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 557,931 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 39.4 years | ±0.3 years | B01002 |
| Households | 212,748 | ±813 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $86,959 | ±$1,323 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $301,100 | ±$4,176 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,357 | ±$20 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 69.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 30.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 87.5% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 32.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 8.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 3.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 42071 |
| Land area | 943.92 sq mi |
| Water area | 39.91 sq mi |
| Population density | 591 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [17543](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17543) | 7% | 100% | Yes |
| [17545](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17545) | 7% | 94.1% | Yes |
| [17566](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17566) | 6.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [17522](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17522) | 4.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [17022](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17022) | 4.1% | 70.8% | Yes |
| [17517](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17517) | 3.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [17601](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17601) | 3.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [17555](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17555) | 3.5% | 99% | Yes |
| [17552](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17552) | 3.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [17563](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17563) | 3.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [17557](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17557) | 3.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [17603](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17603) | 3.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [17509](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17509) | 2.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [17602](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17602) | 2.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [17519](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17519) | 2.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [17532](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17532) | 2.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [17540](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17540) | 2.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [17536](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17536) | 2.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [17516](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17516) | 2.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [17527](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17527) | 2.1% | 94.1% | Yes |
| [17562](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17562) | 1.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [17572](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17572) | 1.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [17512](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17512) | 1.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [17560](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17560) | 1.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [17584](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17584) | 1.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [17529](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17529) | 1.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [17579](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17579) | 1.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [17578](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17578) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [17518](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17518) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [17565](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17565) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [17535](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17535) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [17569](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17569) | 1.3% | 73.9% | Yes |
| [17547](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17547) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [19362](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19362) | 1.2% | 38.6% |  |
| [17502](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17502) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [17551](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17551) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [17582](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17582) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [17505](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17505) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [19543](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19543) | 0.7% | 29.3% |  |
| [17538](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17538) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [19540](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19540) | 0.4% | 10% |  |
| [17554](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17554) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [17073](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17073) | 0.3% | 9.4% |  |
| [19363](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19363) | 0.2% | 3.7% |  |
| [17520](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17520) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [17501](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17501) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [19310](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19310) | 0.1% | 7.5% |  |
| [19501](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19501) | 0.1% | 98% | Yes |
| [19344](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19344) | 0.1% | 2.6% |  |
| [17581](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17581) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [17508](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17508) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [17534](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17534) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [17570](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17570) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [19551](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/19551) | 0% | 0.8% |  |
| [17550](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17550) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [17576](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17576) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [17506](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17506) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [17568](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17568) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [17606](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17606) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [17507](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17507) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [17504](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17504) | 0% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:071&in=state:42
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

## Get this data from the API

```sh
curl -s "https://api.olympus.new-odyssey.com/v1/geo-demographics/counties/42071" -H "X-API-Key: $OLYMPUS_API_KEY"
```

MCP tool: `get_us_demographics {"county_fips":"42071"}`

API reference: https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/docs/geo-demographics

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- [Pennsylvania: every county and ZCTA](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/state/pa)

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