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People QuickFacts |
Lancaster County |
Pennsylvania |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
502,370 | 12,448,279 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
6.7% | 1.4% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
470,658 | 12,281,052 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
7.0% | 5.9% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
25.0% | 22.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
14.7% | 15.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
51.0% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
93.2% | 85.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
3.7% | 10.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.2% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
1.7% | 2.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.1% | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
1.1% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
7.3% | 4.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
87.0% | 81.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
60.2% | 63.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
3.2% | 4.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
13.1% | 8.4% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
77.4% | 81.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
20.5% | 22.4% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
68,953 | 2,111,771 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
21.7 | 25.2 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
193,826 | 5,477,864 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
70.8% | 71.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
20.3% | 21.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$119,300 | $97,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
172,560 | 4,777,003 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.64 | 2.48 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$52,854 | $48,562 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$20,398 | $20,880 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
8.6% | 11.6% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Lancaster County |
Pennsylvania |
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Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2006 |
12,139 | 304,0581 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
222,257 | 5,189,9491 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
3.6% | 2.0%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
35,323 | 742,056 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
40,413 | 874,255 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.5% | 2.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.5% | 2.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.3% | 1.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
27.4% | 26.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
11,871,514 | 181,462,443 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
11,678,030 | 183,741,873 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
5,379,410 | 130,713,197 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$11,240 | $10,603 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
588,172 | 15,305,402 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
1,484 | 24,577 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
2,725,554 | 117,151,0791 |