Language Spoken At Home in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 266,216 | 100% |
English only | 237,813 | 89.3% |
Language other than English | 28,403 | 10.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 11,402 | 4.3% |
Spanish | 10,623 | 4.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,915 | 1.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 6,990 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,077 | 0.8% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 8,076 | 3.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,184 | 1.6% |
Other languages | 2,714 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,226 | 0.5% |
Ancestry in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 286,425 | 100% |
American | 11,697 | 4.1% |
Arab | 2,556 | 0.9% |
Czech | 17,413 | 6.1% |
Danish | 5,997 | 2.1% |
Dutch | 6,659 | 2.3% |
English | 27,785 | 9.7% |
French (except Basque) | 7,337 | 2.6% |
French Canadian | 896 | 0.3% |
German | 122,646 | 42.8% |
Greek | 719 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 444 | 0.2% |
Irish | 40,139 | 14.0% |
Italian | 5,522 | 1.9% |
Lithuanian | 230 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 6,198 | 2.2% |
Polish | 8,028 | 2.8% |
Portuguese | 495 | 0.2% |
Russian | 2,976 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,372 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 4,951 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 80 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 2,539 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 14,554 | 5.1% |
Swiss | 1,089 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 985 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 2,037 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 528 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 113,724 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 69,837 | 61.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 33,137 | 29.1% |
Married-couple family | 54,366 | 47.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 23,611 | 20.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,411 | 3.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,234 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 11,060 | 9.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,292 | 6.4% |
Nonfamily households | 43,887 | 38.6% |
Householder living alone | 33,424 | 29.4% |
65 years and over | 9,498 | 8.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 35,439 | 31.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 22,003 | 19.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 272,956 | 100% |
Householder | 113,724 | 41.7% |
Spouse | 54,470 | 20.0% |
Child | 74,878 | 27.4% |
Other relatives | 8,793 | 3.2% |
Nonrelatives | 21,091 | 7.7% |
Unmarried partner | 7,110 | 2.6% |
Marital Status in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 114,995 | 100% |
Never married | 44,363 | 38.6% |
Now married, except separated | 56,446 | 49.1% |
Separated | 1,278 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 2,020 | 1.8% |
Divorced | 10,888 | 9.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 115,529 | 100% |
Never married | 35,710 | 30.9% |
Now married, except separated | 56,659 | 49.0% |
Separated | 1,439 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 7,730 | 6.7% |
Divorced | 13,991 | 12.1% |
Fertility in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 5,226 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,461 | 28.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 36 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 71 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 22 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 117 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 28 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,256 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,599 | 49.1% |
Less than 1 year | 596 | 18.3% |
1 or 2 years | 400 | 12.3% |
3 or 4 years | 128 | 3.9% |
5 or more years | 475 | 14.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,599 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,000 | 62.5% |
Who are married | 1,243 | 77.7% |
School Enrollment in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 87,403 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 4,707 | 5.4% |
Kindergarten | 3,517 | 4.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 27,758 | 31.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 13,147 | 15.0% |
College or graduate school | 38,274 | 43.8% |
Educational Attainment in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 177,489 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,063 | 2.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,304 | 4.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 41,002 | 23.1% |
Some college, no degree | 42,108 | 23.7% |
Associate's degree | 19,317 | 10.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 41,959 | 23.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 21,736 | 12.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 35.9% |
Veteran Status in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 220,075 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 20,512 | 9.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 281,907 | 100% |
With a disability | 25,610 | 9.1% |
Under 18 years | 65,900 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,037 | 3.1% |
18 to 64 years | 185,769 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,655 | 7.4% |
65 years and over | 30,238 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,918 | 32.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 281,865 | 100% |
Same house | 219,488 | 77.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 60,577 | 21.5% |
Same county | 41,459 | 14.7% |
Different county | 19,118 | 6.8% |
Same state | 11,384 | 4.0% |
Different state | 7,734 | 2.7% |
Abroad | 1,800 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 286,425 | 100% |
Native | 266,866 | 93.2% |
Born in United States | 264,987 | 92.5% |
State of residence | 193,477 | 67.5% |
Different state | 71,510 | 25.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,879 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 19,559 | 6.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 19,559 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 8,217 | 42.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 11,342 | 58.0% |
Year of Entry in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 21,438 | 100% |
Native | 1,879 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 29 | 1.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,850 | 98.5% |
Foreign born | 19,559 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,273 | 6.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 18,286 | 93.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 19,559 | 100% |
Europe | 2,643 | 13.5% |
Asia | 9,635 | 49.3% |
Africa | 1,700 | 8.7% |
Oceania | 195 | 1.0% |
Latin America | 5,091 | 26.0% |
Northern America | 295 | 1.5% |