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Language Spoken At Home in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 71,346 | 100% |
English only | 67,921 | 95.2% |
Language other than English | 3,425 | 4.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,342 | 1.9% |
Spanish | 2,483 | 3.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,052 | 1.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 608 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 135 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 243 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 125 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 91 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 30 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 76,364 | 100% |
American | 16,594 | 21.7% |
Arab | 178 | 0.2% |
Czech | 144 | 0.2% |
Danish | 71 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 524 | 0.7% |
English | 5,749 | 7.5% |
French (except Basque) | 939 | 1.2% |
French Canadian | 38 | 0.0% |
German | 6,039 | 7.9% |
Greek | 134 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 145 | 0.2% |
Irish | 6,663 | 8.7% |
Italian | 1,812 | 2.4% |
Lithuanian | 171 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 102 | 0.1% |
Polish | 566 | 0.7% |
Portuguese | 35 | 0.0% |
Russian | 376 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,999 | 3.9% |
Scottish | 1,150 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 130 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 1,314 | 1.7% |
Swedish | 424 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 96 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 74 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 51 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 85 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 28,949 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 20,501 | 70.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,514 | 29.4% |
Married-couple family | 14,571 | 50.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,218 | 18.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,401 | 4.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 680 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,529 | 15.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,616 | 9.0% |
Nonfamily households | 8,448 | 29.2% |
Householder living alone | 7,573 | 26.2% |
65 years and over | 2,730 | 9.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 9,387 | 32.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 8,375 | 28.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 75,055 | 100% |
Householder | 28,949 | 38.6% |
Spouse | 14,566 | 19.4% |
Child | 23,282 | 31.0% |
Other relatives | 5,669 | 7.6% |
Nonrelatives | 2,589 | 3.4% |
Unmarried partner | 1,422 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 30,178 | 100% |
Never married | 9,847 | 32.6% |
Now married, except separated | 15,284 | 50.6% |
Separated | 1,065 | 3.5% |
Widowed | 1,121 | 3.7% |
Divorced | 2,861 | 9.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 31,449 | 100% |
Never married | 7,708 | 24.5% |
Now married, except separated | 15,166 | 48.2% |
Separated | 1,339 | 4.3% |
Widowed | 3,557 | 11.3% |
Divorced | 3,679 | 11.7% |
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 | 1,073 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 562 | 52.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 63 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 62 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 67 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 117 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 20 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,726 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 724 | 41.9% |
Less than 1 year | 166 | 9.6% |
1 or 2 years | 96 | 5.6% |
3 or 4 years | 56 | 3.2% |
5 or more years | 406 | 23.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 724 | 100% |
Who are female | 482 | 66.6% |
Who are married | 523 | 72.2% |
School Enrollment in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 17,293 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 976 | 5.6% |
Kindergarten | 944 | 5.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 8,037 | 46.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 4,331 | 25.0% |
College or graduate school | 3,005 | 17.4% |
Educational Attainment in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 52,607 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,973 | 5.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 6,666 | 12.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 17,738 | 33.7% |
Some college, no degree | 11,220 | 21.3% |
Associate's degree | 4,292 | 8.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 6,779 | 12.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,939 | 5.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 81.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 18.5% |
Veteran Status in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 58,655 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 6,196 | 10.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 75,131 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,398 | 13.8% |
Under 18 years | 17,653 | 100% |
With a disability | 400 | 2.3% |
18 to 64 years | 45,753 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,588 | 12.2% |
65 years and over | 11,725 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,410 | 37.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 75,250 | 100% |
Same house | 66,141 | 87.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 8,992 | 11.9% |
Same county | 6,078 | 8.1% |
Different county | 2,914 | 3.9% |
Same state | 995 | 1.3% |
Different state | 1,919 | 2.6% |
Abroad | 117 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 76,364 | 100% |
Native | 74,098 | 97.0% |
Born in United States | 73,597 | 96.4% |
State of residence | 46,173 | 60.5% |
Different state | 27,424 | 35.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 501 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 2,266 | 3.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,266 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 969 | 42.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,297 | 57.2% |
Year of Entry in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,767 | 100% |
Native | 501 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 501 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 2,266 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 18 | 0.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,248 | 99.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,266 | 100% |
Europe | 380 | 16.8% |
Asia | 305 | 13.5% |
Africa | 70 | 3.1% |
Oceania | 6 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 1,440 | 63.5% |
Northern America | 65 | 2.9% |