Lancaster township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,894 ( 362 from 2010 )
Land area: 23.0 square miles
Population density: 125.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,829	97.75%	14.0%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	32	1.11%	100.0%
Hispanic:	30	1.04%	76.5%

Total non-White:	65	2.25%	30.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	347	16.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	15	0.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,532
2,482	98.03%
7	0.28%
0	0.00%
10	0.39%
16	0.63%
17	0.67%
50	1.97%

2000
2,511
2,485	98.96%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
11	0.44%
0	0.00%
15	0.60%
26	1.04%

1990
2,269
2,249	99.12%
2	0.09%
3	0.13%
7	0.31%
n/a
8	0.35%
20	0.88%

1980
2,300
2,286	99.39%
2	0.09%
0	0.00%
9	0.39%
n/a
3	0.13%
14	0.61%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-3	-0.1
24	1.0

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

236	10.4
6	0.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-37	-1.6
6	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Lancaster township, PA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
50.2
560	19.4%
2,334	80.6%
807	27.9%

1,135
2.55

950	83.7%
860	90.5%
27	2.8%
185	16.3%

2010
Number	Percent
44.7
581	22.9%
1,951	77.1%
352	13.9%

953
2.66

757	79.4%
661	87.3%
33	4.4%
196	20.6%

2000
Number	Percent
38.7
650	25.9%
1,861	74.1%
241	9.6%

900
2.79

742	82.4%
659	88.8%
25	3.4%
158	17.6%

1990
Number	Percent
33.0
608	26.8%
1,661	73.2%
190	8.4%

768
2.95

654	85.2%
605	92.5%
14	2.1%
114	14.8%

1980
Number	Percent
27.1
806	35.0%
1,494	65.0%
147	6.4%

701
3.28

610	87.0%
573	93.9%
10	1.6%
91	13.0%

2022 Housing Data for Lancaster township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	25	2.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	5	0.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	29	2.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	27	2.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	17	1.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	10	0.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	44	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	56	4.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	35	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	65	5.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	152	13.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	151	13.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	98	8.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	67	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	150	13.2%
$200,000 or more	204	18.0%

Median Household Income	91,708
Per Capita Income	47,380

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	20	1.8%
Public Assistance	15	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	44	3.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,272	78.7%
Unemployed	25	1.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,297	80.3%
Not in Labor Force	319	19.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	587	406	59.1%
Non-Profit	44	117	27.3%
Self-Employed	133	94	58.6%

Local Government	35	84	29.4%
State Government	7	8	46.7%
Federal Government	20	11	64.5%

Total Private + Self	720	500	59.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	106	220	32.5%
Total	826	720	53.4%

Pct. Govt.	10.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	271	17.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	380	24.6%
Professional, Technical	358	23.2%
Service Occupations	240	15.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	6	0.4%
All others	297	19.2%

White Collar		65.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	183	11.8%
Manufacturing	150	9.7%
Retail trade	132	8.5%
Finance and insurance	114	7.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	110	7.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	108	7.0%
Construction	97	6.3%
Educational services	93	6.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	90	5.8%
Public administration	79	5.1%
Accommodation and food services	67	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	60	3.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	59	3.8%
Wholesale trade	53	3.4%
Other services	50	3.2%
Information	39	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	27	1.7%
Utilities	20	1.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	15	1.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	17	0.59%
Puerto Rican	13	0.45%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,719	99.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	19	0.7%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,220	42.2%
Irish	690	23.8%
English	376	13.0%
Italian	360	12.4%
Polish	245	8.5%
Slovak	133	4.6%
Scotch-Irish	115	4.0%
Hungarian	75	2.6%
Scottish	59	2.0%
American	55	1.9%
Swiss	45	1.6%
Eastern European	33	1.1%
French	33	1.1%
Norwegian	25	0.9%
Swedish	23	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,894	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	2,872	99.2%
Foreign-born	22	0.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9	0.4%	51	2.4%	654	30.7%	631	29.6%	488	22.9%	300	14.1%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9	0.4%
9-12 Years	51	2.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	654	30.7%
Some College	631	29.6%
Bach. Degree	488	22.9%
Grad Degree	300	14.1%
Average years of education: 14.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +283	R +115	D + 5.2%
D +168
2020 vs. 2012	R +294	R +108	D + 6.7%
D +186
2020 vs. 2008	R +355	R +190	D + 2.1%
D +165

2016 vs. 2008	R +72	R +75	R + 3.1%
D -3
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	83%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,329	70.0%	Joe Biden (D)	543	28.6%	26	1.4%	1,898	21	23	0.03%
2016	70%	Donald Trump (R)	1,046	69.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	375	24.8%	89	5.9%	1,510	21	23	0.02%
2012	70%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,035	73.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	357	25.2%	23	1.6%	1,415	27	26	0.02%
2008	71%	John McCain (R)	974	70.9%	Barack Obama (D)	378	27.5%	21	1.5%	1,373	27	25	0.02%
2004	71%	George W. Bush* (R)	981	72.9%	John Kerry (D)	356	26.4%	9	0.7%	1,346	24	22	0.02%
2000	62%	George W. Bush (R)	818	70.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	320	27.6%	20	1.7%	1,158	24	23	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lancaster township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

543

28.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,329

70.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,898

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, Lancaster township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

375

24.8%

Donald Trump (R)

1,046

69.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.5%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

1,510

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 23

2012 President, Lancaster township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

357

25.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,035

73.1%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

1,415

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 26

2008 President, Lancaster township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

378

27.5%

John McCain (R)

974

70.9%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

1,373

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 25

2004 President, Lancaster township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

981

72.9%

John Kerry (D)

356

26.4%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,346

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 22

2000 President, Lancaster township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

818

70.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

320

27.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

0.9%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,158

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 23

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lancaster township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	82%	Mehmet Oz (R)	1,206	64.5%	John Fetterman (D)	622	33.3%	42 [+]	2.2%	1,870	18	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 25 (1.3%); Richard Weiss (Green) 9 (0.5%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 5 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.2%);
2022	G	81%	Doug Mastriano (R)	1,093	58.6%	Josh Shapiro (D)	742	39.8%	31 [+]	1.7%	1,866	17	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 22 (1.2%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 5 (0.3%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 2 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	S1	60%	Lou Barletta (R)	886	65.9%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	441	32.8%	18 [+]	1.3%	1,345	23	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 14 (1.0%); Neal Gale (Green) 4 (0.3%);
2018	G	60%	Scott Wagner (R)	851	63.4%	Tom Wolf* (D)	471	35.1%	21 [+]	1.6%	1,343	23	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 15 (1.1%); Paul Glover (Green) 6 (0.4%);
2016	S3	69%	Pat Toomey* (R)	1,027	69.3%	Katie McGinty (D)	367	24.8%	87 [+]	5.9%	1,481	21	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 87 (5.9%);
2014	G	44%	Tom Corbett* (R)	662	71.9%	Tom Wolf (D)	259	28.1%	0	0.0%	921	27	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,150
Median Value	$355,600

Occupied	1,135	98.7%
Vacant	15	1.3%

Owned	1,010	89.0%
Rented	125	11.0%
Median Rent	$850

Single-Family Units	1,016	88.3%
Detached	899	78.2%
Attached	117	10.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5	0.4%
Mobile Homes	91	7.9%

Lancaster township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lancaster township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Lancaster township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lancaster township, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lancaster township, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lancaster township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Lancaster township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lancaster township, PA