Language Spoken At Home in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 10,926 | 100% |
English only | 10,541 | 96.5% |
Language other than English | 385 | 3.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 29 | 0.3% |
Spanish | 247 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 18 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 85 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 11 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 53 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 11,371 | 100% |
American | 1,095 | 9.6% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 25 | 0.2% |
Danish | 38 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 107 | 0.9% |
English | 2,771 | 24.4% |
French (except Basque) | 308 | 2.7% |
French Canadian | 10 | 0.1% |
German | 1,183 | 10.4% |
Greek | 8 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 10 | 0.1% |
Irish | 1,029 | 9.0% |
Italian | 294 | 2.6% |
Lithuanian | 73 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 109 | 1.0% |
Polish | 175 | 1.5% |
Portuguese | 10 | 0.1% |
Russian | 18 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 204 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 400 | 3.5% |
Slovak | 46 | 0.4% |
Subsaharan African | 3 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 32 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 44 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 20 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 141 | 1.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 10 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 5,395 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 3,424 | 63.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 898 | 16.6% |
Married-couple family | 2,640 | 48.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 456 | 8.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 204 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 180 | 3.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 580 | 10.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 262 | 4.9% |
Nonfamily households | 1,971 | 36.5% |
Householder living alone | 1,820 | 33.7% |
65 years and over | 1,084 | 20.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,067 | 19.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,444 | 45.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 11,093 | 100% |
Householder | 5,395 | 48.6% |
Spouse | 2,639 | 23.8% |
Child | 2,110 | 19.0% |
Other relatives | 467 | 4.2% |
Nonrelatives | 482 | 4.3% |
Unmarried partner | 240 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 4,601 | 100% |
Never married | 876 | 19.0% |
Now married, except separated | 2,861 | 62.2% |
Separated | 95 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 335 | 7.3% |
Divorced | 434 | 9.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 5,308 | 100% |
Never married | 762 | 14.4% |
Now married, except separated | 2,762 | 52.0% |
Separated | 76 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 1,052 | 19.8% |
Divorced | 656 | 12.4% |
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 | 61 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 9 | 14.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 10 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 75 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 14 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 226 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 55 | 24.3% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 3 | 1.3% |
3 or 4 years | 12 | 5.3% |
5 or more years | 40 | 17.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 55 | 100% |
Who are female | 23 | 41.8% |
Who are married | 55 | 100.0% |
School Enrollment in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,715 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 116 | 6.8% |
Kindergarten | 35 | 2.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 965 | 56.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 370 | 21.6% |
College or graduate school | 229 | 13.4% |
Educational Attainment in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 8,964 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 441 | 4.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 965 | 10.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,625 | 29.3% |
Some college, no degree | 1,897 | 21.2% |
Associate's degree | 719 | 8.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,458 | 16.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 859 | 9.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 25.8% |
Veteran Status in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 9,556 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,483 | 15.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 11,124 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,887 | 17.0% |
Under 18 years | 1,806 | 100% |
With a disability | 85 | 4.7% |
18 to 64 years | 5,951 | 100% |
With a disability | 639 | 10.7% |
65 years and over | 3,367 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,163 | 34.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 11,303 | 100% |
Same house | 10,445 | 92.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 794 | 7.0% |
Same county | 461 | 4.1% |
Different county | 333 | 2.9% |
Same state | 255 | 2.3% |
Different state | 78 | 0.7% |
Abroad | 64 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 11,371 | 100% |
Native | 11,158 | 98.1% |
Born in United States | 11,111 | 97.7% |
State of residence | 7,435 | 65.4% |
Different state | 3,676 | 32.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 47 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 213 | 1.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 213 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 130 | 61.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 83 | 39.0% |
Year of Entry in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 260 | 100% |
Native | 47 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 47 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 213 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 6 | 2.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 207 | 97.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lancaster County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 213 | 100% |
Europe | 86 | 40.4% |
Asia | 87 | 40.8% |
Africa | 5 | 2.3% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 28 | 13.1% |
Northern America | 7 | 3.3% |